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Pea Point

Ghost town · Shelby County, Tennessee

Mason quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500)
Mason quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pea Point is a ghost town in Shelby County, Tennessee. It is one of 13 former communities in Shelby County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pea Point as a historical populated place on the Arlington 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 35.2606° N, 89.7345° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleArlington
Elevation320 ft
Nearest living townLakeland, TN
Distance to it0.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1313550
Coordinates35.26064, -89.73453

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What's there now

Pea Point is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lakeland, TN (population 14,068), about 0.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 320 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 Pea Point?

Pea Point is in Shelby County, Tennessee, at 35.2606, -89.7345.

How many ghost towns are in Shelby County?

Shelby County, Tennessee has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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