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Woodhill

Ghost town · Carroll County, Tennessee

Cedar Grove quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000)
Cedar Grove quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Woodhill is a ghost town in Carroll County, Tennessee. It is one of 5 former communities in Carroll County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 51st among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Woodhill as a historical populated place on the Cedar Grove 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 35.8065° N, 88.6223° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCedar Grove
Elevation414 ft
Nearest living townLavinia, TN
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1311772
Coordinates35.80646, -88.62228

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What's there now

Woodhill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lavinia, TN (population 77), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 414 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 Woodhill?

Woodhill is in Carroll County, Tennessee, at 35.8065, -88.6223.

How many ghost towns are in Carroll County?

Carroll County, Tennessee has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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