Spencer, TN

united states

Spencer is the Van Buren County seat in central Tennessee, population around 1,500. Take State Route 111 north from McMinnville or south from Cookeville (25 miles) to reach town. From Nashville, it's about 70 miles via I-40 east to the Cookeville exit, then SR-111 south. The town sits in the Cumberland Plateau's rolling hills with a rare 1930s Art Deco courthouse on the town square.