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Welcome to Stella ...

Stella is located in Giles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stella, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Stella is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Stella: 931

Communities Also Named Stella ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Stella - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Stella ...

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

  • Athens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Lawrenceburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
  • Powell Chapel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powell Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
    • Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
  • Pulaski
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • New Prospect
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
    • New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
  • Wales
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wales. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
    • Wales is located in Giles County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wales
    • From Stella to Wales
  • Ardmore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardmore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
    • Ardmore is located in Limestone County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,513 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardmore <3>
  • Olivet
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Olivet is located in Giles County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
  • Rogersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stella ...

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

Adding Stella to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Stella post office opened in 1888.

We also found Stella in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stella.

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

The official website for Giles County: www.gilescounty-tn.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Giles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stella - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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