Celina and the county around it
Celina is Clay County's seat and its only town of any size, with about 1,400 residents at the 2020 Census. It sits in a broad valley on the eastern Highland Rim, near where the Obey River meets the Cumberland, and it grew in the late 1800s as a logging town receiving timber floated down the Obey. The Clay County Courthouse and its square form the center of town.
| Communities we serve | Celina and the surrounding area |
|---|---|
| Main highways | SR 52, SR 53 |
| Neighboring Middle Tennessee counties | Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett |
Just east of Celina, Dale Hollow Dam holds back Dale Hollow Lake on the Obey River, and Cordell Hull Lake lies along the Cumberland. SR 52 and SR 53 are the main roads; SR 53 runs northeast to the Kentucky border. The rest of the county is rural: farmland, wooded hills and lake country.
What rural Clay County calls involve
Homes here are spread out, and many have crawl spaces, sheds and septic systems. That shapes what we are called for. A death at home may not be discovered quickly when neighbors are far apart. Wildlife and rodents leave droppings in attics, crawl spaces and outbuildings. Septic backups push wastewater into bathrooms and floors. Hoarding can extend from a house into its barns. In Celina, offices, churches and small businesses around the square sometimes need bodily-fluid cleanup or disinfection.
Nearby, Livingston is about 15 miles from Celina and Red Boiling Springs about 19, and we serve those communities and the rest of the Upper Cumberland as well.
- Homes in Celina and across rural Clay County
- Farm and lake-country properties with outbuildings
- County offices, churches and small businesses
- Vehicles on SR 52 and SR 53
How we serve a distant county
We are a mobile service based in the Nashville area, and Clay County is among the farthest counties we cover. We have no office here, so the first phone call matters: we ask enough to bring the right equipment, give you an honest picture of timing, and confirm scope in person before starting. Larger jobs may be planned over consecutive days to make the most of each trip.
Where someone has died or a crime occurred, the sheriff, police or medical examiner releases the home first, and remains are taken into care by them or a funeral home. We remove contaminated material, clean, apply EPA-registered disinfectants per label directions and handle disposal appropriately. Septic and plumbing repair, wildlife removal and rebuilding are done by others, and insurance coverage depends on the policy.
Services available throughout Clay County
- Blood & Bodily Fluid Cleanup — Removal and disinfection of blood, urine, vomit, feces and other bodily fluids from homes, businesses and vehicles.
- Unattended Death Cleanup — Careful, private cleanup after a death that went undiscovered, including decomposition fluids, odor and affected materials.
- Crime Scene Cleanup — Cleanup after law enforcement releases a scene — blood, fingerprint powder, tear gas residue and damage from forced entry.
- Trauma Scene Cleanup — Respectful cleanup after suicides, serious injuries and accidents at home or at work.
- Drug Residue Cleanup — Decontamination of homes, rentals and vehicles where methamphetamine, fentanyl or other drugs were used.
- Sharps & Needle Cleanup — Safe collection and disposal of discarded needles, syringes and drug paraphernalia from properties and public areas.
- Homeless Encampment Cleanup — Coordinated, respectful cleanup of vacated encampments, squatter sites, garages and alleys for property owners.
- Hoarding Cleanup — Patient, judgment-free cleanouts of hoarded and gross-filth homes, including animal hoarding situations.
- Animal Waste & Rodent Cleanup — Cleanup of rodent droppings, bird and bat guano, raccoon latrines, pet waste and dead animals.
- Sewage Cleanup — Cleanup and disinfection after sewage backups, toilet overflows, septic failures and Category 3 water.
- Infectious Disease Decontamination — Targeted cleaning and disinfection with EPA-registered products after illnesses such as norovirus, MRSA or C. diff.
- Vehicle Biohazard Cleanup — Biohazard cleanup for personal cars, rideshare vehicles, fleets, buses, police cars and ambulances.
- Commercial Biohazard Cleanup — Biohazard response for property managers, hotels, healthcare, schools, gyms, restaurants and other workplaces.
- Odor Removal & Deodorization — Source-focused odor removal after decomposition, smoke, pet urine or sewage, with deodorization where appropriate.
- Disinfection & Sanitization — Post-incident and scheduled disinfection using EPA-registered products and appropriate application methods.