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Welcome to Link ...

Link is located in Rutherford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Link, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Link is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Link ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Link - they are located in Louisiana, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota and West Virginia (2).

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

Websites for Link ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rutherfordchamber.org/

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

Communities near Link ...

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

  • Murfreesboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Smyrna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Smyrna is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <3>
  • Shelbyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Nolensville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson Pike
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
  • Jamestown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
  • Chapel Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Unionville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Snell ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Snell is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
  • Eagleville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Link ...

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

Adding Link to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Link post office opened in 1890. The Link post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Link.

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 Link - 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/