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Welcome to Cole ...

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

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


Cole would have been located within present day Giles County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cole, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cole is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The Area Code where Cole was located: 931

Communities Also Named Cole ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Cole: This one is located in Giles County and the other is located in Dyer County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 20 communities that are also named Cole - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Cole ...

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

  • Lawrenceburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
  • Powell Chapel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
  • Pulaski
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • New Prospect
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
  • Southport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Southport is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
  • Wales
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wales is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
  • Olivet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Olivet is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
  • Cornersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Ardmore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

Adding Cole to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cole post office opened in 1897. The Cole post office closed in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cole.

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 Cole, 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 Giles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cole - 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/