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Jester

Ghost town · Shelby County, Tennessee

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

Jester is a ghost town in Shelby County, Tennessee. It is one of 13 former communities in Shelby County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jester as a historical populated place on the Locke 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 35.3609° N, 90.0270° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLocke
Elevation415 ft
Nearest living townMillington, TN
Distance to it7.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1313626
Coordinates35.36092, -90.02703

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What's there now

Jester is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Millington, TN (population 11,117), about 7.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 415 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 Jester?

Jester is in Shelby County, Tennessee, at 35.3609, -90.0270.

How many ghost towns are in Shelby County?

Shelby County, Tennessee has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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