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Welcome to Quercus ...

Quercus is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Quercus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Quercus is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Quercus: 931

Communities Also Named Quercus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Quercus - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Quercus ...

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

  • Greenfield Bend
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
    • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
  • Lawrenceburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • New Prospect
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
  • Jonesboro ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jonesboro is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
  • Mount Pleasant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashland Ford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
  • Hohenwald
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Southport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Southport is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
  • Waynesboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Voorhies
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Voorhies is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 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 Quercus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Quercus.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Quercus ...

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

Adding Quercus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Quercus 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 (so far) for Quercus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Quercus post office opened in 1902. The Quercus post office closed in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Quercus.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Quercus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/