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Hillis

Ghost town · Warren County, Tennessee

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

Hillis 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 Hillis as a historical populated place on the Welchland 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 35.7287° N, 85.6222° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWelchland
Elevation983 ft
Nearest living townSpencer, TN
Distance to it9.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1645046
Coordinates35.72868, -85.62220

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What's there now

Hillis is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Spencer, TN (population 1,494), about 9.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 983 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 Hillis?

Hillis is in Warren County, Tennessee, at 35.7287, -85.6222.

How many ghost towns are in Warren County?

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

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