Welcome to Cerro Gordo ...

Cerro Gordo is located in Hardin County<1>.

The location of Cerro Gordo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cerro Gordo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

Cerro Gordo is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Cerro Gordo is located in the (731) area code.

Communities Also Named Cerro Gordo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Cerro Gordo - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Cerro Gordo ...

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

• Johnson Ford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
  • Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
• Savannah
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
  • Savannah is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <4>
• Swift
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Swift is located in Hardin County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
• Belle Meade
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
  • Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
• Clifton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <4>
• Adamsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  • Adamsville is located in McNairy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamsville <4>
• Crump
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crump have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
  • Crump is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crump <4>
• Lutts
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutts
  • Lutts is located in Wayne County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutts <4>
• Scotts Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
  • Scotts Hill is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Hill <4>
• Decaturville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
  • Decaturville is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decaturville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cerro Gordo ...

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

Adding Cerro Gordo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cerro Gordo post office opened in 1860.

We also found Cerro Gordo in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cerro Gordo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cerro Gordo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/