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Welcome to Alloway ...

Alloway is located in Cumberland County<1>.

Alloway is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Alloway lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Alloway is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the south is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Alloway: 931

Communities Also Named Alloway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Alloway - they are located in Manitoba, Maryland, New Jersey and New York.

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

Communities near Alloway ...

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

  • Lakemont Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
    • Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
  • Crossville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • College Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • College Grove is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
  • Fairfield Glade
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Harriman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogers
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rogers is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
  • Lake Tansi Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
  • Newton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Newton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
    • Newton has also been known as:
    • Peay
  • Dykes Crossroads
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 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 Alloway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alloway.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alloway ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alloway - 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.