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Tysonville

Ghost town · Gibson County, Tennessee

Kenton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Kenton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tysonville is a ghost town in Gibson County, Tennessee. It is one of 4 former communities in Gibson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 59th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tysonville as a historical populated place on the Kenton 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 36.1556° N, 89.0728° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKenton
Elevation358 ft
Nearest living townKenton, TN
Distance to it4.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1312588
Coordinates36.15562, -89.07284

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What's there now

Tysonville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kenton, TN (population 1,487), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 358 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 Tysonville?

Tysonville is in Gibson County, Tennessee, at 36.1556, -89.0728.

How many ghost towns are in Gibson County?

Gibson County, Tennessee has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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