Mount Gilead, Tennessee Explained

Official Name:Mount Gilead, Tennessee
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Tennessee#USA
Pushpin Label:Mount Gilead
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tennessee
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Henderson
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:561
Coordinates:35.7658°N -88.5397°W
Area Code:731
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1294612

Mount Gilead, Tennessee (sometimes called Mt. Gilead) is an unincorporated community located in Henderson County, Tennessee, United States at latitude 35.766 and longitude -88.54, at an elevation of 561 feet. It is on O'Brien Road west of Tennessee Highway 104, approximately 8 kilometres south-southeast of Cedar Grove, Tennessee.[1] As late as 1926, Mount Gilead had its own school.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://tennessee.hometownlocator.com/tn/henderson/mount-gilead.cfm Mount Gilead
  2. http://www.tnyesterday.com/yesterday_henderson/albert_cook/albert_cook.html#gilead Mount Gilead school pictures