Welcome to Ailor ...
So far, we found very little information about Ailor. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ailor to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ailor, please Contact Us.
Ailor would have been located within present day Union County<2>.
The location of Ailor has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ailor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ailor is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Ailor was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Ailor (for example, toward Gernt), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The location where Ailor once stood is in the (865) area code.
Communities near Ailor ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ailor.
- Kodak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kodak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
- Kodak is located in Sevier County
- Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak <5>
- Cook Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Dyers Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Jefferson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,234 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <5>
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Kings Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Kings Valley is located in Knox County
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
- Smithwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - New Tazewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tazewell
- New Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Tazewell <5>
- Maynardville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynardville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynardville
- Maynardville is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynardville <5>
- Mascot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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 Ailor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ailor.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ailor. 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 Ailor.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ailor. See our Newspapers Page for Ailor.
Adding Ailor to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ailor 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 Ailor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Ailor post office opened in 1894.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ailor.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Union County: www.unioncountytn.org/
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 Ailor, 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 Union, 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 Ailor - 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |