Welcome to Catlen ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Catlen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Catlen is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Catlen (for example, toward Lakemont Heights), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Catlen: 615 & 629<3>

Communities near Catlen ...

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

Smyrna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
McMinnville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McMinnville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMinnville <4>
Temperance Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
Sparta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sparta is located in White County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
Smithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smithville is located in DeKalb County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,978 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <4>
Sopha ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
Woodbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Woodbury is located in Cannon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,971 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <4>
Spencer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer is located in Van Buren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
Baxter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Baxter is located in Putnam County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <4>
Huntland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 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 Catlen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Catlen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Catlen ...

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

Adding Catlen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Catlen 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 Catlen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Catlen post office opened in 1894. The Catlen post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Catlen.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Catlen - 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 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Catlen area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Catlen 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.
<5>	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/