Welcome to Snell ...
So far, we found very little information about Snell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Snell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Snell, please Contact Us.
Snell would have been located within present day Rutherford County<2>.
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The location of Snell has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Snell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Snell had a population of 1,387 people.<4> (see below for details).
While the community is gone, the present day location for Snell is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<5>.
Time Zone: The area where Snell was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Snell ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.rutherfordchamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Snell, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Snell ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Snell - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Snell.
Communities near Snell ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Snell.
- Murfreesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murfreesboro
- Murfreesboro is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150,757 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murfreesboro <6>
- Murphree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <6>
- Smyrna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Smyrna is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <6>
- Brentwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Brentwood is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <6>
- La Vergne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vergne
- La Vergne is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,646 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vergne <6>
- Morrow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Nolensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nolensville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolensville
- Nolensville is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nolensville <6>
- Jefferson Pike
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Rural Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 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 Snell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Snell.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Snell. 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 Snell.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Snell. See our Newspapers Page for Snell.
Adding Snell to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Snell 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 Snell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Snell post office opened in 1886.
We also found Snell on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Snell.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcounty.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Snell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Snell. |
| <5> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Snell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |