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So far, we found very little information about Catoosa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Catoosa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Catoosa, please Contact Us.


Catoosa would have been located within present day Morgan County<2>.


We aren't confident of the location of Catoosa, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Catoosa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Catoosa is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Catoosa was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

Catoosa would have been located in the (423) area code.

Communities Also Named Catoosa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Catoosa - they are located in North Carolina and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Catoosa ...

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

  • Lakemont Heights
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakemont Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
    • Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
  • College Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
    • College Grove is located in Roane County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
  • Fairfield Glade
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Glade
    • Fairfield Glade is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,989 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Glade <6>
  • Harriman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriman
    • Harriman is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriman <6>
  • Kingston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Rockwood is located in Roane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,459 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <6>
  • Rogers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Rogers is located in Cumberland County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
  • Oliver Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Springs
    • Oliver Springs is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliver Springs <6>
  • Coalfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
    • Coalfield is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
  • Ethel ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Ethel is located in Roane County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 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 Catoosa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Catoosa.

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

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

Adding Catoosa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Catoosa 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 for Catoosa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Catoosa post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Catoosa.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Catoosa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Catoosa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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