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Welcome to Timothy ...

Timothy is located in Overton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Timothy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

Timothy is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Timothy (for example, toward Elgin), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Timothy: 931

Communities Also Named Timothy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Timothy - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Timothy ...

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

  • Columbus Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
  • Cooper
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cooper is located in Fentress County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
  • Livingston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Thompsons Store
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
  • Celina
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dodson Branch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
  • Gainesboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Byrdstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bangham Village
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
    • Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
  • Oak Dale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Dale is located in Overton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
    • Estimated population in 2014: 222 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Timothy ...

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

Adding Timothy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Timothy 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 Timothy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Timothy post office opened in 1913. The Timothy post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Timothy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Overton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Timothy - 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>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/