Welcome to Link ...

Link is located in Rutherford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Link, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Link is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Link ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rutherfordchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Link, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Link ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Link - they are located in Louisiana, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Link ...

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

• Murfreesboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murfreesboro
  • Murfreesboro is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murfreesboro <4>
• Smyrna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <4>
• Shelbyville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
• Nolensville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolensville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolensville
  • Nolensville is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nolensville <4>
• Jefferson Pike
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
  • Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
• Jamestown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
• Chapel Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Chapel Hill is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapel Hill <4>
• Unionville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Unionville is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <4>
• Snell ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
  • Snell is located in Rutherford County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
• Eagleville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
  • Eagleville is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagleville <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 Link. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Link.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Link ...

Looking for more information about Link? 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 Link, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Link.

Adding Link to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Link post office opened in 1890.

We also found Link in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Link.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcounty.org/

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