Welcome to Southside ...

Southside is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Southside, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Southside is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Southside: 615 & 629<3>

The ZIP code for Southside: 37171<4>

Communities Also Named Southside ...

While we believe that this Southside is located in Montgomery County, we know of another 2 Tennessee communities named Southside. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hardin and Maury County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 25 communities that are also named Southside - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), Florida (4), Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Southside ...

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

Cheap Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
Clarksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clarksville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161,247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clarksville
- From Southside to Clarksville
Oakridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
Louise Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
Pleasant View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,055 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant View <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pleasant View
- From Southside to Pleasant View
Ashland City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ashland City
- From Southside to Ashland City
Coopertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
White Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- White Bluff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,689 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Bluff <5>
Throckmorton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Throckmorton
- From Southside to Throckmorton
Charlotte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Charlotte is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,610 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Charlotte
- From Southside to Charlotte

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Southside ...

Looking for more information about Southside? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Southside, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Southside.

Adding Southside to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Southside post office opened in 1880. The Southside post office closed in 2002.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Southside.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Southside - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Southside area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Southside area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Southside). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Southside or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	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/