Center Grove, Tennessee

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Center Grove, Tennessee
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SR 56 in Center Grove
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Center Grove
Coordinates: 36°15′50″N85°36′30″W / 36.26389°N 85.60833°W / 36.26389; -85.60833
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Jackson
Elevation
997 ft (304 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38562
Area code 931
GNIS feature ID1280124 [1]

Center Grove is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Tennessee, United States. It is located along State Route 56 south of Gainesboro and northwest of Cookeville. [1] The community is home to several churches and small businesses.

Center Grove is named for a church built in the area in the 1890s. The church stood in the middle of a grove of trees. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Center Grove". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Center Grove," Jackson County Family History Book (Jackson Historical Society, 1996). Accessed at the A.J. Lambert website: 7 July 2016.