Welcome to Catlettsburg ...

Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Catlettsburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1888.

Catlettsburg is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Catlettsburg: 865

Communities Also Named Catlettsburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Catlettsburg - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Catlettsburg ...

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

• Knoxville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Knoxville is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Knoxville
  • From Catlettsburg to Knoxville
• Kodak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kodak is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
  • Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak <3>
• Clevenger
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Clevenger is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
  • Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
• Cook Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
• Dyers Ferry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
• Seymour Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
• Cowan Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
  • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
• Humes Ferry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
• Jefferson City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jefferson City
  • From Catlettsburg to Jefferson City
• Oakland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Oakland is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 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 Catlettsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Catlettsburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Catlettsburg ...

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

Adding Catlettsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Catlettsburg 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 Catlettsburg was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Catlettsburg.