Welcome to Opossum ...

Opossum is located in Lauderdale County<1>.

Opossum is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Opossum and travel south, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Opossum: 731

Communities Also Named Opossum ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Opossum: This one is located in Lauderdale County and the other is located in Hawkins County.

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

Websites for Opossum ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.laudcc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Opossum, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Opossum ...

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

• Clopton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Clopton is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
  • Estimated population in 2014: 9,889 people
• Brownsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Brownsville is located in Haywood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <3>
• Covington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Covington is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <3>
• Ripley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ripley is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <3>
• Mount Carmel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Mount Carmel is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,453 people
• Brighton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Brighton is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <3>
• Daniels Point Landing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
• Halls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Halls is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halls <3>
• Bruceville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bruceville is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
• Walnut Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Opossum ...

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