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Long Hollow

Ghost town · Union County, Tennessee

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

Long Hollow is a ghost town in Union County, Tennessee. It is one of 18 former communities in Union County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Long Hollow as a historical populated place on the Well Spring 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 36.3765° N, 83.9119° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWell Spring
Elevation1,188 ft
Nearest living townFincastle, TN
Distance to it7.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1311791
Coordinates36.37647, -83.91186

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What's there now

Long Hollow is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fincastle, TN (population 1,328), about 7.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,188 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 Long Hollow?

Long Hollow is in Union County, Tennessee, at 36.3765, -83.9119.

How many ghost towns are in Union County?

Union County, Tennessee has 18 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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