Lineback

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · TENNESSEE

A historical populated place in Carter County, Tennessee, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name: Lineback
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: Tennessee
County: Carter County
USGS Map: Watauga Dam
Coordinates: 36.3090090, -82.0040086
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GNIS Feature ID: 1303120

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS description

Site inundated by Watuga Lake

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1303120. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

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Map U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1:62,500-scale topographic maps; various edition dates. Represents new or changed names from published editions. Map name and year of publication follow (if known):

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.