Welcome to College Grove ...

College Grove is located in Williamson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of College Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

A typical abbreviation for College Grove: College Grv.

College Grove is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

College Grove is within the boundaries of the (615) area code.

The ZIP code for College Grove: 37046<3>

Communities Also Named College Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named College Grove: This one is located in Williamson County and the other is located in Roane County.

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

Communities near College Grove ...

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

• Murfreesboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Franklin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Smyrna
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Spring Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Spring Hill is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <4>
• Brentwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
  • Brentwood is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <4>
• La Vergne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vergne
  • La Vergne is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vergne <4>
• Morrow
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
  • Morrow is located in Rutherford County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
• Nolensville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolensville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolensville
  • Nolensville is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nolensville <4>
• Jefferson Pike
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
  • Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
• Thompson's Station
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
  • Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
  • Former name for Thompson's Station:
  • Littlebury
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for College Grove ...

Looking for more information about College Grove? 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 College Grove, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for College Grove.

Adding College Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the College Grove post office opened in 1860.

We also found College Grove in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for College Grove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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