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Welcome to Archer ...

Archer is located in Marshall County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Archer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Archer is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Archer: 931

Communities Also Named Archer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Archer - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska (2), Nevada, Ohio, Ontario, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Websites for Archer ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.marshallchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Archer, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Archer ...

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

  • Lewisburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Powell Chapel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
  • Pulaski
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fayetteville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Park City Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
  • Wales
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Wales is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
  • Olivet
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Olivet is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
  • Cornersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Gordon is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
  • Trigg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Trigg is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
    • Estimated population in 2014: 851 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 Archer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Archer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Archer ...

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

Adding Archer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Archer 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 Archer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Archer post office opened in 1887. The Archer post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Archer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Archer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/