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Welcome to Underwood ...

Underwood is located in Macon County<1>.

Underwood is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Underwood and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Underwood: 615 & 629<3>

Communities Also Named Underwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Underwood: This one is located in Macon County and the other is located in Sevier County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 21 communities that are also named Underwood - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ontario (2), South Dakota, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Underwood ...

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

  • Difficult
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Difficult is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
    • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
  • Hartsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Lafayette
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Scottsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Westmoreland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Tompkinsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Red Boiling Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gamaliel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Fountain Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bransford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bransford is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 170 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 Underwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Underwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Underwood ...

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

Footnotes ...

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