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Woodford

Ghost town · Montgomery County, Tennessee

Henrietta quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000)
Henrietta quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Woodford is a ghost town in Montgomery County, Tennessee. It is one of 8 former communities in Montgomery County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 33rd among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Woodford as a historical populated place on the Henrietta 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 36.4917° N, 87.1792° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHenrietta
Elevation630 ft
Nearest living townAdams, TN
Distance to it8.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1311574
Coordinates36.49171, -87.17917

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What's there now

Woodford is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Adams, TN (population 655), about 8.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 630 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 Woodford?

Woodford is in Montgomery County, Tennessee, at 36.4917, -87.1792.

How many ghost towns are in Montgomery County?

Montgomery County, Tennessee has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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