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Welcome to Fountain Heights ...

Fountain Heights is located in Maury County<1>.


The location of Fountain Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>


A typical abbreviation for Fountain Heights: Fountain Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Fountain Heights is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Fountain Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fountain Heights - they are located in Alabama and Florida.

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

Communities near Fountain Heights ...

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

  • Spring Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Columbia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenfield Bend
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
    • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
  • Lewisburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sawdust
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawdust have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
    • Sawdust is located in Maury County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
  • Thompson's Station
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
    • Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
    • Former name for Thompson's Station:
    • Littlebury
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <4>
  • Jonesboro ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
    • Jonesboro is located in Maury County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
  • Mount Pleasant
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Southport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
    • Southport is located in Maury County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
  • Chapel Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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 Fountain Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fountain Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fountain Heights ...

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fountain Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Maury, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fountain Heights - 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.









 

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