Welcome to Fewville ...
So far, we found very little information about Fewville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fewville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fewville, please Contact Us.
Fewville would have been located within present day Dickson County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fewville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Fewville is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Fewville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Fewville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fewville.
- Dickson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Roost
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- White Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- McEwen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Charlotte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Graytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 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 Fewville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fewville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fewville. 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 Fewville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fewville. See our Newspapers Page for Fewville.
Adding Fewville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fewville 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 Fewville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Fewville post office opened in 1894. The Fewville post office closed in 1902.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fewville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fewville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Dickson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fewville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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/ |