Welcome to Paulks ...
So far, we found very little information about Paulks. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Paulks to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Paulks, please Contact Us.
Paulks would have been located within present day Hardin County<2>.
The location of Paulks has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Paulks, 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.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Paulks is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Paulks was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Paulks would have been located in the (731) area code.
Communities near Paulks ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Paulks.
- Johnson Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
- Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
- Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
- Tulu
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Savannah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Savannah is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <5>
- Swift
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Belle Meade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
- Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <5>
- Adamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Adamsville is located in McNairy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamsville <5>
- Crump
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crump have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Crump is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,459 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crump <5>
- Lutts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutts
- Lutts is located in Wayne County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutts <5>
- Scotts Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
- Scotts Hill is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Hill <5>
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 Paulks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paulks.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Paulks. 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 Paulks.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Paulks. See our Newspapers Page for Paulks.
Adding Paulks to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Paulks 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 for Paulks was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Paulks.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Paulks, 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 Hardin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paulks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |