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Kinkaid

Ghost town · Knox County, Tennessee

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

Kinkaid is a ghost town in Knox County, Tennessee. It is one of 9 former communities in Knox County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kinkaid as a historical populated place on the Bearden 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 35.8840° N, 84.1055° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBearden
Elevation832 ft
Nearest living townFarragut, TN
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1312335
Coordinates35.88397, -84.10547

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What's there now

Kinkaid is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Farragut, TN (population 24,309), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 832 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 Kinkaid?

Kinkaid is in Knox County, Tennessee, at 35.8840, -84.1055.

How many ghost towns are in Knox County?

Knox County, Tennessee has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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