Nosegay
Ghost town · Dickson County, Tennessee

Nosegay is a ghost town in Dickson County, Tennessee. It is one of 14 former communities in Dickson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nosegay as a historical populated place on the Harpeth Valley 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 36.1781° N, 87.2220° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Harpeth Valley |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 743 ft |
| Nearest living town | White Bluff, TN |
| Distance to it | 5.4 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1313342 |
| Coordinates | 36.17811, -87.22195 |
What's there now
Nosegay is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is White Bluff, TN (population 3,961), about 5.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 743 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Mound Bottomghost town · Cheatham County · 7.3 mi
- Pardueghost town · Dickson County · 9.5 mi
- Betsystownghost town · Dickson County · 9.8 mi
- Bell Hollowghost town · Dickson County · 11.1 mi
- Antiochghost town · Dickson County · 11.3 mi
- Woodhavenghost town · Dickson County · 12.3 mi
- Doziersghost town · Cheatham County · 13 mi
- Fleetvileghost town · Dickson County · 13.7 mi
- Williamsvilleghost town · Dickson County · 15.9 mi
- Restghost town · Cheatham County · 16.2 mi
- Watkinsghost town · Davidson County · 16.3 mi
- Beech Groveghost town · Dickson County · 16.3 mi
Questions
Where is Nosegay?
Nosegay is in Dickson County, Tennessee, at 36.1781, -87.2220.
How many ghost towns are in Dickson County?
Dickson County, Tennessee has 14 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.