Welcome to Methodist ...
So far, we found very little information about Methodist. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Methodist to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Methodist, please Contact Us.
Methodist would have been located within present day White County<2>.
The location of Methodist has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Methodist, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Methodist is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Methodist was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Methodist (for example, toward Lakemont Heights), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
If Methodist still existed, it would have been in the (931) area code.
Communities near Methodist ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Methodist.
- Clarktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Cookeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookeville
- Cookeville is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,060 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cookeville <5>
- Smithville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Smithville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,978 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <5>
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Newton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- White Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Spencer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
- Baxter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Baxter is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <5>
- Huntland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Doyle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Doyle is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 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 Methodist. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Methodist.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Methodist. 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 Methodist.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Methodist. See our Newspapers Page for Methodist.
Adding Methodist to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Methodist 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 for Methodist was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Methodist post office opened in 1888.
We also found Methodist in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Methodist.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Methodist, 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 White, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Methodist - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |