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Old Fosterville

Ghost town · Rutherford County, Tennessee

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

Old Fosterville is a ghost town in Rutherford County, Tennessee. It is one of 7 former communities in Rutherford County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 40th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Old Fosterville as a historical populated place on the Fosterville 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 35.6715° N, 86.4194° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFosterville
Elevation777 ft
Nearest living townChristiana, TN
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1313135
Coordinates35.67146, -86.41944

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What's there now

Old Fosterville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Christiana, TN (population 4,753), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 777 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 Old Fosterville?

Old Fosterville is in Rutherford County, Tennessee, at 35.6715, -86.4194.

How many ghost towns are in Rutherford County?

Rutherford County, Tennessee has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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