Welcome to Bug ...

Bug is located in Clinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bug, you might consider that their post office opened in 1920.

Bug is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Bug: 606

Communities near Bug ...

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

• Monticello
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Monticello is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <3>
• Cooper
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Cooper is located in Fentress County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
• Thompsons Store
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Thompsons Store is located in Clay County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
• Jamestown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamestown is located in Fentress County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <3>
• Burkesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Burkesville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkesville <3>
• Byrdstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Byrdstown is located in Pickett County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byrdstown <3>
• Oak Dale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Oak Dale is located in Overton County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
  • Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
• Savage
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Savage is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
• Chanute
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Chanute is located in Pickett County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
• Browns Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bug ...

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

Adding Bug to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bug 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 (so far) for Bug was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bug post office opened in 1920. The Bug post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bug.