Welcome to Block City ...
Block City is located in Hawkins County<1>.
Block City is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Block City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Block City: 423 & 729<3>
Communities near Block City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Block City.
- Kingsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mill Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Bloomingdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Colonial Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harrtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Harrtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
- Waycross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Spurgeon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Blountville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Blair Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Surgoinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Block City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Block City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Block City. 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 Block City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Block City. See our Newspapers Page for Block City.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Block City ...
Looking for more information about Block City? 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 Block City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Block City.
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 Block City - 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 Block City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Block City 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. |