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>.

The location of Star has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

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.<4>.

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

The location where Star once stood is in the (931) area code.

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
  • Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
• Waynesboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
• Loretto
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
  • Loretto is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <5>
• Lutts
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutts
  • Lutts is located in Wayne County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutts <5>
• Killen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killen
  • Killen is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killen <5>
• Collinwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
  • Collinwood is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
• Saint Joseph
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <5>
• Saint Florian
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Florian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
  • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
• Lexington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Iron City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
  • Iron City is located in Lawrence County

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 for Star was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Star.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecountytn.org/

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