Welcome to Poplar ...

Poplar is located in Mitchell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Poplar, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Poplar is 2,010 feet [613 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Poplar: 828

Communities Also Named Poplar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Poplar - they are located in California, Idaho, Iowa (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Poplar ...

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

• Johnson City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Johnson City is located in Washington County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
  • Former names for Johnson City:
  • Blue Plum Station
  • Haynesville
  • Johnsons Depot
  • Johnsons Tank
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <3>
• East Ridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • East Ridge is located in Washington County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
  • Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
• Shell Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
  • Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
• Nolichucky ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Nolichucky is located in Washington County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
• Erwin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Erwin is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <3>
• Jonesborough
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jonesborough is located in Washington County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesborough
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesborough <3>
• Onks
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Onks is located in Washington County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onks
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,715 people
• Camelot Two
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Camelot Two is located in Washington County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
• Unicoi
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Unicoi is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicoi
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unicoi <3>
• Woodby Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodby Hill is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poplar ...

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

Adding Poplar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Poplar 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 (so far) for Poplar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Poplar post office opened in 1896. The Poplar post office closed in 1949.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Poplar.