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Welcome to Tumbling ...

Tumbling is located in Weakley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tumbling, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Tumbling is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Tumbling: 731

Websites for Tumbling ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.weakleycountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Tumbling, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Tumbling ...

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

  • Martin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mandels ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mandels is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
  • Paris
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • McKenzie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dunlap ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dunlap is located in Weakley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
  • Huntingdon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dresden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Greenfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Spring Creek is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
  • Pillowville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pillowville is located in Weakley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 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 Tumbling. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tumbling.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tumbling ...

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

Adding Tumbling to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tumbling post office opened in 1898. The Tumbling post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tumbling.

Footnotes ...

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