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Watkins

Ghost town · Davidson County, Tennessee

Nashville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500)
Nashville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Watkins 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 Watkins as a historical populated place on the Scottsboro 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 36.1362° N, 86.9339° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleScottsboro
Elevation425 ft
Nearest living townBelle Meade, TN
Distance to it5 miles
GNIS feature ID1313500
Coordinates36.13617, -86.93389

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What's there now

Watkins is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Belle Meade, TN (population 2,824), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 425 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 Watkins?

Watkins is in Davidson County, Tennessee, at 36.1362, -86.9339.

How many ghost towns are in Davidson County?

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

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