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Welcome to Old Cumberland ...

Old Cumberland is located in Bledsoe County<1>.

Old Cumberland is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Old Cumberland (for example, toward Dayton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Old Cumberland: 423 & 729<3>

Communities near Old Cumberland ...

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

  • Dunlap
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Dunlap is located in Sequatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <4>
  • Sopha ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
  • Newton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Newton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
    • Newton has also been known as:
    • Peay
  • Sale Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Cartwright
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
  • Pikeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Gruetli - Laager
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Spencer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Graysville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Graysville is located in Rhea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Palmer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Cumberland ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Bledsoe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Cumberland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Old Cumberland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Old Cumberland area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.