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Sycamore

Ghost town · Claiborne County, Tennessee

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

Sycamore is a ghost town in Claiborne County, Tennessee. It is one of 5 former communities in Claiborne County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 49th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sycamore as a historical populated place on the Tazewell 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 36.3887° N, 83.5263° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTazewell
Elevation1,092 ft
Nearest living townNew Tazewell, TN
Distance to it5.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1644824
Coordinates36.38870, -83.52629

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What's there now

Sycamore is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is New Tazewell, TN (population 2,779), about 5.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,092 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 Sycamore?

Sycamore is in Claiborne County, Tennessee, at 36.3887, -83.5263.

How many ghost towns are in Claiborne County?

Claiborne County, Tennessee has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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