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Groves

Ghost town · Warren County, Tennessee

Cardwell Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000)
Cardwell Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Groves is a ghost town in Warren County, Tennessee. It is one of 8 former communities in Warren County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 36th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Groves as a historical populated place on the Cardwell Mountain 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 35.6709° N, 85.6605° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCardwell Mountain
Elevation933 ft
Nearest living townMcMinnville, TN
Distance to it6.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1311867
Coordinates35.67090, -85.66053

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What's there now

Groves is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is McMinnville, TN (population 13,765), about 6.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 933 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 Groves?

Groves is in Warren County, Tennessee, at 35.6709, -85.6605.

How many ghost towns are in Warren County?

Warren County, Tennessee has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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