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Gertrude

Ghost town · Davidson County, Tennessee

Hermitage quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500)
Hermitage quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gertrude is a ghost town in Davidson County, Tennessee. It is one of 17 former communities in Davidson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gertrude 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 36.1501° N, 86.6117° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHermitage
Elevation483 ft
Nearest living townRural Hill, TN
Distance to it5.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1313405
Coordinates36.15006, -86.61166

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What's there now

Gertrude is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rural Hill, TN (population 2,453), about 5.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 483 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 Gertrude?

Gertrude is in Davidson County, Tennessee, at 36.1501, -86.6117.

How many ghost towns are in Davidson County?

Davidson County, Tennessee has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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