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Gilroy

Ghost town · Davidson County, Tennessee

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

Gilroy is a ghost town in Davidson County, Tennessee. It is one of 17 former communities in Davidson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gilroy as a historical populated place on the Antioch 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 36.0042° N, 86.6267° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAntioch
Elevation666 ft
Nearest living townLa Vergne, TN
Distance to it4 miles
GNIS feature ID1313406
Coordinates36.00423, -86.62666

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What's there now

Gilroy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is La Vergne, TN (population 38,944), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 666 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 Gilroy?

Gilroy is in Davidson County, Tennessee, at 36.0042, -86.6267.

How many ghost towns are in Davidson County?

Davidson County, Tennessee has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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