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Goshen

Ghost town · Lincoln County, Tennessee

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

Goshen 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 Goshen as a historical populated place on the Lincoln 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 35.0418° N, 86.5736° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLincoln
Elevation944 ft
Nearest living townPark City, TN
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1643958
Coordinates35.04175, -86.57361

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What's there now

Goshen is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Park City, TN (population 3,268), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 944 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 Goshen?

Goshen is in Lincoln County, Tennessee, at 35.0418, -86.5736.

How many ghost towns are in Lincoln County?

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

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