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Welcome to Combs ...

Combs is located in Claiborne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Combs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Combs is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Combs: 423 & 729<3>

Communities Also Named Combs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Combs - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Combs ...

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

  • Middlesboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Harrogate
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Tazewell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Alanthus Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
  • Maynardville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Tazewell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pineville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Rutledge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Cumberland Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Evans Ferry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 293 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 Combs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Combs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Combs ...

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

Adding Combs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Combs 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 Combs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Combs post office opened in 1907. The Combs post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Combs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Claiborne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Combs - 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 Combs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Combs 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/