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Ridgepost

Ghost town · Davidson County, Tennessee

Ridgetop quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500)
Ridgetop quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ridgepost 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 Ridgepost as a historical populated place on the Whites Creek 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 36.3473° N, 86.8744° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWhites Creek
Elevation828 ft
Nearest living townCoopertown, TN
Distance to it6.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1313485
Coordinates36.34727, -86.87444

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What's there now

Ridgepost is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Coopertown, TN (population 4,576), about 6.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 828 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 Ridgepost?

Ridgepost is in Davidson County, Tennessee, at 36.3473, -86.8744.

How many ghost towns are in Davidson County?

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

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