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Hedgecoth

Ghost town · Cumberland County, Tennessee

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

Hedgecoth is a ghost town in Cumberland County, Tennessee. It is one of 10 former communities in Cumberland County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hedgecoth as a historical populated place on the Dorton 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 35.8820° N, 84.9375° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDorton
Elevation1,771 ft
Nearest living townCrab Orchard, TN
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1302876
Coordinates35.88201, -84.93745

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What's there now

Hedgecoth is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Crab Orchard, TN (population 834), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,771 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 Hedgecoth?

Hedgecoth is in Cumberland County, Tennessee, at 35.8820, -84.9375.

How many ghost towns are in Cumberland County?

Cumberland County, Tennessee has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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