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Riley Creek

Ghost town · Coffee County, Tennessee

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

Riley Creek is a ghost town in Coffee County, Tennessee. It is one of 11 former communities in Coffee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Riley Creek as a historical populated place on the Normandy Lake 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 35.4684° N, 86.2169° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNormandy Lake
Elevation869 ft
Nearest living townNormandy, TN
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1310326
Coordinates35.46841, -86.21694

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What's there now

Riley Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Normandy, TN (population 105), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 869 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 Riley Creek?

Riley Creek is in Coffee County, Tennessee, at 35.4684, -86.2169.

How many ghost towns are in Coffee County?

Coffee County, Tennessee has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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