Wilkerson
Ghost town · Davidson County, Tennessee

Wilkerson 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 Wilkerson as a historical populated place on the Antioch 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 36.0812° N, 86.6828° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Antioch |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 510 ft |
| Nearest living town | Berry Hill, TN |
| Distance to it | 5.4 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1313505 |
| Coordinates | 36.08117, -86.68278 |
What's there now
Wilkerson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Berry Hill, TN (population 1,944), about 5.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 510 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Curryghost town · Davidson County · 2.3 mi
- Dog Townghost town · Davidson County · 3.7 mi
- Hiteghost town · Davidson County · 5 mi
- Jimtownghost town · Davidson County · 5.6 mi
- Four Cornersghost town · Davidson County · 5.7 mi
- Gertrudeghost town · Davidson County · 6.2 mi
- Gilroyghost town · Davidson County · 6.2 mi
- Stevens Shopghost town · Williamson County · 8 mi
- Mizellghost town · Williamson County · 8.6 mi
- Carpentersghost town · Williamson County · 8.9 mi
- Callenderghost town · Williamson County · 9 mi
- Owensghost town · Williamson County · 9.2 mi
Questions
Where is Wilkerson?
Wilkerson is in Davidson County, Tennessee, at 36.0812, -86.6828.
How many ghost towns are in Davidson County?
Davidson County, Tennessee has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.