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Welcome to Gassaway ...

Gassaway is located in Cannon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gassaway, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Gassaway is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Gassaway: 37095<3>

Communities Also Named Gassaway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Gassaway - they are located in Kentucky and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Gassaway ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gassaway ...

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

Adding Gassaway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gassaway 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 Gassaway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gassaway post office opened in 1890. The Gassaway post office closed in 1973.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gassaway.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Cannon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gassaway - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Gassaway). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Gassaway or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/