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Hart

Ghost town · Bledsoe County, Tennessee

Sequatchie Valley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500)
Sequatchie Valley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hart is a ghost town in Bledsoe County, Tennessee. It is one of 9 former communities in Bledsoe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 32nd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hart as a historical populated place on the Billingsley Gap 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 35.7112° N, 85.2194° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBillingsley Gap
Elevation1,763 ft
Nearest living townPikeville, TN
Distance to it6.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1311059
Coordinates35.71118, -85.21941

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What's there now

Hart is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pikeville, TN (population 2,653), about 6.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,763 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 Hart?

Hart is in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, at 35.7112, -85.2194.

How many ghost towns are in Bledsoe County?

Bledsoe County, Tennessee has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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