Welcome to Jefferson ...

Jefferson is located in DeKalb County<1>.

Jefferson is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Jefferson (for example, toward Lakemont Heights), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Jefferson: 615 & 629<3>

Communities Also Named Jefferson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Jefferson: This one is located in DeKalb County and the other is located in Rutherford County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 58 communities that are also named Jefferson - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), California, Colorado (2), Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (4), Mississippi (2), Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Jefferson ...

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

• Smyrna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Smyrna is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
• McMinnville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • McMinnville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinnville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMinnville <4>
• Temperance Hall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
• Sparta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Sparta is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Smithville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Smithville is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <4>
• Sopha ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
• Pekin ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Pekin is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
• Spencer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Spencer is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
• Baxter
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Baxter is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <4>
• Huntland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Huntland is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
  • Estimated population in 2014: 860 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 Jefferson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jefferson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jefferson ...

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