Seals
Ghost town · Bledsoe County, Tennessee

Seals is a ghost town in Bledsoe County, Tennessee. It is one of 9 former communities in Bledsoe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 32nd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Seals as a historical populated place on the Billingsley Gap 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 35.7417° N, 85.1805° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Billingsley Gap |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,746 ft |
| Nearest living town | Pikeville, TN |
| Distance to it | 8.8 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1311071 |
| Coordinates | 35.74173, -85.18052 |
What's there now
Seals is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pikeville, TN (population 2,653), about 8.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,746 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Pearsonghost town · Bledsoe County · 2.2 mi
- Hartghost town · Bledsoe County · 3 mi
- Grapevineghost town · Bledsoe County · 3 mi
- Schoolfieldghost town · Bledsoe County · 5.4 mi
- Burgesstownghost town · Cumberland County · 6 mi
- Musicghost town · Cumberland County · 7 mi
- Mount Gileadghost town · Cumberland County · 7.1 mi
- Gladecreekghost town · Bledsoe County · 7.1 mi
- Wyattghost town · Cumberland County · 8.2 mi
- Rainyghost town · Bledsoe County · 10 mi
- Tanbarkghost town · Bledsoe County · 10.9 mi
- Leggetghost town · Cumberland County · 12.4 mi
Questions
Where is Seals?
Seals is in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, at 35.7417, -85.1805.
How many ghost towns are in Bledsoe County?
Bledsoe County, Tennessee has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.