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Welcome to Rocky Top ...The town of Rocky Top is primarily located in Anderson County<1>. A portion of Rocky Top extends into Campbell County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Rocky Top, 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 Census Estimates for 2019, Rocky Top has a population of 1,770 people<2> (see below for details). Rocky Top is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Rocky Top lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Rocky Top (for example, toward Grimsley), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Rocky Top is located in the (865) area code. The ZIP code for Rocky Top: 37769<4> The town of Rocky Top was previously named Lake City. Going back to its beginning, The community of Rocky Top was originally named Coal Creek. For more information about the names of Rocky Top, see The Names of Rocky Top on our Genealogy Page. Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rocky Top had an population of 1,770 people. This is a decrease of 0.62% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.25% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Rocky Top had a population of 1,781 people. This makes Rocky Top the county's 4th most populous community. The population of Rocky Top represents 0.03% of the total population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 180th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,781 people, the population of Rocky Top decreased 5.67% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,888 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Rocky Top. Communities near Rocky Top ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rocky Top.
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 Rocky Top. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rocky Top. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rocky Top. 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 Rocky Top. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocky Top. See our Newspapers Page for Rocky Top. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rocky Top ...Looking for more information about Rocky Top? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Rocky Top, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rocky Top. Adding Rocky Top to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Rocky Top 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 Rocky Top was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888). We also found Rocky Top in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Rocky Top. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rocky Top. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/ Footnotes ...
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