Welcome to Laurel Cove ...
So far, we found very little information about Laurel Cove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Laurel Cove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Laurel Cove, please Contact Us.
Laurel Cove would have been located within present day Van Buren County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Laurel Cove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.
A typical abbreviation for Laurel Cove: Laurel Cv.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Laurel Cove is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Laurel Cove was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Laurel Cove (for example, toward Spring City), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The Area Code where Laurel Cove was located: 931
Communities near Laurel Cove ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Laurel Cove.
- Clarktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Smyrna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- McMinnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Newton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Doyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Young Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Bone Cave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Cummingsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
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 Laurel Cove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laurel Cove.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Laurel Cove. 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 Laurel Cove.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Laurel Cove. See our Newspapers Page for Laurel Cove.
Adding Laurel Cove to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Laurel Cove 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 Laurel Cove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Laurel Cove post office opened in 1852. The Laurel Cove post office closed in 1853.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Laurel Cove.
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 Laurel Cove, 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 Van Buren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laurel Cove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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/ |