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Wells Hill

Ghost town · Lincoln County, Tennessee

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

Wells Hill is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Tennessee. It is one of 3 former communities in Lincoln County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 70th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wells Hill as a historical populated place on the Lincoln 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 35.1029° N, 86.5667° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLincoln
Elevation736 ft
Nearest living townPark City, TN
Distance to it2 miles
GNIS feature ID1643970
Coordinates35.10286, -86.56666

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What's there now

Wells Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Park City, TN (population 3,268), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 736 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 Wells Hill?

Wells Hill is in Lincoln County, Tennessee, at 35.1029, -86.5667.

How many ghost towns are in Lincoln County?

Lincoln County, Tennessee has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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