Lillard Mill Ghost Town

Marshall County, Tennessee35.5867, -86.7847

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
5.7 miChapel Hill, TN
Mild months
Mar–Nov7 of 12
Next ghost town
35 miHopewell
Illustration of a south landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Lillard Mill. No free-licensed photo yet.

Lillard Mill is an abandoned town in Marshall County, Tennessee.

On the map

20 mi40 miFranklinSpring HillColumbiaShelbyvilleLewisburgThompson's StationMount PleasantLillard Mill
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Lillard Mill. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Chapel Hill, TN, about 5.7 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Spring Hill, TN, 13 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Hopewell35 mi east
  2. Shady Grove42 mi southwest
  3. Spring Creek49 mi northeast
  4. Big Spring57 mi northeast
  5. Pinhook65 mi east
  6. Little Nashville66 mi southeast
  7. Valhermoso Springs75 mi south
  8. Bellefonte77 mi southeast

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°4928Jan5430Feb6336Mar7244Apr8154May8863Jun9167Jul9164Aug8557Sep7445Oct6236Nov5230DecJan: 4.5 inFeb: 4.7 inMar: 5.6 inApr: 5.1 inMay: 4.7 inJun: 4.9 inJul: 4.4 inAug: 4.3 inSep: 4.5 inOct: 3.7 inNov: 4.0 inDec: 5.7 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run March to June, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Lewisburg Exp Stn. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Lewisburg Exp Stn station (USC00405187), 12 miles away. About 56.1 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationMarshall County, Tennessee
Coordinates35.58667, -86.78472
Also known asLillard Mill, Tennessee, Lillard Mill, TN
SourcesWikidata Q30682681 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Lillard Mill ghost town?

In Marshall County, Tennessee, at 35.5867, -86.7847. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Chapel Hill, TN, about 5.7 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Spring Hill, TN, 13 miles away.

Can you visit Lillard Mill?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Lillard Mill?

Mild months here run March to June, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Lewisburg Exp Stn. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Lillard Mill?

Yes. Hopewell (35 mi).

More ghost towns in Tennessee

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