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Welcome to Buttermilk Shores ...

Buttermilk Shores is located in Roane County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Buttermilk Shores: Buttermilk Shrs.

Buttermilk Shores is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Buttermilk Shores (for example, toward Center Ford), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Buttermilk Shores: 865

Communities near Buttermilk Shores ...

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

  • Oak Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Farragut
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Spring Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • McMullens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • McMullens is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
  • Lakemont Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
    • Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
  • College Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • College Grove is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
  • Clinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Lenoir City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Aldenwood Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
  • Harriman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buttermilk Shores ...

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

Footnotes ...

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