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Beachville

Ghost town · Williamson County, Tennessee

Nashville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500)
Nashville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Beachville 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 Beachville as a historical populated place on the Oak 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 36.0395° N, 86.8694° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOak Hill
Elevation631 ft
Nearest living townForest Hills, TN
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1312461
Coordinates36.03951, -86.86945

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What's there now

Beachville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Forest Hills, TN (population 4,802), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 631 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 Beachville?

Beachville is in Williamson County, Tennessee, at 36.0395, -86.8694.

How many ghost towns are in Williamson County?

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

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