{"id":7670,"date":"2023-09-07T19:52:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T19:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7670"},"modified":"2026-08-15T18:04:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T18:04:15","slug":"humphreys-county-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/humphreys-county-tennessee\/","title":{"rendered":"Humphreys County, Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"

Humphreys County is a county in Tennessee, United States, on the west bank of the Tennessee River in the western part of Middle Tennessee. It had a population of 18,990 at the 2020 census and covers 557 square miles (1,440 km2) centred near 36°02′N 87°46′W.<\/p>\n

Waverly is the county seat, and its postal code is 37185. The county has 3 incorporated cities, plus more than a dozen unincorporated communities. It observes Central time.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Humphreys County<\/h2>\n

Humphreys County has three incorporated cities — Waverly, McEwen and New Johnsonville — and a scatter of unincorporated communities and rural crossroads across the rest of the county. None of the unincorporated places has its own U.S. Census population count.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Waverly<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n4,297<\/td>\n37185<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McEwen<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n37101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Johnsonville<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n37134<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hurricane Mills<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n37078<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bakerville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belleview<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bethpage<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bold Spring<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buffalo<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cedar Grove<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Concord<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Denver<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elysian Grove<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Few Chapel<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Forest Hill<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Forks of Blue Creek<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glenwood<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gorman<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Halls Creek<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hopkins Crossing<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hustburg<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Liberty<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Milltown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Hope<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Fields Place<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pigeon Roost<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plant<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Polecat<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Poplar Grove<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pursley<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Taylortown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trinity<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Water Valley<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wills Chapel<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Woolworth<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Johnsonville, once a river port and Civil War battle site on the Tennessee River, is now submerged beneath Kentucky Lake — the modern city of New Johnsonville, a few miles inland, was built to replace it after the Tennessee Valley Authority impounded the river in the 1940s.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n