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Welcome to Towering Heights ...

Towering Heights is located in Tipton County<1>.


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


A typical abbreviation for Towering Heights: Towering Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Towering Heights is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Towering Heights is located in the (731) area code.

Communities near Towering Heights ...

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

  • Bartlett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (16 miles [25.7 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
    (19 miles [30.6 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>
  • Millington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Osceola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Osceola is located in Mississippi County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,576 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <4>
  • Munford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mount Carmel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
    • Mount Carmel is located in Tipton County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,453 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 Towering Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Towering Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Towering Heights ...

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Towering Heights. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Tipton, 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 Towering Heights - 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.









 

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