Welcome to Quito ...

Quito is located in Tipton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Quito, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Quito is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Quito is within the boundaries of the (731) area code.

Communities Also Named Quito ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Quito - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Kansas, Mississippi and Texas.

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

Communities near Quito ...

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

• Memphis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Bartlett
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <4>
• Spring Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
• Lakeland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
  • Lakeland is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <4>
• Arlington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Millington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Clopton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Covington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Munford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • 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 <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 Quito. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Quito.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Quito ...

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

Adding Quito to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Quito post office opened in 1886.

We also found Quito on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Quito.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tipton County: www.tiptonco.com

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