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Odd Fellows Hall is located in Giles County<1>.


The location of Odd Fellows Hall has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Odd Fellows Hall, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Odd Fellows Hall is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Odd Fellows Hall is within the (931) area code.

Communities near Odd Fellows Hall ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Odd Fellows Hall.

  • Lewisburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Powell Chapel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powell Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
    • Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
  • Pulaski
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New Prospect
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
    • New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
  • Southport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
    • Southport is located in Maury County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
  • Wales
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wales have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
    • Wales is located in Giles County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
  • Olivet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Olivet is located in Giles County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
  • Cornersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gordon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Gordon is located in Giles County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
  • Scotts Mill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
    • Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 983 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 Odd Fellows Hall. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Odd Fellows Hall.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Odd Fellows Hall ...

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

Adding Odd Fellows Hall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Odd Fellows Hall 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 for Odd Fellows Hall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Odd Fellows Hall post office opened in 1874.

We also found Odd Fellows Hall on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Odd Fellows Hall.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Odd Fellows Hall. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Giles County: www.gilescounty-tn.us/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Giles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Odd Fellows Hall - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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