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Welcome to Laurel Park ...

Laurel Park is located in Putnam County<1>.

Laurel Park is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Laurel Park: 931

Communities Also Named Laurel Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Laurel Park - they are located in Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Laurel Park ...

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

  • Clarktown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarktown is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
  • Columbus Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 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
  • Sparta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Lafayette
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
  • Livingston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Monterey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Pekin ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pekin is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
  • Baxter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dodson Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • 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 Laurel Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laurel Park.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laurel Park ...

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

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 Laurel Park - 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.