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Welcome to Bacchus ...

Bacchus is located in Claiborne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bacchus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Bacchus is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bacchus: 423 & 729<3>

Communities Also Named Bacchus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bacchus - they are located in North Carolina and Utah.

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

Communities near Bacchus ...

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

  • Middlesboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrogate
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beans
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Beans is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
  • New Tazewell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Alanthus Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
  • Tazewell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pineville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Rutledge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Minton Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
  • Cumberland Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bacchus ...

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

Adding Bacchus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bacchus 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 Bacchus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bacchus post office opened in 1883. The Bacchus post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bacchus.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Claiborne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bacchus - 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 Bacchus area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Bacchus 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/