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Welcome to Temperance ...

Temperance is located in Simpson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Temperance, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Temperance is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Temperance: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Temperance ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Temperance - they are located in Georgia, Michigan and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Temperance ...

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

  • Bowling Green
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bowling Green is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
    • Former names for Bowling Green:
    • Bolin Green
    • McFadden's Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
  • Portland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Portland is located in Sumner County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
  • Franklin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Scottsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Westmoreland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Auburn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Orlinda
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Orlinda is located in Robertson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlinda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orlinda <4>
  • Plum Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Plum Springs is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
  • Woodburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodburn is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • New Deal
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • New Deal is located in Sumner County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 368 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 Temperance. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Temperance.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Temperance ...

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

Adding Temperance to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Temperance 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 Temperance was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Temperance.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Simpson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Temperance - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Temperance area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Temperance area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.