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Greenbrier

Ghost town · Sevier County, Tennessee

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

Greenbrier is a ghost town in Sevier County, Tennessee. It is one of 11 former communities in Sevier County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Greenbrier as a historical populated place on the Mount Le Conte 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 35.7079° N, 83.3799° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMount Le Conte
Elevation1,695 ft
Nearest living townPittman Center, TN
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1312990
Coordinates35.70787, -83.37988

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What's there now

Greenbrier is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pittman Center, TN (population 521), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,695 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 Greenbrier?

Greenbrier is in Sevier County, Tennessee, at 35.7079, -83.3799.

How many ghost towns are in Sevier County?

Sevier County, Tennessee has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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