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Harrican

Ghost town · Grundy County, Tennessee

Irving College quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000)
Irving College quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Harrican is a ghost town in Grundy County, Tennessee. It is one of 2 former communities in Grundy County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 75th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Harrican as a historical populated place on the Irving College 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 35.5084° N, 85.7041° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleIrving College
Elevation976 ft
Nearest living townBeersheba Springs, TN
Distance to it4 miles
GNIS feature ID1309347
Coordinates35.50841, -85.70414

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What's there now

Harrican is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Beersheba Springs, TN (population 610), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 976 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 Harrican?

Harrican is in Grundy County, Tennessee, at 35.5084, -85.7041.

How many ghost towns are in Grundy County?

Grundy County, Tennessee has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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