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Palin

Ghost town · Loudon County, Tennessee

Meadow quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000)
Meadow quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Palin is a ghost town in Loudon County, Tennessee. It is one of 5 former communities in Loudon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 47th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Palin as a historical populated place on the Meadow 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 35.6792° N, 84.2496° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMeadow
Elevation842 ft
Nearest living townTellico Village, TN
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1309588
Coordinates35.67924, -84.24964

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What's there now

Palin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tellico Village, TN (population 6,901), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 842 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 Palin?

Palin is in Loudon County, Tennessee, at 35.6792, -84.2496.

How many ghost towns are in Loudon County?

Loudon County, Tennessee has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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