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Welwyn

Ghost town · Knox County, Tennessee

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

Welwyn is a ghost town in Knox County, Tennessee. It is one of 9 former communities in Knox County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Welwyn as a historical populated place on the Knoxville 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 35.8945° N, 83.9532° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKnoxville
Elevation824 ft
Nearest living townRockford, TN
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1312398
Coordinates35.89453, -83.95324

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What's there now

Welwyn is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rockford, TN (population 750), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 824 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 Welwyn?

Welwyn is in Knox County, Tennessee, at 35.8945, -83.9532.

How many ghost towns are in Knox County?

Knox County, Tennessee has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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