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Paint Rock

Ghost town · Roane County, Tennessee

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

Paint Rock is a ghost town in Roane County, Tennessee. It is one of 11 former communities in Roane County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Paint Rock as a historical populated place on the Cave Creek 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 35.7848° N, 84.4597° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCave Creek
Elevation746 ft
Nearest living townLoudon, TN
Distance to it6.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1310451
Coordinates35.78480, -84.45965

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What's there now

Paint Rock is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Loudon, TN (population 6,235), about 6.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 746 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 Paint Rock?

Paint Rock is in Roane County, Tennessee, at 35.7848, -84.4597.

How many ghost towns are in Roane County?

Roane County, Tennessee has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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