Centralville
Ghost town · Wilson County, Tennessee

Centralville 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 Centralville as a historical populated place on the Hermitage 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 36.1687° N, 86.5456° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Hermitage |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 650 ft |
| Nearest living town | Mount Juliet, TN |
| Distance to it | 2.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1312822 |
| Coordinates | 36.16867, -86.54555 |
What's there now
Centralville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mount Juliet, TN (population 40,828), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 650 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Dodoburgghost town · Wilson County · 1.9 mi
- Tateghost town · Wilson County · 2.6 mi
- Gertrudeghost town · Davidson County · 3.9 mi
- Lohmans Storeghost town · Wilson County · 4.7 mi
- Lindsayvilleghost town · Wilson County · 7.7 mi
- Hiteghost town · Davidson County · 7.8 mi
- Lindsleyghost town · Wilson County · 7.8 mi
- Marvelghost town · Davidson County · 8.1 mi
- Four Cornersghost town · Davidson County · 8.1 mi
- Tuckers Gapghost town · Wilson County · 9.4 mi
- Dog Townghost town · Davidson County · 9.7 mi
- Wilkersonghost town · Davidson County · 9.8 mi
Questions
Where is Centralville?
Centralville is in Wilson County, Tennessee, at 36.1687, -86.5456.
How many ghost towns are in Wilson County?
Wilson County, Tennessee has 26 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.