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Pleasant Hill

Ghost town · Jefferson County, Tennessee

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

Pleasant Hill is a ghost town in Jefferson County, Tennessee. It is one of 4 former communities in Jefferson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 56th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pleasant Hill as a historical populated place on the Shady Grove 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 35.9612° N, 83.4224° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleShady Grove
Elevation962 ft
Nearest living townFairgarden, TN
Distance to it4.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1311248
Coordinates35.96120, -83.42239

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What's there now

Pleasant Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fairgarden, TN (population 404), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 962 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 Pleasant Hill?

Pleasant Hill is in Jefferson County, Tennessee, at 35.9612, -83.4224.

How many ghost towns are in Jefferson County?

Jefferson County, Tennessee has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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