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>.
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.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Clydeton was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Clydeton was located: 931
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)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Brownsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Halls Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Pigeon Roost
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Waverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Camden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
- New Johnsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McEwen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- 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 (so far) for Clydeton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Clydeton post office opened in 1884. The Clydeton post office closed in 1907.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Clydeton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clydeton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Humphreys, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clydeton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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/ |