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Welcome to Jeremiah ...

Jeremiah is located in Putnam County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jeremiah, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Jeremiah is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Jeremiah: 931

Communities Also Named Jeremiah ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Jeremiah - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Jeremiah ...

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

  • Columbus Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
  • Cookeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lafayette
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
  • Algood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Livingston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Monterey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • White Plains
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • White Plains is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
  • Baxter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Dodson Branch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
  • Gainesboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jeremiah ...

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

Adding Jeremiah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jeremiah 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 Jeremiah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Jeremiah post office opened in 1882. The Jeremiah post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jeremiah.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jeremiah - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/