Center Grove is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

Jackson County, Tennessee Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 11,638 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is Gainesboro. Jackson is part of the Cookeville Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Jackson County was crea ...

, United States. It is located along State Route 56 south of Gainesboro and northwest of

Cookeville Cookeville is the county seat and largest city of Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was reported to be 34,842. It is recognized as one of the country's micropolitan areas, or smaller ...

. 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.Center Grove
" ''Jackson County Family History Book'' (Jackson Historical Society, 1996). Accessed at the A.J. Lambert website: 7 July 2016.

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Unincorporated communities in Jackson County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee {{JacksonCountyTN-geo-stub