Welcome to Boiling ...
So far, we found very little information about Boiling. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Boiling to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Boiling, please Contact Us.
Boiling would have been located within present day Fentress County<2>.
The location of Boiling has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Boiling, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Boiling is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Boiling was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: While Boiling is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Boiling would have been located in the (931) area code.
Communities near Boiling ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boiling.
- Gernt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Armathwaite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armathwaite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Cooper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Fentress County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <5>
- Grimsley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimsley
- Grimsley is located in Fentress County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grimsley <5>
- Wartburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Wartburg is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 901 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wartburg <5>
- Helenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenwood
- Helenwood is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helenwood <5>
- Allardt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allardt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allardt
- Allardt is located in Fentress County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allardt <5>
- Clarkrange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkrange
- Clarkrange is located in Fentress County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 575 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkrange <5>
- Sunbright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbright
- Sunbright is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbright <5>
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 Boiling. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boiling.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boiling. 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 Boiling.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boiling. See our Newspapers Page for Boiling.
Adding Boiling to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Boiling in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Boiling was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Boiling post office opened in 1886.
We also found Boiling in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Boiling.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Boiling, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Fentress, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boiling - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |