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Welcome to Chilhowee ...

Chilhowee is located in Blount County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chilhowee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

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

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

Note: If you travel west from Chilhowee, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Chilhowee: 865

Communities Also Named Chilhowee ...

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

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

Websites for Chilhowee ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blountchamber.com/

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

Communities near Chilhowee ...

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

  • Maryville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • McMullens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • McMullens is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
  • Alcoa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Cowan Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
    • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
  • Fairway Estates
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
  • Rocky Branch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
  • Eagleton Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
  • Madisonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Louisville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 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 Chilhowee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chilhowee.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chilhowee ...

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

Adding Chilhowee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chilhowee 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 Chilhowee was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chilhowee.

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 Chilhowee - 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.