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Beale

Ghost town · Hickman County, Tennessee

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

Beale is a ghost town in Hickman County, Tennessee. It is one of 5 former communities in Hickman County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 50th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Beale as a historical populated place on the Littlelot 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 35.8298° N, 87.2708° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLittlelot
Elevation600 ft
Nearest living townWrigley, TN
Distance to it6.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1311338
Coordinates35.82979, -87.27084

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What's there now

Beale is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wrigley, TN (population 114), about 6.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 600 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 Beale?

Beale is in Hickman County, Tennessee, at 35.8298, -87.2708.

How many ghost towns are in Hickman County?

Hickman County, Tennessee has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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