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Michell

Ghost town · Dyer County, Tennessee

Hales Point quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Hales Point quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Michell is a ghost town in Dyer County, Tennessee. It is the only former community in Dyer County recorded on the federal names register, out of 660 across Tennessee.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Michell as a historical populated place on the Chic 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 35.9542° N, 89.6362° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleChic
Elevation277 ft
Nearest living townArmorel, AR
Distance to it9.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1310336
Coordinates35.95424, -89.63619

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What's there now

Michell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Armorel, AR (population 392), about 9.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 277 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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