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Wilkes

Ghost town · Williamson County, Tennessee

Franklin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500)
Franklin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wilkes is a ghost town in Williamson County, Tennessee. It is one of 16 former communities in Williamson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wilkes as a historical populated place on the Spring Hill 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 35.7784° N, 86.9292° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSpring Hill
Elevation784 ft
Nearest living townSpring Hill, TN
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1652062
Coordinates35.77840, -86.92917

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What's there now

Wilkes is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Spring Hill, TN (population 53,585), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 784 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 Wilkes?

Wilkes is in Williamson County, Tennessee, at 35.7784, -86.9292.

How many ghost towns are in Williamson County?

Williamson County, Tennessee has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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