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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • Hendersonville is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <4>
• Gallatin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallatin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
  • Gallatin is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <4>
• Portland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
• White House
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House
  • White House is located in Robertson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White House <4>
• Hartsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Hartsville is located in Trousdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsville <4>
• Franklin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Simpson County (KY)
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <4>
• Scottsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
  • Scottsville is located in Allen County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <4>
• Shackle Island
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shackle Island have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
  • Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
• Westmoreland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmoreland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
  • Westmoreland is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westmoreland <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 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 for Sulphura was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sulphura.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sumner County: www.sumnertn.org/

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