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Welcome to Binfield ...

Binfield is located in Blount County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Binfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Binfield is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Binfield (for example, toward Lake Tansi Village), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Binfield: 865

Websites for Binfield ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blountchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Binfield, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Binfield ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Maryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Farragut
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • McMullens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • McMullens is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
  • Alcoa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Lenoir City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cowan Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
    • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
  • Aldenwood Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
  • Humes Ferry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
  • Fairway Estates
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 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 Binfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Binfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Binfield ...

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

Adding Binfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Binfield 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 Binfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Binfield post office opened in 1907. The Binfield post office closed in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Binfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Blount, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Binfield - 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.
<4>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/