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Hensley Ridge

Ghost town · Lawrence County, Tennessee

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

Hensley Ridge is a ghost town in Lawrence County, Tennessee. It is one of 12 former communities in Lawrence County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hensley Ridge as a historical populated place on the Loretto 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 35.1167° N, 87.4875° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLoretto
Elevation792 ft
Nearest living townWestpoint, TN
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1303009
Coordinates35.11675, -87.48752

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What's there now

Hensley Ridge is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Westpoint, TN (population 240), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 792 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 Hensley Ridge?

Hensley Ridge is in Lawrence County, Tennessee, at 35.1167, -87.4875.

How many ghost towns are in Lawrence County?

Lawrence County, Tennessee has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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