Welcome to Alanthus Hill ...

Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alanthus Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Alanthus Hill had a population of 2,461 people.<3> (see below for details).

Alanthus Hill is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Alanthus Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Alanthus Hill: (423)

Communities near Alanthus Hill ...

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

• Middlesboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesboro
  • Middlesboro is located in Bell County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlesboro <5>
• Harrogate
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrogate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrogate
  • Harrogate is located in Claiborne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrogate <5>
• Trent Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
  • Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
• Bean Station
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Station
  • Bean Station is located in Grainger County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bean Station <5>
• Beans
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
  • Beans is located in Grainger County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
• New Tazewell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tazewell
  • New Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Tazewell <5>
• Tazewell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
  • Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <5>
• Harlan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
  • Harlan is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlan <5>
• Sneedville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneedville
  • Sneedville is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sneedville <5>
• Red Bridge Ferry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bridge Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
  • Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 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 Alanthus Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alanthus Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alanthus Hill ...

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

Adding Alanthus Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alanthus Hill 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 Alanthus Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Alanthus Hill post office opened in 1855.

We also found Alanthus Hill in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alanthus Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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