Welcome to Austin ...Austin is located in Hardin County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Austin, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1888. When the people of Austin refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Austinite<2> Austin is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Austin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Austin: 731 Communities Also Named Austin ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Austin: This one is located in Hardin County and the other is located in Wilson County. Beyond Tennessee, there are 42 communities that are also named Austin - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (3), California, Colorado (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan (4), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington (2) and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Austin. Communities near Austin ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Austin.
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 Austin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Austin. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Austin. 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 Austin. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Austin. See our Newspapers Page for Austin. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Austin ...Looking for more information about Austin? 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 Austin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Austin. Adding Austin to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Austin 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 Austin was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888). For more details, see References and Mentions for Austin. Footnotes ...
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