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Welcome to Floraton ...

Floraton is located in Rutherford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Floraton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Floraton is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Floraton ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rutherfordchamber.org/

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

Communities near Floraton ...

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

  • Murfreesboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Smyrna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Smyrna is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <3>
  • Woodbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jamestown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
  • Snell ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Snell is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
  • Wartrace
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Hollow Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
    • Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
  • Bell Buckle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Walter Hill Estates
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
  • Vannatta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Vannatta is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
    • Estimated population in 2014: 398 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 Floraton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Floraton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Floraton ...

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

Adding Floraton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Floraton 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 Floraton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Floraton post office opened in 1884. The Floraton post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Floraton.

Footnotes ...

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