Welcome to Stewart ...

Stewart is located in Houston County<1>.

The location of Stewart has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stewart, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

Stewart is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Stewart: (931)

Communities Also Named Stewart ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Stewart: This one is located in Houston County and the other is located in Smith County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 40 communities that are also named Stewart - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nevada (2), New York (2), Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (3), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Stewart ...

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

• Brevards Ferry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brevards Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
  • Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
• Brownsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Houston County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
• Halls Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
  • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
• Pigeon Roost
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
  • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
• Oak Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Henry County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
• Waverly
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• McEwen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
  • McEwen is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen <4>
• Throckmorton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
  • Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
• Dover
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Stewart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
  • Former name for Dover:
  • Monroe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
• Tennessee Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Ridge
  • Tennessee Ridge is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennessee Ridge <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stewart ...

Looking for more information about Stewart? 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 Stewart, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Stewart.

Adding Stewart to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stewart 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 Stewart was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Stewart post office opened in 1866.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stewart.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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