Welcome to Singleton ...

Singleton is located in Bedford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Singleton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Singleton is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Singleton lies within the (931) area code.

Communities Also Named Singleton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Singleton: This one is located in Bedford County and the other is located in Blount County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 8 communities that are also named Singleton - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, Mississippi (2), South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Singleton ...

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

• Shelbyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Tullahoma
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullahoma
  • Tullahoma is located in Coffee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tullahoma <4>
• Manchester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Coffee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• Lynchburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Moore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <4>
• Gattistown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gattistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
  • Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
• Southgate Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
  • Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
• Estill Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estill Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill Springs
  • Estill Springs is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estill Springs <4>
• New Union
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
  • New Union is located in Coffee County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
• Unionville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Wartrace
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Singleton ...

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

Adding Singleton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Singleton 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 Singleton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Singleton post office opened in 1881.

We also found Singleton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Singleton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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