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Ivy Gap

Ghost town · Jackson County, Tennessee

Baxter quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000)
Baxter quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ivy Gap is a ghost town in Jackson County, Tennessee. It is one of 5 former communities in Jackson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 48th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ivy Gap as a historical populated place on the Baxter 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 36.2445° N, 85.6719° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBaxter
Elevation1,013 ft
Nearest living townBaxter, TN
Distance to it6.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1312002
Coordinates36.24450, -85.67192

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What's there now

Ivy Gap is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Baxter, TN (population 1,278), about 6.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,013 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 Ivy Gap?

Ivy Gap is in Jackson County, Tennessee, at 36.2445, -85.6719.

How many ghost towns are in Jackson County?

Jackson County, Tennessee has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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