Welcome to Cato ...

Cato is located in Trousdale County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cato, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Cato is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Cato, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Cato: (615)

Communities Also Named Cato ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Cato - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cato ...

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

• Lebanon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Difficult
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
  • Difficult is located in Smith County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
• Hartsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Hartsville is located in Trousdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsville <4>
• Lafayette
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <4>
• Centerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Wilson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
• Westmoreland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmoreland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
  • Westmoreland is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westmoreland <4>
• Carthage
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Bluff Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
  • Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
• South Carthage
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
  • South Carthage is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
• Gordonsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
  • Gordonsville is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <4>

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 Cato. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cato.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cato. 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 Cato.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cato. See our Newspapers Page for Cato.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cato ...

Looking for more information about Cato? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cato, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cato.

Adding Cato to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cato 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 Cato was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cato post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cato.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cato. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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