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Rhea Springs

Ghost town · Rhea County, Tennessee

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

Rhea Springs is a ghost town in Rhea County, Tennessee. It is one of 3 former communities in Rhea County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 64th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rhea Springs as a historical populated place on the Spring City 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 35.6759° N, 84.8286° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSpring City
Elevation737 ft
Nearest living townSpring City, TN
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1311760
Coordinates35.67590, -84.82856

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What's there now

Rhea Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Spring City, TN (population 2,299), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 737 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 Rhea Springs?

Rhea Springs is in Rhea County, Tennessee, at 35.6759, -84.8286.

How many ghost towns are in Rhea County?

Rhea County, Tennessee has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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