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Welcome to Amis ...

Amis is located in Hawkins County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Amis, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Amis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Amis is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Amis is located in the (423) area code.

Communities near Amis ...

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

  • Greeneville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Church Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
    • Church Hill is located in Hawkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <4>
  • Mount Carmel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bolton Estates
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
    • Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
  • Forest Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Forest Hills is located in Greene County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
  • Trent Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
    • Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
  • Bean Station
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Bright ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bright have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
    • Bright is located in Hamblen County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
  • Mosheim
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosheim have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosheim
    • Mosheim is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,357 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosheim <4>
  • Blair Gap
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
    • Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 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 Amis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amis.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amis ...

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

Adding Amis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Amis 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 for Amis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Amis post office opened in 1880.

We also found Amis in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Amis.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Amis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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