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Gileston

Ghost town · Giles County, Tennessee

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

Gileston is a ghost town in Giles County, Tennessee. It is one of 5 former communities in Giles County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 53rd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gileston as a historical populated place on the Milky Way 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 35.3667° N, 87.0167° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMilky Way
Elevation734 ft
Nearest living townLynnville, TN
Distance to it1 miles
GNIS feature ID1310375
Coordinates35.36674, -87.01667

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What's there now

Gileston is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lynnville, TN (population 396), about 1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 734 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 Gileston?

Gileston is in Giles County, Tennessee, at 35.3667, -87.0167.

How many ghost towns are in Giles County?

Giles County, Tennessee has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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