Welcome to Tekoa ...

Tekoa is located in Knox County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tekoa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Tekoa is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Tekoa (for example, toward Rogers), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Tekoa: (865)

Communities Also Named Tekoa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Tekoa - they are located in Alabama and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tekoa.

Communities near Tekoa ...

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

• Knoxville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <4>
• Fraterville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
  • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
• Maryville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
  • Maryville is located in Blount County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville <4>
• Oak Ridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Farragut
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Spring Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
• Seymour Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
  • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
• Alcoa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alcoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
  • Alcoa is located in Blount County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <4>
• Clinton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Lenoir City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tekoa ...

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

Adding Tekoa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tekoa 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 Tekoa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tekoa post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tekoa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.org/

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