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Mayfield

Ghost town · Jackson County, Tennessee

Gainesboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500)
Gainesboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mayfield is a ghost town in Jackson County, Tennessee. It is one of 5 former communities in Jackson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 48th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mayfield as a historical populated place on the Dodson Branch 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 36.2814° N, 85.6219° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDodson Branch
Elevation996 ft
Nearest living townDodson Branch, TN
Distance to it5.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1312009
Coordinates36.28145, -85.62192

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What's there now

Mayfield is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dodson Branch, TN (population 1,163), about 5.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 996 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 Mayfield?

Mayfield is in Jackson County, Tennessee, at 36.2814, -85.6219.

How many ghost towns are in Jackson County?

Jackson County, Tennessee has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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