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Welcome to Pacific ...

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

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


Pacific would have been located within present day Jackson County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Pacific is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The Area Code where Pacific was located: 931

Communities Also Named Pacific ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Pacific - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Illinois, Missouri and Washington.

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

Communities near Pacific ...

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

  • Columbus Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
  • Cookeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Difficult
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Difficult is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
    • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
  • Lafayette
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
  • Algood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Livingston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Thompsons Store
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
  • White Plains
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • White Plains is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
  • Pekin ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pekin is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
  • Baxter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

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 Pacific, 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 Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pacific - 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.