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Swanay

Ghost town · Greene County, Tennessee

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

Swanay is a ghost town in Greene County, Tennessee. It is one of 12 former communities in Greene County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Swanay as a historical populated place on the Jearoldstown 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 36.3440° N, 82.6985° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJearoldstown
Elevation1,521 ft
Nearest living townFall Branch, TN
Distance to it6.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1309203
Coordinates36.34399, -82.69849

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What's there now

Swanay is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fall Branch, TN (population 1,077), about 6.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,521 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 Swanay?

Swanay is in Greene County, Tennessee, at 36.3440, -82.6985.

How many ghost towns are in Greene County?

Greene County, Tennessee has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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