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Welcome to Mimosa ...

Mimosa is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mimosa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Mimosa is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Mimosa: 931

Communities Also Named Mimosa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Mimosa - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas and Ontario.

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

Communities near Mimosa ...

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

  • Shelbyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Tullahoma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Fayetteville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynchburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gattistown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
  • Park City Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
  • Trigg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Trigg is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
    • Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
  • Huntland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Flintville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Flintville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
  • Petersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 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 Mimosa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mimosa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mimosa ...

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

Adding Mimosa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mimosa post office opened in 1898. The Mimosa post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mimosa.

Footnotes ...

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