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Welcome to Gath ...

Gath is located in Warren County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gath, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Gath is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Gath (for example, toward Spring City), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Gath: 931

Communities Also Named Gath ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Gath - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Gath ...

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

  • Smyrna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Warren County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
  • McMinnville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Smithville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Sopha ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sopha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
    • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
  • Woodbury
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Spencer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Morrison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hollow Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
    • Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
  • Doyle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Dowelltown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gath ...

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

Adding Gath to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gath post office opened in 1882.

We also found Gath in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gath.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gath - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/