Gholdston Slough

Gholdston Slough is an inlet in Rhea, Tennessee. Gholdston Slough is situated nearby to the hamlet Five Points, as well as near Piney Acres.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hiwassee Island and Cherokee Trail of Tears State Park.

Hiwassee Island

Island

Hiwassee Island, also known as Jollys Island and Benham Island, is located in Meigs County, Tennessee, at the confluence of the Tennessee and Hiwassee Rivers.

Cherokee Trail of Tears State Park

Park

Photo: It’sOnlyMakeBelieve, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cherokee Trail of Tears State Park, formerly Cherokee Removal Memorial Park, is a state park in Meigs County, Tennessee, that is dedicated in memory of the Cherokee who were forced to emigrate from their ancestral lands during the Cherokee removal, in an event that came to be known as the Trail of Tears. Cherokee Trail of Tears State Park is situated 2½ miles southwest of Gholdston Slough.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Five Points and Dayton.

Five Points

Hamlet

Five Points is an unincorporated community in Rhea County, Tennessee, United States. Five Points is located along Tennessee State Route 60 3.4 miles south of Dayton. Five Points is situated 1½ miles west of Gholdston Slough.

Dayton

Photo: Calvin Beale, Public domain.

Dayton is a city in and the county seat of Rhea County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 7,065. The Dayton Urban Cluster includes developed areas adjacent to the city and extends south to Graysville.

Birchwood

Hamlet

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Birchwood is an unincorporated community in Hamilton and Meigs counties in Tennessee, United States. It is a rural area located along Tennessee State Route 60 and Tennessee State Route 312 northwest of Chattanooga. Birchwood is situated 5 miles south of Gholdston Slough.

Gholdston Slough

Type: Inlet
Category: body of water
Location: Rhea, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.43785° or 35° 26′ 16″ north

Longitude

-84.98829° or 84° 59′ 18″ west

Elevation

682 feet (208 metres)

Open location code

867QC2Q6+4M

GeoNames ID

4624634

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