Welcome to Tidwell ...

Tidwell is located in Hickman County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tidwell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

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

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

Communities Also Named Tidwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Tidwell: This one is located in Hickman County and the other is located in Dickson County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 4 communities that are also named Tidwell - they are located in Alabama, Missouri and Texas.

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

Communities near Tidwell ...

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

• Franklin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Dickson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
  • Dickson is located in Dickson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson <4>
• Greenfield Bend
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
  • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
• Fairview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <4>
• Sawdust
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawdust have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
  • Sawdust is located in Maury County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
• Thompson's Station
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
  • Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
  • Former name for Thompson's Station:
  • Littlebury
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <4>
• White Bluff
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bluff
  • White Bluff is located in Dickson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Bluff <4>
• Centerville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Hickman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
• Kingston Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Springs
  • Kingston Springs is located in Cheatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston Springs <4>
• Pegram
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
  • Pegram is located in Cheatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 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 Tidwell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tidwell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tidwell ...

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

Adding Tidwell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tidwell post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tidwell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hickman County: www.hickmanco.com/

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