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Whetstone

Ghost town · Morgan County, Tennessee

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

Whetstone is a ghost town in Morgan County, Tennessee. It is one of 7 former communities in Morgan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 39th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Whetstone as a historical populated place on the Petros 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 36.0292° N, 84.4930° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePetros
Elevation1,269 ft
Nearest living townCoalfield, TN
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1309695
Coordinates36.02924, -84.49299

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What's there now

Whetstone is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Coalfield, TN (population 2,782), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,269 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 Whetstone?

Whetstone is in Morgan County, Tennessee, at 36.0292, -84.4930.

How many ghost towns are in Morgan County?

Morgan County, Tennessee has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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