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Selby

Ghost town · Putnam County, Tennessee

Cookeville East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Cookeville East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Selby 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 Selby as a historical populated place on the Cookeville East 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 36.2292° N, 85.4766° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCookeville East
Elevation1,151 ft
Nearest living townAlgood, TN
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1310993
Coordinates36.22923, -85.47664

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What's there now

Selby is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Algood, TN (population 4,002), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,151 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 Selby?

Selby is in Putnam County, Tennessee, at 36.2292, -85.4766.

How many ghost towns are in Putnam County?

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

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