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Ghost town · Cumberland County, Tennessee

Crossville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Crossville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Music is a ghost town in Cumberland County, Tennessee. It is one of 10 former communities in Cumberland County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Music as a historical populated place on the Vandever 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 35.7765° N, 85.0633° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleVandever
Elevation1,837 ft
Nearest living townLake Tansi, TN
Distance to it6.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1302905
Coordinates35.77646, -85.06329

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What's there now

Music is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lake Tansi, TN (population 4,562), about 6.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,837 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 Music?

Music is in Cumberland County, Tennessee, at 35.7765, -85.0633.

How many ghost towns are in Cumberland County?

Cumberland County, Tennessee has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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