Welcome to Josephine ...
So far, we found very little information about Josephine. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Josephine to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Josephine, please Contact Us.
Josephine would have been located within present day Wilson County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Josephine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Josephine is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Josephine was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Josephine was located: 615 & 629<4>
Communities Also Named Josephine ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Josephine - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Dakota, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Josephine.
Communities near Josephine ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Josephine.
- Murfreesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Murphree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Murphree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
- Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
- Smyrna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Juliet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- La Vergne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Morrow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Morrow is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
- Jefferson Pike
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Lynn Christie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
- Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 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 Josephine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Josephine.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Josephine. 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 Josephine.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Josephine. See our Newspapers Page for Josephine.
Adding Josephine to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Josephine 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 Josephine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Josephine post office opened in 1898. The Josephine post office closed in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Josephine.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Josephine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Wilson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Josephine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Josephine area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Josephine area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |