Welcome to Tennessee City ...

Tennessee City is located in Dickson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tennessee City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Tennessee City is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Tennessee City ...

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

• Dickson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
  • Dickson is located in Dickson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson <4>
• Halls Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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
• Waverly
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• White Bluff
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bluff
  • White Bluff is located in Dickson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Bluff <4>
• McEwen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Charlotte
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Charlotte is located in Dickson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <4>
• Burns
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
  • Burns is located in Dickson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <4>
• Water Valley ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Water Valley is located in Dickson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
• Erin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
  • Erin is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <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 Tennessee City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tennessee City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tennessee City ...

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

Adding Tennessee City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tennessee City post office opened in 1886.

We also found Tennessee City on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tennessee City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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