Welcome to Palmetto ...

Palmetto is primarily located in Bedford County<1>. A portion of Palmetto extends into Marshall County.

The location of Palmetto has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Palmetto, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Palmetto had a population of 672 people.<3> (see below for details).

Palmetto is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Palmetto: (931)

Communities Also Named Palmetto ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Palmetto - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia (2), Kansas, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Palmetto ...

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

• Shelbyville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <5>
• Lewisburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <5>
• Chapel Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Chapel Hill is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapel Hill <5>
• Unionville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Unionville is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <5>
• Cornersville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
  • Cornersville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornersville <5>
• Trigg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trigg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
  • Trigg is located in Giles County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
• Eagleville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
  • Eagleville is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagleville <5>
• Wartrace
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
  • Wartrace is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wartrace <5>
• Philadelphia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Maury County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
• Petersburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palmetto ...

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

Adding Palmetto to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Palmetto post office opened in 1857.

We also found Palmetto in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palmetto.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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