Welcome to Harpeth ...

Harpeth is located in Williamson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harpeth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1815.

Harpeth is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Harpeth: 615 & 629<3>

Communities near Harpeth ...

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

Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Williamson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Franklin
- From Harpeth to Franklin
Spring Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Williamson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,152 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Spring Hill
- From Harpeth to Spring Hill
Brentwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brentwood is located in Williamson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Brentwood
- From Harpeth to Brentwood
Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia is located in Maury County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Columbia
- From Harpeth to Columbia
Nolensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nolensville is located in Williamson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nolensville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Nolensville
- From Harpeth to Nolensville
Thompson's Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
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- 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>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Thompson's Station
- From Harpeth to Thompson's Station
Forest Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
Oak Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
McEwen ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- McEwen is located in Williamson County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 1,699 people
Chapel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Marshall County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapel Hill <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chapel Hill
- From Harpeth to Chapel Hill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harpeth ...

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

Adding Harpeth to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Harpeth post office opened in 1815. The Harpeth post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harpeth.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Williamson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harpeth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Harpeth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Harpeth area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/