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Welcome to Coles Ferry ...

Coles Ferry is located in Wilson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coles Ferry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

Coles Ferry is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Coles Ferry: 615 & 629<3>

Communities Also Named Coles Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Coles Ferry - they are located in Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Coles Ferry ...

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

  • Murphree
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Murphree is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
    • Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
  • Hendersonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Gallatin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Juliet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lebanon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Goodlettsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • White House
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hartsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Marvel ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Marvel is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,322 people
  • Millersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coles Ferry ...

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

Adding Coles Ferry to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Coles Ferry post office opened in 1851. The Coles Ferry post office closed in 1859.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coles Ferry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Wilson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coles Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Coles Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Coles Ferry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/