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Welcome to Berkshire Wood ...

Berkshire Wood is located in Knox County<1>.

Berkshire Wood is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Berkshire Wood (for example, toward Rogers), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Berkshire Wood: 865

Communities near Berkshire Wood ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Fraterville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
  • Maryville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Farragut
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • McMullens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • McMullens is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
  • Seymour Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
  • Alcoa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alcoa is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <3>
  • Clinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berkshire Wood ...

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

Footnotes ...

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