Welcome to Petway ...

Petway is located in Cheatham County<1>.

The location of Petway has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Petway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Petway is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Petway: (615)

Communities near Petway ...

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

• Cheap Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheap Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
  • Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
• Dickson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
  • Dickson is located in Dickson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson <4>
• Fairview
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <4>
• Pleasant View
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Pleasant View is located in Cheatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant View <4>
• Ashland City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
  • Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
• Coopertown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coopertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
  • Coopertown is located in Robertson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
• White Bluff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bluff
  • White Bluff is located in Dickson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Bluff <4>
• Belle Meade
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
  • Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
• Kingston Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Springs
  • Kingston Springs is located in Cheatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston Springs <4>
• Pegram
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
  • Pegram is located in Cheatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 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 Petway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Petway.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Petway ...

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

Adding Petway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Petway 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 Petway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Petway post office opened in 1885.

We also found Petway on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Petway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cheatham County: www.cheathamcounty.net/

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