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Welcome to Litton ...

Litton is located in Bledsoe County<1>.


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


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

Litton is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Litton (for example, toward Iron Divide), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Litton: (423)

Communities Also Named Litton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Litton - it's located in Mississippi.

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

Communities near Litton ...

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

  • Crossville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Dayton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Fairfield Glade
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Glade
    • Fairfield Glade is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,989 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Glade <4>
  • Lake Tansi Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
    • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
  • Newton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Cumberland County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
    • Newton has also been known as:
    • Peay
  • Dykes Crossroads
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dykes Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
    • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
  • Spring City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Pikeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Center Ford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
    • Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
  • Greenbriar Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbriar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
    • Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Litton ...

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

Adding Litton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Litton.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Bledsoe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Litton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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