Pinhook Ghost Town

DeKalb County, Tennessee35.9020, -85.6944

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
8.1 miSmithville, TN
Mild months
Mar–Nov9 of 12
Next ghost town
30 miHopewell
Illustration of a south landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Pinhook. No free-licensed photo yet.

Pinhook is an abandoned town in DeKalb County, Tennessee.

On the map

20 mi40 miCookevilleMcMinnvilleSmithvilleSpartaAlgoodWoodburyCarthagePinhook
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Pinhook. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Smithville, TN, about 8.1 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Murfreesboro, TN, 41 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Hopewell30 mi southwest
  2. Spring Creek35 mi northwest
  3. Big Spring36 mi northwest
  4. Olympus55 mi northeast
  5. Cute58 mi east
  6. Montgomery62 mi east
  7. Lillard Mill65 mi west
  8. Cole City66 mi south

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Center Hill Recreation Area. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°4726Jan5228Feb6034Mar7042Apr7852May8561Jun8866Jul8764Aug8256Sep7243Oct6033Nov5128DecJan: 4.9 inFeb: 5.1 inMar: 5.7 inApr: 5.0 inMay: 4.9 inJun: 5.1 inJul: 5.2 inAug: 3.9 inSep: 4.0 inOct: 3.3 inNov: 4.2 inDec: 5.7 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run March to November, judging by NOAA normals from Smithville 2 Se. Snow is normal from January to February.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Smithville 2 Se station (USC00408405), 6 miles away. About 57.0 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationDeKalb County, Tennessee
Coordinates35.90201, -85.69443
Also known asPinhook (historical), Pinhook, TN
SourcesWikidata Q42227636

Questions

Where is Pinhook ghost town?

In DeKalb County, Tennessee, at 35.9020, -85.6944. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Smithville, TN, about 8.1 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Murfreesboro, TN, 41 miles away.

Can you visit Pinhook?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Center Hill Recreation Area. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Pinhook?

Mild months here run March to November, judging by NOAA normals from Smithville 2 Se. Snow is normal from January to February.

Are there other ghost towns near Pinhook?

Yes. Hopewell (30 mi), Spring Creek (35 mi), Big Spring (36 mi).

More ghost towns in Tennessee

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