Welcome to Bartlett ...

The city of Bartlett is located in Shelby County<1>.

The location of Bartlett has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Bartlett was established in 1830.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bartlett has a population of 59,437 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Bartlett is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Bartlett lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bartlett is located in the (901) area code.

Websites for Bartlett ...

Official Website: www.cityofbartlett.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bartlett had an population of 59,437 people. This is an increase of 8.83% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 46.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bartlett had a population of 54,613 people (or 5.89% of the total population of Shelby County). This makes Bartlett the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Bartlett represents 0.86% of the population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 54,613 people, the population of Bartlett increased 34.7% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 40,543 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bartlett.

Communities Also Named Bartlett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Bartlett - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bartlett.

Communities near Bartlett ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bartlett.

• Memphis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Memphis is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <5>
• Collierville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collierville
  • Collierville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collierville <5>
• Olive Branch
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
  • Olive Branch is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <5>
• Germantown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
  • Germantown is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown <5>
• Arlington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Millington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
  • Millington is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millington <5>
• Clopton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clopton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
  • Clopton is located in Tipton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 9,889 people
• Atoka
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atoka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
  • Atoka is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atoka <5>
• Oakland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
• Munford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
  • Munford is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munford <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bartlett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bartlett.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bartlett. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bartlett.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bartlett. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Bartlett.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bartlett ...

Looking for more information about Bartlett? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bartlett, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bartlett.

Adding Bartlett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bartlett in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bartlett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bartlett post office opened in 1866.

We also found Bartlett in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bartlett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bartlett: www.cityofbartlett.org/

The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountytn.gov/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/