Welcome to Wyatt ...
So far, we found very little information about Wyatt. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wyatt to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wyatt, please Contact Us.
Wyatt would have been located within present day Cumberland County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wyatt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Wyatt is 1,980 feet [604 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Wyatt was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Wyatt (for example, toward Dayton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The Area Code where Wyatt was located: 931
Communities Also Named Wyatt ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Wyatt - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wyatt.
Communities near Wyatt ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wyatt.
- Clarktown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Crossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield Glade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Tansi Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Dykes Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Spring City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pikeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Center Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Greenbriar Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 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 Wyatt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wyatt.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wyatt. 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 Wyatt.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wyatt. See our Newspapers Page for Wyatt.
Adding Wyatt to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wyatt in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Wyatt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Wyatt post office opened in 1890. The Wyatt post office closed in 1894.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wyatt.
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 Wyatt, 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 Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wyatt - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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/ |