Carman
Ghost town · Cannon County, Tennessee

Carman is a ghost town in Cannon County, Tennessee. It is one of 20 former communities in Cannon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Carman as a historical populated place on the Hollow 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 35.6712° N, 86.0092° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Hollow Springs |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,071 ft |
| Nearest living town | Centertown, TN |
| Distance to it | 6.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1309955 |
| Coordinates | 35.67118, -86.00915 |
What's there now
Carman is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Centertown, TN (population 258), about 6.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,071 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Crispghost town · Cannon County · 1.1 mi
- Naolaghost town · Coffee County · 2.5 mi
- Coldwaterghost town · Cannon County · 4.4 mi
- Newghost town · Warren County · 4.9 mi
- Rocky Pointghost town · Cannon County · 6.9 mi
- Nicholson Springsghost town · Warren County · 7.1 mi
- Hollyghost town · Coffee County · 7.1 mi
- Manus Townghost town · Cannon County · 7.6 mi
- Jimtownghost town · Cannon County · 8 mi
- Negro Gullghost town · Cannon County · 8.6 mi
- Bethlehemghost town · Cannon County · 8.6 mi
- Elkinsghost town · Cannon County · 9 mi
Questions
Where is Carman?
Carman is in Cannon County, Tennessee, at 35.6712, -86.0092.
How many ghost towns are in Cannon County?
Cannon County, Tennessee has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.