Lindsley
Ghost town · Wilson County, Tennessee

Lindsley is a ghost town in Wilson County, Tennessee. It is one of 26 former communities in Wilson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lindsley as a historical populated place on the Hendersonville 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 36.2814° N, 86.5456° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Hendersonville |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 515 ft |
| Nearest living town | Hendersonville, TN |
| Distance to it | 3.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1312862 |
| Coordinates | 36.28144, -86.54555 |
What's there now
Lindsley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hendersonville, TN (population 62,390), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 515 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Tateghost town · Wilson County · 5.3 mi
- Rivalghost town · Sumner County · 7.6 mi
- Marvelghost town · Davidson County · 7.7 mi
- Centralvilleghost town · Wilson County · 7.8 mi
- Station Campghost town · Sumner County · 8.1 mi
- Dodoburgghost town · Wilson County · 9 mi
- Waltonghost town · Davidson County · 9.6 mi
- Muncieghost town · Wilson County · 9.8 mi
- Gertrudeghost town · Davidson County · 9.8 mi
- Lohmans Storeghost town · Wilson County · 10.4 mi
- Odumghost town · Wilson County · 10.5 mi
- Melroseghost town · Wilson County · 10.6 mi
Questions
Where is Lindsley?
Lindsley is in Wilson County, Tennessee, at 36.2814, -86.5456.
How many ghost towns are in Wilson County?
Wilson County, Tennessee has 26 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.