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Hoffasville

Ghost town · Cheatham County, Tennessee

Ridgetop quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500)
Ridgetop quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hoffasville is a ghost town in Cheatham County, Tennessee. It is one of 5 former communities in Cheatham County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 54th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hoffasville as a historical populated place on the Forest Grove 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 36.3367° N, 86.9986° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleForest Grove
Elevation714 ft
Nearest living townPleasant View, TN
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1310757
Coordinates36.33672, -86.99861

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What's there now

Hoffasville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pleasant View, TN (population 5,111), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 714 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 Hoffasville?

Hoffasville is in Cheatham County, Tennessee, at 36.3367, -86.9986.

How many ghost towns are in Cheatham County?

Cheatham County, Tennessee has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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