Welcome to Independence ...Independence is located in Henderson County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Independence, you might consider that their post office opened in 1831. Independence is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Independence lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Independence: 731 Communities Also Named Independence ...While we believe that this Independence is located in Henderson County, we know of another 2 Tennessee communities named Independence. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hancock and Overton County. Beyond Tennessee, there are 50 communities that are also named Independence - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (3), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia, Washington (2), West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Independence. Communities near Independence ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Independence.
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 Independence. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Independence. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Independence. 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 Independence. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Independence. See our Newspapers Page for Independence. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Independence ...Looking for more information about Independence? 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 Independence, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Independence. Adding Independence to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Independence in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Independence was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Independence. Footnotes ...
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