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Welcome to Hermitage ...

Hermitage is located in Davidson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hermitage, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Hermitage is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hermitage: 615 & 629<3>

The ZIP code for Hermitage: 37076<4>

Communities Also Named Hermitage ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Hermitage - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Missouri, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Texas, Utah (2) and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Hermitage ...

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

  • Nashville - Davidson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville - Davidson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson
    • Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
  • Murphree
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphree have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
    • Murphree is located in Rutherford County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
  • Hendersonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Smyrna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Gallatin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallatin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
    • Gallatin is located in Sumner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <7>
  • Brentwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Juliet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lebanon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • La Vergne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Morrow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrow have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
    • Morrow is located in Rutherford County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 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 Hermitage. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hermitage.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hermitage ...

Looking for more information about Hermitage? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hermitage, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hermitage.

Adding Hermitage to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hermitage 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 Hermitage was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

X2X - From that list, the Hermitage post office opened in 1873.

We also found Hermitage on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hermitage.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Davidson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hermitage - 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 Hermitage area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Hermitage area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 Hermitage). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hermitage or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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