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Welcome to Routon ...

Routon is located in Henry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Routon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Routon is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Routon: 731

Communities Also Named Routon ...

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

Communities near Routon ...

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

  • Mandels ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Mandels is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
  • Paris
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • McKenzie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dunlap ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dunlap is located in Weakley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
  • Huntingdon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Camden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Dresden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Spring Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Spring Creek is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
  • Pillowville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pillowville is located in Weakley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
  • Bruceton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Routon ...

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

Adding Routon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Routon 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 Routon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Routon post office opened in 1892. The Routon post office closed in 1944.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Routon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Routon - 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/