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Welcome to Lumptown ...

Lumptown is located in Madison County<1>.

Lumptown is 2,910 feet [887 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Lumptown is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Lumptown: 828

Communities near Lumptown ...

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

  • Greeneville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Woodfin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Forest Hills is located in Greene County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
  • Pleasant View
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant View is located in Greene County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
  • Weaverville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tusculum
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Tusculum is located in Greene County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
  • Mars Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ernestville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
  • Marshall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hot Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lumptown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lumptown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.