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Sligo

Ghost town · DeKalb County, Tennessee

Sligo Bridge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000)
Sligo Bridge quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sligo is a ghost town in DeKalb County, Tennessee. It is one of 6 former communities in DeKalb County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 43rd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sligo as a historical populated place on the Sligo Bridge 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 35.9667° N, 85.7119° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSligo Bridge
Elevation784 ft
Nearest living townSmithville, TN
Distance to it6.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1314079
Coordinates35.96673, -85.71193

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What's there now

Sligo is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Smithville, TN (population 5,158), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 784 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 Sligo?

Sligo is in DeKalb County, Tennessee, at 35.9667, -85.7119.

How many ghost towns are in DeKalb County?

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

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