Welcome to Horner ...

Horner is located in Perry County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Horner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Horner is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Horner lies within the (931) area code.

Communities Also Named Horner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Horner - they are located in Kansas, Michigan, North Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Horner ...

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

• Johnson Ford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
  • Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
• Mount Lebanon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
  • Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
• Swift
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Swift is located in Hardin County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
• Ashland Ford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
  • Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
• Hohenwald
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenwald
  • Hohenwald is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hohenwald <4>
• Clifton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <4>
• Waynesboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Parsons
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
  • Parsons is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <4>
• Voorhies
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voorhies have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
  • Voorhies is located in Lewis County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
• Scotts Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
  • Scotts Hill is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Hill <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 Horner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Horner.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horner ...

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

Adding Horner to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Horner post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Horner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Perry County: www.perrycountytennessee.com/

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