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Kraus

Ghost town · Maury County, Tennessee

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

Kraus is a ghost town in Maury County, Tennessee. It is one of 21 former communities in Maury County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kraus as a historical populated place on the Godwin 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 35.6659° N, 87.0311° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGodwin
Elevation588 ft
Nearest living townColumbia, TN
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID1313231
Coordinates35.66590, -87.03112

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What's there now

Kraus is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Columbia, TN (population 43,971), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 588 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 Kraus?

Kraus is in Maury County, Tennessee, at 35.6659, -87.0311.

How many ghost towns are in Maury County?

Maury County, Tennessee has 21 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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