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Lineback

Ghost town · Carter County, Tennessee

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

Lineback is a ghost town in Carter County, Tennessee. It is one of 7 former communities in Carter County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 38th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lineback as a historical populated place on the Watauga Dam 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 36.3090° N, 82.0040° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWatauga Dam
Elevation1,953 ft
Nearest living townButler, TN
Distance to it3.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1303120
Coordinates36.30901, -82.00401

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What's there now

Lineback is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Butler, TN (population 150), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,953 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 Lineback?

Lineback is in Carter County, Tennessee, at 36.3090, -82.0040.

How many ghost towns are in Carter County?

Carter County, Tennessee has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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