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Welcome to Crockett ...

Crockett is located in Obion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crockett, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

Crockett is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Crockett: 731

Communities Also Named Crockett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Crockett - they are located in Arkansas, California, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oregon, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Crockett ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.obioncountytennessee.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Crockett, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Crockett ...

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

  • Martin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Union City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Churchton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Churchton is located in Dyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
  • Newbern
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dresden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • South Fulton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dyer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Dyer is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,203 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <3>
  • Fulton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fulton is located in Fulton County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <3>
  • Greenfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Englewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Englewood is located in Obion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,532 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 Crockett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crockett.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crockett ...

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

Adding Crockett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crockett 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 (so far) for Crockett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Crockett post office opened in 1875. The Crockett post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crockett.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Obion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crockett - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/