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Bobwhite

Ghost town · Robertson County, Tennessee

Youngville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000)
Youngville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bobwhite is a ghost town in Robertson County, Tennessee. It is one of 9 former communities in Robertson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bobwhite as a historical populated place on the Youngville 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 36.5437° N, 86.7653° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleYoungville
Elevation700 ft
Nearest living townCross Plains, TN
Distance to it4.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1310481
Coordinates36.54366, -86.76527

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What's there now

Bobwhite is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cross Plains, TN (population 1,809), about 4.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 700 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 Bobwhite?

Bobwhite is in Robertson County, Tennessee, at 36.5437, -86.7653.

How many ghost towns are in Robertson County?

Robertson County, Tennessee has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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