Welcome to Altonville ...
Altonville is located in Hawkins County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Altonville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.
Altonville is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Altonville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Altonville: 423 & 729<3>
Communities near Altonville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Altonville.
- Morristown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rogersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trent Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
- Bean Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Bright ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Monte Vista Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Alanthus Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Mosheim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Casablanca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 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 Altonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Altonville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Altonville. 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 Altonville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Altonville. See our Newspapers Page for Altonville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Altonville ...
Looking for more information about Altonville? 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 Altonville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Altonville.
Adding Altonville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Altonville 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 (so far) for Altonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Altonville post office opened in 1897. The Altonville post office closed in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Altonville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hawkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Altonville - 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 Altonville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Altonville 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. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |