Welcome to Rymers ...
So far, we found very little information about Rymers. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rymers to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rymers, please Contact Us.
Rymers would have been located within present day Polk County<2>.
The location of Rymers has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rymers, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Rymers is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Rymers was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Rymers (for example, toward Cartwright), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Rymers would have been located in the (423) area code.
Communities Also Named Rymers ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rymers - it's located in Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rymers.
Communities near Rymers ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rymers.
- Jacktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Pantertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Etowah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etowah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Etowah is located in McMinn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,527 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Etowah <5>
- Cutcane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Belltown Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belltown Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Blue Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Blue Ridge is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Ridge <5>
- Benton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Benton is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <5>
- McCaysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCaysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaysville
- McCaysville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCaysville <5>
- Tellico Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico Plains
- Tellico Plains is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tellico Plains <5>
- Ducktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
- Ducktown is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ducktown <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 Rymers. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rymers.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rymers. 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 Rymers.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rymers. See our Newspapers Page for Rymers.
Adding Rymers to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rymers 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 Rymers was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rymers.
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 Rymers, 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 Polk, 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 Rymers - 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. |