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Peekville

Ghost town · Putnam County, Tennessee

Dry Valley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Dry Valley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Peekville is a ghost town in Putnam County, Tennessee. It is one of 6 former communities in Putnam County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 42nd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Peekville as a historical populated place on the Dry Valley 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 36.1006° N, 85.4808° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDry Valley
Elevation975 ft
Nearest living townCookeville, TN
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1310965
Coordinates36.10062, -85.48081

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What's there now

Peekville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cookeville, TN (population 35,544), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 975 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 Peekville?

Peekville is in Putnam County, Tennessee, at 36.1006, -85.4808.

How many ghost towns are in Putnam County?

Putnam County, Tennessee has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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