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White Sulphur

Ghost town · Hardin County, Tennessee

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

White Sulphur is a ghost town in Hardin County, Tennessee. It is one of 9 former communities in Hardin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists White Sulphur as a historical populated place on the Pickwick 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 35.0543° N, 88.2231° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePickwick
Elevation469 ft
Nearest living townCounce, TN
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1313291
Coordinates35.05425, -88.22309

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What's there now

White Sulphur is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Counce, TN (population 352), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 469 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 White Sulphur?

White Sulphur is in Hardin County, Tennessee, at 35.0543, -88.2231.

How many ghost towns are in Hardin County?

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

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