Welcome to Nettle Carrier ...
So far, we found very little information about Nettle Carrier. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Nettle Carrier to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nettle Carrier, please Contact Us.
Nettle Carrier would have been located within present day Overton County<2>.
The location of Nettle Carrier has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Nettle Carrier, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Nettle Carrier is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Nettle Carrier was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Nettle Carrier (for example, toward Elgin), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The location where Nettle Carrier once stood is in the (931) area code.
Communities near Nettle Carrier ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nettle Carrier.
- Algood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Algood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algood
- Algood is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,547 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algood <5>
- Cooper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Livingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Overton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <5>
- Thompsons Store
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsons Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Monterey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <5>
- Jamestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Fentress County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <5>
- Grimsley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimsley
- Grimsley is located in Fentress County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grimsley <5>
- Dodson Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Byrdstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdstown
- Byrdstown is located in Pickett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byrdstown <5>
- Allardt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allardt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allardt
- Allardt is located in Fentress County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allardt <5>
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 Nettle Carrier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nettle Carrier.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nettle Carrier. 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 Nettle Carrier.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nettle Carrier. See our Newspapers Page for Nettle Carrier.
Adding Nettle Carrier to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Nettle Carrier 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 Nettle Carrier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Nettle Carrier post office opened in 1848.
We also found Nettle Carrier in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Nettle Carrier.
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 Nettle Carrier, 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 Overton, 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 Nettle Carrier - 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/ |