Welcome to Christiana ...

Christiana is located in Rutherford County<1>.

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

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

Christiana is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Christiana ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rutherfordchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Christiana, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Christiana ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Christiana - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Christiana ...

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

• Murfreesboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murfreesboro
  • Murfreesboro is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murfreesboro <4>
• Smyrna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <4>
• Shelbyville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
• Jamestown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
• Chapel Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Chapel Hill is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapel Hill <4>
• Unionville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Unionville is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <4>
• Snell ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
  • Snell is located in Rutherford County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
• Eagleville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
  • Eagleville is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagleville <4>
• Wartrace
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
  • Wartrace is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wartrace <4>
• Hollow Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
  • Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 706 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 Christiana. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Christiana.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Christiana ...

Looking for more information about Christiana? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Christiana, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Christiana.

Adding Christiana to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Christiana 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 Christiana was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

We also found Christiana in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Christiana post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Christiana.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcounty.org/

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