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Center Hill

Ghost town · Wilson County, Tennessee

Watertown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000)
Watertown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Center Hill is a ghost town in Wilson County, Tennessee. It is one of 26 former communities in Wilson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Center Hill as a historical populated place on the Watertown 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 36.1084° N, 86.2325° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWatertown
Elevation687 ft
Nearest living townNorene, TN
Distance to it3.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1312821
Coordinates36.10839, -86.23249

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What's there now

Center Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Norene, TN (population 254), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 687 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 Center Hill?

Center Hill is in Wilson County, Tennessee, at 36.1084, -86.2325.

How many ghost towns are in Wilson County?

Wilson County, Tennessee has 26 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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