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Olympus

Ghost town · Pickett County, Tennessee

Byrdstown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500)
Byrdstown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Olympus is a ghost town in Pickett County, Tennessee. It is one of 2 former communities in Pickett County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 72nd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Olympus as a historical populated place: 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 36.5820° N, 85.1835° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,009 ft
Nearest living townByrdstown, TN
Distance to it2.8 miles
Coordinates36.58198, -85.18349

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What's there now

Olympus is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Byrdstown, TN (population 1,344), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,009 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 Olympus?

Olympus is in Pickett County, Tennessee, at 36.5820, -85.1835.

How many ghost towns are in Pickett County?

Pickett County, Tennessee has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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