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Gethsemane

Ghost town · Lincoln County, Tennessee

Fayetteville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Fayetteville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gethsemane is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Tennessee. It is one of 3 former communities in Lincoln County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 70th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gethsemane as a historical populated place on the Fayetteville topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 35.1687° N, 86.5078° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFayetteville
Elevation756 ft
Nearest living townFayetteville, TN
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1310344
Coordinates35.16869, -86.50777

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What's there now

Gethsemane is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fayetteville, TN (population 7,037), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 756 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Gethsemane?

Gethsemane is in Lincoln County, Tennessee, at 35.1687, -86.5078.

How many ghost towns are in Lincoln County?

Lincoln County, Tennessee has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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