Welcome to Center Grove ...

Center Grove is located in Jackson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Center Grove: Center Grv.

Center Grove is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Center Grove: 931

Communities Also Named Center Grove ...

While we believe that this Center Grove is located in Jackson County, we know of another 2 Tennessee communities named Center Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bedford and Franklin County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 11 communities that are also named Center Grove - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Center Grove ...

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

• Columbus Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
• Cookeville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cookeville is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cookeville <3>
• Difficult
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Difficult is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
  • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
• Lafayette
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
• Algood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Algood is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algood <3>
• Livingston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Livingston is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <3>
• Carthage
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Carthage is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <3>
• White Plains
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • White Plains is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
• Pekin ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pekin is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
• Bluff Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 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 Center Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Center Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Center Grove ...

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