Welcome to Patterson ...

Patterson is located in Rutherford County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Patterson, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

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

Patterson is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Patterson ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rutherfordchamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Patterson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 42 communities that are also named Patterson - they are located in Arkansas (4), California (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (2), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Mexico (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Patterson ...

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

• Murfreesboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murfreesboro
  • Murfreesboro is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murfreesboro <4>
• Murphree
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphree have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
  • Murphree is located in Rutherford County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
• Franklin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Smyrna
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <4>
• Spring Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Spring Hill is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <4>
• Brentwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
  • Brentwood is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <4>
• La Vergne
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vergne
  • La Vergne is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vergne <4>
• Morrow
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
  • Morrow is located in Rutherford County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 29,304 people
• Nolensville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolensville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolensville
  • Nolensville is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nolensville <4>
• Jefferson Pike
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
  • Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 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 Patterson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Patterson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Patterson ...

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

Adding Patterson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Patterson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Patterson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcounty.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/