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Welcome to Genesis ...

Genesis is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Genesis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

Genesis is 1,680 feet [512 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Genesis is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Genesis: 931

Communities near Genesis ...

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

  • Crossville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Armathwaite
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
  • Fairfield Glade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rogers
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rogers is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
  • Lake Tansi Village
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
  • Monterey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Dykes Crossroads
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
  • Center Ford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
  • Grimsley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Greenbriar Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 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 Genesis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Genesis.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Genesis ...

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

Adding Genesis to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Genesis post office opened in 1876. The Genesis post office closed in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Genesis.

Footnotes ...

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