Wills
Ghost town · Lawrence County, Tennessee

Wills is a ghost town in Lawrence County, Tennessee. It is one of 12 former communities in Lawrence County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wills as a historical populated place on the Bonnertown 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 35.0376° N, 87.3431° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Bonnertown |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 827 ft |
| Nearest living town | Lexington, AL |
| Distance to it | 5.7 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1303073 |
| Coordinates | 35.03758, -87.34307 |
What's there now
Wills is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lexington, AL (population 665), about 5.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 827 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Dustinghost town · Lawrence County · 5 mi
- Belewghost town · Lauderdale County · 6.3 mi
- Slabtownghost town · Lauderdale County · 6.5 mi
- Shady Groveghost town · Lawrence County · 7.4 mi
- Sugarghost town · Lauderdale County · 7.6 mi
- Richardsonghost town · Lawrence County · 7.6 mi
- Bethelghost town · Lauderdale County · 7.7 mi
- Palestineghost town · Lauderdale County · 7.7 mi
- Corumghost town · Lauderdale County · 9 mi
- Poseyghost town · Lauderdale County · 9.3 mi
- Westmorelandghost town · Lauderdale County · 9.7 mi
- Hensley Ridgeghost town · Lawrence County · 9.8 mi
Questions
Where is Wills?
Wills is in Lawrence County, Tennessee, at 35.0376, -87.3431.
How many ghost towns are in Lawrence County?
Lawrence County, Tennessee has 12 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.