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Welcome to Addison ...

Addison is located in McMinn County<1>.

Addison is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Addison: 423 & 729<3>

Communities Also Named Addison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Addison - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Addison ...

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

  • Jacktown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jacktown is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
  • Athens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sweetwater
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Madisonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Etowah
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Surprise
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Surprise is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
  • Decatur
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Englewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Benton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tellico Plains
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Addison ...

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

Adding Addison to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Addison 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 Addison was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Addison.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including McMinn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Addison - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Addison area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Addison area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.