Central Tennessee
Central Tennessee, more often called Middle Tennessee, is a region of Tennessee. Besides the obvious destinations like Nashville, there are some lesser known ones, like Carthage, for instance, the hometown of former Vice-President Al Gore.Tap on the map to travel |
Popular Destinations
Nashville
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Nashville is the capital of the American state of Tennessee.
Clarksville
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Clarksville is the county seat of Montgomery County, in Central Tennessee.
Murfreesboro
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Murfreesboro is a city in the Nashville metropolitan area of Middle Tennessee.
Destinations
Franklin
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Franklin is a city of 81,000 people in Tennessee, just a few miles south of Nashville.
Hendersonville
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Hendersonville is a city in Sumner County of the American state of Tennessee.
Cookeville
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Cookeville is a small city in north central Tennessee and home of Tennessee Tech University.
Columbia
Columbia is the county seat of Maury County in Central Tennessee, and is 50 miles south of Nashville.Brentwood
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Brentwood is a city in Williamson County, Tennessee, United States.
Tullahoma
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Tullahoma is a city in Coffee and Franklin counties in southern Middle Tennessee, United States.
Lebanon
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Lebanon is the county seat of Wilson County, Tennessee, United States.
Lynchburg
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Lynchburg is a small community in Tennessee. It is contained within Moore County, with which it forms a consolidated government.
Lewisburg
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Lewisburg is a beautiful town in southern Central Tennessee.
Smyrna
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Smyrna is a town in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Smyrna's population was 53,070 at the 2020 census, making it the largest town in Tennessee by population in that census.
Lawrenceburg
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The city of Lawrenceburg is the county seat of Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States, The largest city on the state's southern border between Chattanooga and Memphis, it lies on the banks of Shoal Creek.
Winchester
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Winchester is a city in and the county seat of Franklin County, Tennessee, United States.
Dover
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Dover is a city in and the county seat of Stewart County, Tennessee, 67 miles west-northwest of Nashville on the Cumberland River.
Fayetteville
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Fayetteville is a city and the county seat of Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States.
Dickson
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Dickson is a city in Central Tennessee and can be both parts sleepy and busy far-flung exurb of Nashville.
Mount Juliet
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Mt. Juliet is a city located in western Wilson County, Tennessee, United States.
Waverly
Waverly, the county seat of Humphreys County in Central Tennessee, is like the typical sleepy Southern town with charm.Ashland City
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Ashland City is in Central Tennessee. Located about 30 minutes northwest of Nashville and 40 minutes southeast of Clarksville, Ashland City offers beautiful rolling hills perfect for hiking and mountain biking.
Cowan
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Not to be confused with Cowan in Victoria, in which is covered in the Phillip Island article Cowan is a very small town in Tennessee.
Tracy City
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Tracy City is a town of 1,400 people in Grundy County in central Tennessee.
Monteagle
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Monteagle is a town in Franklin, Grundy, and Marion counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, in the Cumberland Plateau region of the southeastern part of the state.
Central Tennessee
- Type: Economic region with 2,460,000 residents
- Description: geographic region
- Neighbors: Eastern Tennessee and Western Tennessee
- Category: Grand Divisions of Tennessee
- Location: Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude of centre
35.8° or 35° 48' northLongitude of centre
-86.5° or 86° 30' westPopulation
2,460,000Elevation
196 metres (643 feet)GeoNames ID
12217091Wikidata ID
Q6841610Central Tennessee Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Catalan: Central Tennessee
- Catalan: Middle Tennessee
- Chinese: 中田纳西
- Chinese: 田納西州中部
- Chinese: 田纳西州中部
- English: Middle Tennessee
- Italian: Tennessee centrale
- Japanese: 中部テネシー
- Korean: 중부 테네시
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