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Big Spring

Ghost town · Wilson County, Tennessee

Shop Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000)
Shop Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Big Spring is a ghost town in Wilson County, Tennessee. It is one of 26 former communities in Wilson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Big Spring as a historical populated place on the Shop Springs 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 36.2489° N, 86.1772° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleShop Springs
Elevation539 ft
Nearest living townTuckers Crossroads, TN
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID1312812
Coordinates36.24894, -86.17721

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What's there now

Big Spring is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tuckers Crossroads, TN (population 100), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 539 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 Big Spring?

Big Spring is in Wilson County, Tennessee, at 36.2489, -86.1772.

How many ghost towns are in Wilson County?

Wilson County, Tennessee has 26 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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