Welcome to Chimneytop ...
So far, we found very little information about Chimneytop. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Chimneytop to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chimneytop, please Contact Us.
Chimneytop would have been located within present day Hawkins County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Chimneytop, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Chimneytop is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Chimneytop was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Chimneytop was located: 423 & 729<4>
Communities near Chimneytop ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chimneytop.
- Kingsport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greeneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bloomingdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Colonial Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Church Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jonesborough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bolton Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
- Forest Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
- Rogersville
(13 miles [20.9 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 Chimneytop. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chimneytop.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chimneytop. 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 Chimneytop.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chimneytop. See our Newspapers Page for Chimneytop.
Adding Chimneytop to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Chimneytop in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Chimneytop was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Chimneytop.
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 Chimneytop, 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 Hawkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chimneytop - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Chimneytop area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Chimneytop area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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