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Welcome to Star ...

So far, we found very little information about Star. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Star to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Star, please Contact Us.

Star would have been located within present day Wayne County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Star, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Star is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Star was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Star was located: 931

Communities Also Named Star ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Star - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (3), Louisiana (3), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Texas (2), Virginia, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Star ...

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

  • Liberty Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
  • Waynesboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Loretto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lutts
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Killen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Killen is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killen <4>
  • Collinwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Collinwood is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
  • Saint Joseph
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Florian
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Lexington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Iron City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Iron City is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City

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

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

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

Adding Star to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Star in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Star was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Star post office opened in 1895. The Star post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Star.

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 Star, 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 Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Star - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/