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Beasley

Ghost town · Dickson County, Tennessee

Tennessee City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Tennessee City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Beasley is a ghost town in Dickson County, Tennessee. It is one of 14 former communities in Dickson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Beasley as a historical populated place on the Tennessee City 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 36.0012° N, 87.5170° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTennessee City
Elevation618 ft
Nearest living townDickson, TN
Distance to it9.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1313302
Coordinates36.00117, -87.51696

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What's there now

Beasley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dickson, TN (population 16,246), about 9.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 618 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 Beasley?

Beasley is in Dickson County, Tennessee, at 36.0012, -87.5170.

How many ghost towns are in Dickson County?

Dickson County, Tennessee has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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