A plateau county seat near Fall Creek Falls

Spencer sits on the western edge of the Cumberland Plateau, just above the Caney Fork valley. Named for long hunter Thomas Sharp Spencer, it was founded in 1850 and incorporated in 1909, and today about 1,460 people live here. Burritt College operated here from 1848 until 1939, and in 1942 the town elected a full slate of women city officials.

Today most visitors know Spencer as the town nearest Fall Creek Falls State Park, a park of more than 26,000 acres in Van Buren and Bledsoe counties with a 256-foot waterfall. The city has also adopted a downtown revitalization master plan for its small business district.

The roads in and the properties here

Two state routes do most of the work here. SR 30 runs through town, linking McMinnville to the west with Pikeville to the east, and SR 111 crosses eastern Spencer, connecting Sparta and Cookeville to the north with Dunlap to the south. Beyond those corridors, the land around Spencer is rural, with homes, farms and cabins spread across the plateau.

We have not gathered detailed housing data for Spencer, so we will not overstate it. What we can say is that a small rural county seat, surrounded by plateau land and near a busy state park, tends to call on us for a familiar range of situations.

Homes where a death, injury or long illness has left contamination
Cabins and rentals near the state park that sit empty between visits
Barns, sheds and crawlspaces with rodent droppings
Vehicles traveling SR 30 or SR 111 after an incident
Septic or plumbing backups in rural houses

Reaching Spencer from the Nashville area

We keep no office anywhere in Van Buren County. Our service is mobile and based in the Nashville area, so the first step is always a call to 615-513-5112, which is answered 24/7. We listen, ask how to reach the property, and plan the visit, and we are honest about travel time to the plateau. We arrive with protective equipment, containment supplies and EPA-registered disinfectants used per label, and we explain scope before work starts.

Sparta is about 14 miles north on SR 111 and McMinnville about 19 miles west, and we serve both. Every rural road in the county is covered under our Van Buren County page.

Services in Spencer

Blood & Bodily Fluid Cleanup in Spencer — In a small plateau town like Spencer, bodily-fluid cleanup after an injury or illness at home is handled thoroughly and with privacy.
Unattended Death Cleanup in Spencer — After the Van Buren County medical examiner releases a Spencer home, we clean quietly and remove the source of odor.
Crime Scene Cleanup in Spencer — Once investigators release a home in Spencer, we take care of blood and fingerprint powder so relatives are spared.
Trauma Scene Cleanup in Spencer — Spencer families can call any hour after a suicide or serious accident for gentle, unhurried cleanup.
Drug Residue Cleanup in Spencer — Rental homes and cabins near Spencer can be decontaminated after drug use, with any testing done independently.
Sharps & Needle Cleanup in Spencer — Needles found on Spencer properties, in rentals or along SR 30 are collected safely into rigid containers.
Hoarding Cleanup in Spencer — For a Spencer relative whose home has become overwhelming, we sort and clean with dignity and patience.
Animal Waste & Rodent Cleanup in Spencer — Cabins and outbuildings on the plateau around Spencer can collect rodent droppings that need careful wet removal.
Sewage Cleanup in Spencer — If a septic or plumbing failure pushes sewage into a Spencer home, we take care of the contaminated cleanup.
Infectious Disease Decontamination in Spencer — Spencer households, offices and rentals can schedule disinfection after a contagious illness passes through.
Vehicle Biohazard Cleanup in Spencer — Cars and trucks traveling SR 30 and SR 111 through Spencer can be cleaned after a bodily-fluid incident.
Commercial Biohazard Cleanup in Spencer — Businesses in Spencer's downtown can call for a discreet response to a biohazard incident.
Odor Removal & Deodorization in Spencer — A smell trapped in a closed Spencer home goes away for good only once its source is removed.
Disinfection & Sanitization in Spencer — Spencer homes and businesses are cleaned first, then treated with EPA-registered disinfectants for the label's time.

Communities near Spencer

We also serve Sparta (14 mi), McMinnville (19 mi), Smithville (25 mi), Dunlap (26 mi), Altamont (27 mi), and Gruetli-Laager (27 mi), and the rest of Van Buren County.

Frequently asked questions

Can you clean a cabin near Fall Creek Falls if I do not live nearby?

Yes. Many cabin owners live elsewhere. We can arrange access through someone you trust, explain the scope by phone, and let you know once the work is done.

Does Spencer's location on the plateau affect your visit?

It mainly affects travel time. We will give you a realistic sense of timing when you call and keep you updated, rather than promising an arrival we cannot keep.

What has to happen before cleanup after a death in Spencer?

Call 911. When a death must be reported, moving the body requires the Van Buren County medical examiner's authorization, and a funeral home takes your loved one into its care. Cleanup begins once the home is released.

Local information on this page is drawn from public sources including the official municipal website and 2020 U.S. Census. We are a mobile service based in the Nashville area; we do not operate a branch office in Spencer.

Biohazard Cleanup in Spencer, Tennessee