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Welcome to Mousetail ...

So far, we found very little information about Mousetail. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mousetail to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mousetail, please Contact Us.


Mousetail would have been located within present day Perry County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mousetail, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Mousetail is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Mousetail was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Mousetail was located: 931

Communities near Mousetail ...

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

  • Mount Lebanon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
  • Parsons
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Scotts Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Linden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lobelville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Decaturville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
  • Chesterfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
  • Darden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Darden is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
  • Jeannette
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jeannette is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette

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

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

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

Adding Mousetail to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mousetail 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 (so far) for Mousetail was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mousetail.

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 Mousetail, 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 Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mousetail - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.