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Kimbros

Ghost town · Roane County, Tennessee

Rockwood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000)
Rockwood quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kimbros is a ghost town in Roane County, Tennessee. It is one of 11 former communities in Roane County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kimbros as a historical populated place on the Rockwood 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 35.8556° N, 84.6999° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRockwood
Elevation856 ft
Nearest living townRockwood, TN
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1310437
Coordinates35.85563, -84.69994

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What's there now

Kimbros is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rockwood, TN (population 5,510), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 856 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 Kimbros?

Kimbros is in Roane County, Tennessee, at 35.8556, -84.6999.

How many ghost towns are in Roane County?

Roane County, Tennessee has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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