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Welcome to Pall Mall ...

Pall Mall is located in Fentress County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Pall Mall, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

Pall Mall is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Pall Mall is located in the (931) area code.

The ZIP code for Pall Mall: 38577<3>

Communities near Pall Mall ...

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

  • Gernt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gernt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
    • Gernt is located in Fentress County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
  • Armathwaite
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armathwaite have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
    • Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
  • Cooper
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Cooper is located in Fentress County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
  • Jamestown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Albany
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Albany is located in Clinton County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <5>
  • Grimsley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Byrdstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Allardt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allardt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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>
  • Cumberland Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
    • Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
  • Oak Dale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
    • Oak Dale is located in Overton County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 222 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 Pall Mall. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pall Mall.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pall Mall ...

Looking for more information about Pall Mall? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Pall Mall, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pall Mall.

Adding Pall Mall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pall Mall 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 Pall Mall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pall Mall post office opened in 1832.

We also found Pall Mall in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pall Mall.

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

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 Fentress, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pall Mall - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Pall Mall). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pall Mall or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>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.
<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/









 

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