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Welcome to Tuckers Crossroads ...

Tuckers Crossroads is located in Wilson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tuckers Crossroads, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Tuckers Crossroads: Tuckers Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Tuckers Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Tuckers Crossroads.

Tuckers Crossroads is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tuckers Crossroads: 615 & 629<3>

Communities near Tuckers Crossroads ...

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

  • Murphree
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Murphree is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
    • Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
  • Mount Juliet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Lebanon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Difficult
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Difficult is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
    • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
  • Hartsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Temperance Hall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
  • Centerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Centerville is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
  • Carthage
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Belinda City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Belinda City is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
  • Bluff Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 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 Tuckers Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tuckers Crossroads.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tuckers Crossroads ...

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

Adding Tuckers Crossroads to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tuckers Crossroads 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 Tuckers Crossroads was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tuckers Crossroads.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Wilson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tuckers Crossroads - 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 Tuckers Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Tuckers Crossroads 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.