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Kittyton

Ghost town · Unicoi County, Tennessee

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

Kittyton is a ghost town in Unicoi County, Tennessee. It is one of 6 former communities in Unicoi County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 44th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kittyton as a historical populated place on the Chestoa 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 36.0437° N, 82.4979° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleChestoa
Elevation2,033 ft
Nearest living townBanner Hill, TN
Distance to it6.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1307948
Coordinates36.04372, -82.49792

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What's there now

Kittyton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Banner Hill, TN (population 1,519), about 6.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,033 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 Kittyton?

Kittyton is in Unicoi County, Tennessee, at 36.0437, -82.4979.

How many ghost towns are in Unicoi County?

Unicoi County, Tennessee has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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