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Farmville

Ghost town · Henderson County, Tennessee

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

Farmville is a ghost town in Henderson County, Tennessee. It is one of 11 former communities in Henderson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Farmville as a historical populated place on the Yuma 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 35.8098° N, 88.3056° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleYuma
Elevation552 ft
Nearest living townYuma, TN
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1310809
Coordinates35.80979, -88.30560

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What's there now

Farmville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Yuma, TN (population 63), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 552 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 Farmville?

Farmville is in Henderson County, Tennessee, at 35.8098, -88.3056.

How many ghost towns are in Henderson County?

Henderson County, Tennessee has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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