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Welcome to Mount Carmel ...

Mount Carmel is located in Decatur County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Carmel: Mt. Carmel

Mount Carmel is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Mount Carmel: 731

Communities Also Named Mount Carmel ...

While we believe that this Mount Carmel is located in Decatur County, we know of another 6 Tennessee communities named Mount Carmel. Those communities are located in the following counties: Franklin, Greene, Hawkins, Tipton, Washington and Wilson County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 57 communities that are also named Mount Carmel - they are located in Alabama (5), Arkansas (2), Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland (4), Mississippi (2), Missouri, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Ontario (6), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mount Carmel ...

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

  • Johnson Ford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
  • Mount Lebanon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
  • Swift
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Swift is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
  • Ashland Ford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
  • Clifton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Waynesboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Parsons
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Scotts Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Linden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Decaturville
    (8 miles [12.9 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 Mount Carmel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Carmel.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Carmel ...

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

Footnotes ...

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