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Mayo

Ghost town · Knox County, Tennessee

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

Mayo is a ghost town in Knox County, Tennessee. It is one of 9 former communities in Knox County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mayo as a historical populated place on the John Sevier 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 36.0198° N, 83.7957° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJohn Sevier
Elevation950 ft
Nearest living townJohn Sevier, TN
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1312347
Coordinates36.01981, -83.79574

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What's there now

Mayo is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is John Sevier, TN (population 987), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 950 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 Mayo?

Mayo is in Knox County, Tennessee, at 36.0198, -83.7957.

How many ghost towns are in Knox County?

Knox County, Tennessee has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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