WayfarrowMint Spring
Ghost town · Stewart County, Tennessee
Mint Spring is a ghost town in Stewart County, Tennessee. It is one of 6 former communities in Stewart County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 41st among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mint Spring as a historical populated place on the Paris Landing 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 36.4684° N, 88.0356° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Paris Landing |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 355 ft |
| Nearest living town | Buchanan, TN |
| Distance to it | 9.6 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1308903 |
| Coordinates | 36.46839, -88.03559 |
What's there now
Mint Spring is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Buchanan, TN (population 118), about 9.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 355 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Mobleyghost town · Stewart County · 2.7 mi
- Paceghost town · Henry County · 5.5 mi
- Mount Carmelghost town · Calloway County · 6 mi
- Striblingghost town · Stewart County · 7.8 mi
- Macedoniaghost town · Calloway County · 9.5 mi
- Mount Vistaghost town · Henry County · 10.1 mi
- McCruistonghost town · Calloway County · 11.1 mi
- Danvilleghost town · Houston County · 12.4 mi
- Poplar Springghost town · Calloway County · 12.4 mi
- Cherry Cornerghost town · Calloway County · 13 mi
- Center Ridgeghost town · Calloway County · 13.1 mi
- Rushingghost town · Stewart County · 13.4 mi
Questions
Where is Mint Spring?
Mint Spring is in Stewart County, Tennessee, at 36.4684, -88.0356.
How many ghost towns are in Stewart County?
Stewart County, Tennessee has 6 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.