Taft, Tennessee

About Taft

Taft is a small unincorporated community in southern Tennessee.

Taft holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.59 square miles.

📰 Taft News Today

• Ruby Cowan Obituary (1944 - 2026) - Taft, TN - Elk Valley Times Legacy obituary · Aug 5
• Kaye Taft Gross Obituary Jul 22, 2026 High Funeral Home · Jul 22
• Patsy Lou Sultemeier Obituary Jun 21, 2026 Berryhill Funeral Home & Crematory · Jun 22
• Robert Cleo Bare, Ii Obituary Jun 5, 2026 Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapels · Jun 5
• Mary Ann Gray Obituary (1949 - 2026) - Taft, TN - Elk Valley Times Legacy obituary · Aug 6

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What Makes Taft Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Taft — but the Tennessee one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern Tennessee, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🏫 Schools in Taft

• Blanche School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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