Utley
Ghost town · Henderson County, Tennessee

Utley is a ghost town in Henderson County, Tennessee. It is one of 11 former communities in Henderson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Utley as a historical populated place on the Cedar 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 35.7692° N, 88.5537° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Cedar Grove |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 456 ft |
| Nearest living town | Lavinia, TN |
| Distance to it | 7.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1310835 |
| Coordinates | 35.76923, -88.55366 |
What's there now
Utley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lavinia, TN (population 77), about 7.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 456 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Atkinsghost town · Henderson County · 2.2 mi
- Spainghost town · Henderson County · 3.4 mi
- McHaneyghost town · Henderson County · 3.5 mi
- Woodhillghost town · Carroll County · 4.6 mi
- Floyvilleghost town · Henderson County · 6.2 mi
- Farmvilleghost town · Henderson County · 14.2 mi
- New Hopeghost town · Gibson County · 15.4 mi
- Pleasant Exchangeghost town · Henderson County · 15.4 mi
- Morganghost town · Henderson County · 17 mi
- Maple Creekghost town · Carroll County · 18.8 mi
- Blankenshipghost town · Henderson County · 19.5 mi
- Cisco Indian Villageghost town · Madison County · 20.2 mi
Questions
Where is Utley?
Utley is in Henderson County, Tennessee, at 35.7692, -88.5537.
How many ghost towns are in Henderson County?
Henderson County, Tennessee has 11 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.