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Paulks

Ghost town · Hardin County, Tennessee

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

Paulks is a ghost town in Hardin County, Tennessee. It is one of 9 former communities in Hardin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Paulks as a historical populated place on the Hookers Bend 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 35.2570° N, 88.1925° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHookers Bend
Elevation438 ft
Nearest living townSavannah, TN
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1313272
Coordinates35.25702, -88.19253

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What's there now

Paulks is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Savannah, TN (population 7,219), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 438 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 Paulks?

Paulks is in Hardin County, Tennessee, at 35.2570, -88.1925.

How many ghost towns are in Hardin County?

Hardin County, Tennessee has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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