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Thyatira

Ghost town · Cannon County, Tennessee

Hollow Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500)
Hollow Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Thyatira is a ghost town in Cannon County, Tennessee. It is one of 20 former communities in Cannon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Thyatira as a historical populated place on the Beechgrove 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 35.7459° N, 86.1839° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBeechgrove
Elevation780 ft
Nearest living townLakewood Park, TN
Distance to it7.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1643652
Coordinates35.74590, -86.18388

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What's there now

Thyatira is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lakewood Park, TN (population 1,016), about 7.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 780 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 Thyatira?

Thyatira is in Cannon County, Tennessee, at 35.7459, -86.1839.

How many ghost towns are in Cannon County?

Cannon County, Tennessee has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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