Welcome to Defeated ...

Defeated is located in Smith County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Defeated, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Defeated is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Defeated and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Defeated: 615 & 629<3>

Communities near Defeated ...

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

Columbus Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
Difficult
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Difficult
- From Defeated to Difficult
Hartsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hartsville is located in Trousdale County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,455 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hartsville
- From Defeated to Hartsville
Temperance Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Temperance Hall
- From Defeated to Temperance Hall
Lafayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette is located in Macon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lafayette
- From Defeated to Lafayette
Lafayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Centerville
- From Defeated to Centerville
Carthage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carthage is located in Smith County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Carthage
- From Defeated to Carthage
Pekin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
Bluff Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 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 Defeated. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Defeated.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Defeated ...

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

Adding Defeated to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Defeated 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 Defeated was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Defeated.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Defeated - 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 Defeated area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Defeated 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.