Abandoned Record
About Tharpe
Tharpe was an unincorporated community in Stewart County, Tennessee, United States. The community was one of several communities and towns in the general area that has become a part of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Tharpe, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Tharpe is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Tharpe
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1936 Tharpe sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1951 Tharpe sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Nashville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Tharpe sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Model sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Nashville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Hopkinsville sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1999 Tharpe sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Tharpe
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Tennessee index.
- Model5.7 mi N · Stewart
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Tharpe, Tennessee": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q130467072.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).