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Welcome to Dry Creek Estates ...

Dry Creek Estates is located in Franklin County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Dry Creek Estates: Dry Crk. Ests. (or less commonly used: Dry Ck. Ests. or Dry Cr. Ests.)

Dry Creek Estates is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Dry Creek Estates (for example, toward Signal Mountain), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Dry Creek Estates: 931

Websites for Dry Creek Estates ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.franklincountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Dry Creek Estates ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dry Creek Estates.

  • Tullahoma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Lynchburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gattistown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
  • Decherd
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sewanee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Southgate Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
  • Estill Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cowan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cowan is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <3>
  • Monteagle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Ruthledge Ford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 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 Dry Creek Estates. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dry Creek Estates.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dry Creek Estates ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dry Creek Estates - 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.