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Wessyngton

Ghost town · Robertson County, Tennessee

Adams quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000)
Adams quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wessyngton is a ghost town in Robertson County, Tennessee. It is one of 9 former communities in Robertson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wessyngton as a historical populated place on the Adams 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 36.5014° N, 87.0042° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAdams
Elevation619 ft
Nearest living townCedar Hill, TN
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1310500
Coordinates36.50143, -87.00417

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What's there now

Wessyngton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cedar Hill, TN (population 375), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 619 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 Wessyngton?

Wessyngton is in Robertson County, Tennessee, at 36.5014, -87.0042.

How many ghost towns are in Robertson County?

Robertson County, Tennessee has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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