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Ketchall

Ghost town · Marion County, Tennessee

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

Ketchall is a ghost town in Marion County, Tennessee. It is one of 4 former communities in Marion County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 60th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ketchall as a historical populated place on the South Pittsburg 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 35.0548° N, 85.7125° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSouth Pittsburg
Elevation623 ft
Nearest living townKimball, TN
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1310045
Coordinates35.05480, -85.71247

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What's there now

Ketchall is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kimball, TN (population 1,701), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 623 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 Ketchall?

Ketchall is in Marion County, Tennessee, at 35.0548, -85.7125.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

Marion County, Tennessee has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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