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Welcome to Bodenham ...

Bodenham is located in Giles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bodenham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1836.

Bodenham is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bodenham: 931

Communities near Bodenham ...

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

  • Lawrenceburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
  • Powell Chapel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
  • Pulaski
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • New Prospect
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
  • Southport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Wales
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Loretto
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Olivet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Olivet is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
  • Cornersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bodenham ...

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

Adding Bodenham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bodenham post office opened in 1836. The Bodenham post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bodenham.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Giles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bodenham - 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/