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Welcome to Kittrell ...

Kittrell is located in Rutherford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kittrell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Kittrell is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Kittrell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Kittrell - they are located in Mississippi (2), North Carolina and Texas.

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

Websites for Kittrell ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rutherfordchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Kittrell, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Kittrell ...

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

  • Murfreesboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Murphree
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Murphree is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
    • Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
  • Smyrna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jamestown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
  • Snell ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Snell is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
  • Hollow Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
    • Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
  • Bell Buckle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Walter Hill Estates
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Walter Hill Estates is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Hill Estates
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 401 people
  • Vannatta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Vannatta is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
    • Estimated population in 2014: 398 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 Kittrell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kittrell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kittrell ...

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

Adding Kittrell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kittrell post office opened in 1884. The Kittrell post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kittrell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kittrell - 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/