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Pekin

Ghost town · Putnam County, Tennessee

Gordonsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:62,500)
Gordonsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pekin is a ghost town in Putnam County, Tennessee. It is one of 6 former communities in Putnam County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 42nd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pekin as a historical populated place on the Buffalo Valley 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 36.1814° N, 85.7569° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBuffalo Valley
Elevation958 ft
Nearest living townBaxter, TN
Distance to it7.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1644944
Coordinates36.18145, -85.75693

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What's there now

Pekin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Baxter, TN (population 1,278), about 7.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 958 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 Pekin?

Pekin is in Putnam County, Tennessee, at 36.1814, -85.7569.

How many ghost towns are in Putnam County?

Putnam County, Tennessee has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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