Welcome to Gismonda ...

Gismonda is located in Benton County<1>.

The location of Gismonda has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gismonda, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Gismonda is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Gismonda lies within the (731) area code.

Websites for Gismonda ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bentoncountynet.com/

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

Communities near Gismonda ...

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

• Brevards Ferry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brevards Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
  • Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
• Pigeon Roost
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
  • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
• Huntingdon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon
  • Huntingdon is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingdon <4>
• Camden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
• Spring Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Spring Creek is located in Henry County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
• New Johnsonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Johnsonville
  • New Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Johnsonville <4>
• Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Crossroads is located in Benton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
• Bruceton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceton
  • Bruceton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruceton <4>
• Hollow Rock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Rock
  • Hollow Rock is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollow Rock <4>
• Big Sandy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Big Sandy is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gismonda ...

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

Adding Gismonda to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gismonda post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gismonda.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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