Welcome to Clydeton ...

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

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

Clydeton would have been located within present day Humphreys County<2>.

The location of Clydeton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clydeton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Clydeton is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The location where Clydeton once stood is in the (931) area code.

Communities near Clydeton ...

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

• Brevards Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brevards Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
  • Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
• Brownsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Houston County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
• Halls Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
  • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
• Pigeon Roost
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
  • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
• Waverly
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <5>
• Camden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <5>
• Spring Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Spring Creek is located in Henry County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
• New Johnsonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Johnsonville
  • New Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Johnsonville <5>
• McEwen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
  • McEwen is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen <5>
• Crossroads
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Crossroads is located in Benton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 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 Clydeton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clydeton.

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

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

Adding Clydeton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clydeton 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 for Clydeton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Clydeton post office opened in 1884.

We also found Clydeton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clydeton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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