Welcome to Iron Divide ...

So far, we found very little information about Iron Divide. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Iron Divide to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Iron Divide, please Contact Us.

Iron Divide would have been located within present day Roane County<2>.

The location of Iron Divide has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Iron Divide, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1888.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Iron Divide had a population of 328 people.<4> (see below for details).

While the community is gone, the present day location for Iron Divide is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: The area where Iron Divide was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Iron Divide (for example, toward Lake Tansi Village), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Iron Divide would have been located in the (865) area code.

Communities near Iron Divide ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Iron Divide.

• Oak Ridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
  • Oak Ridge is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <6>
• Farragut
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
  • Farragut is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <6>
• Lakemont Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakemont Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
  • Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
• College Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
  • College Grove is located in Roane County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
• Lenoir City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir City
  • Lenoir City is located in Loudon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir City <6>
• Harriman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriman
  • Harriman is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriman <6>
• Loudon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
  • Loudon is located in Loudon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <6>
• Sweetwater
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Sweetwater is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <6>
• Kingston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <6>
• Rockwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Rockwood is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <6>

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 Iron Divide. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Iron Divide.

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

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

Adding Iron Divide to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Iron Divide 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 Iron Divide was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Iron Divide.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Roane County: www.roanealliance.org/

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