Welcome to Tinch ...
So far, we found very little information about Tinch. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tinch to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tinch, please Contact Us.
Tinch would have been located within present day Fentress County<2>.
The location of Tinch has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tinch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Tinch is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Tinch was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Tinch and travel south, you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Tinch would have been located in the (931) area code.
Communities near Tinch ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tinch.
- Gernt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Armathwaite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armathwaite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Fairfield Glade
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Glade
- Fairfield Glade is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Glade <5>
- Cooper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Jamestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Fentress County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <5>
- Grimsley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimsley
- Grimsley is located in Fentress County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grimsley <5>
- Wartburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Wartburg is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 901 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wartburg <5>
- Allardt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allardt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allardt
- Allardt is located in Fentress County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allardt <5>
- Clarkrange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkrange
- Clarkrange is located in Fentress County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 575 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkrange <5>
- Sunbright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbright
- Sunbright is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbright <5>
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 Tinch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tinch.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tinch. 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 Tinch.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tinch. See our Newspapers Page for Tinch.
Adding Tinch to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tinch 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 Tinch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Tinch post office opened in 1881.
We also found Tinch on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tinch.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tinch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Fentress, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tinch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |