Welcome to Carpenters ...

So far, we found very little information about Carpenters. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Carpenters to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Carpenters, please Contact Us.

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Carpenters would have been located within present day Maury County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carpenters, 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.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Carpenters is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Carpenters was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Carpenters ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Carpenters: This one is located in Maury County and the other is located in Williamson County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 4 communities that are also named Carpenters - they are located in Louisiana, Michigan and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Carpenters ...

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

• Columbia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Columbia is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Greenfield Bend
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
  • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
• Lawrenceburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <4>
• Sawdust
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Sawdust is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
• New Prospect
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
• Jonesboro ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonesboro is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
• Mount Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
• Hohenwald
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hohenwald is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenwald
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hohenwald <4>
• Southport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Southport is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
• Wales
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wales is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 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 Carpenters. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carpenters.

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

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

Adding Carpenters to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carpenters in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Carpenters was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carpenters.