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Welcome to Sulphura ...

Sulphura is located in Sumner County<1>.

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

Sulphura is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sulphura: 615 & 629<3>

Communities near Sulphura ...

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

  • Hendersonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Gallatin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Portland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • White House
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hartsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklin is located in Simpson County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
  • Millersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Scottsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Shackle Island
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
  • Westmoreland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sulphura ...

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

Adding Sulphura to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sulphura post office opened in 1888. The Sulphura post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sulphura.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Sumner, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sulphura - 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 Sulphura area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Sulphura area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/