Welcome to Clinchmore ...
Clinchmore is located in Campbell County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Clinchmore, you might consider that their post office opened in 1935.
Clinchmore is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Clinchmore lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Clinchmore (for example, toward Grimsley), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Codes for Clinchmore: 423 & 729<3>
Communities near Clinchmore ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clinchmore.
- Fraterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Oak Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- LaFollette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <4>
- Oak Grove Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,425 people
- Oliver Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coalfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Pine Crest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Caryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Clinchmore. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clinchmore.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clinchmore. 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 Clinchmore.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clinchmore. See our Newspapers Page for Clinchmore.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clinchmore ...
Looking for more information about Clinchmore? 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 Clinchmore, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Clinchmore.
Adding Clinchmore to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Clinchmore 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 Clinchmore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Clinchmore post office opened in 1935. The Clinchmore post office closed in 1963.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Clinchmore.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Campbell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clinchmore - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 Clinchmore area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Clinchmore area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |