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Welcome to Condon ...

Condon is located in Union County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Condon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Condon is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Condon: 865

Communities Also Named Condon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Condon - they are located in Colorado, Montana, Ohio and Oregon.

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

Communities near Condon ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kodak
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cook Mill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
  • Dyers Ferry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
  • Clinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Humes Ferry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
  • Jefferson City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Oakland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Oakland is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
  • Kings Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Kings Valley is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
  • Smithwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithwood is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwood
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,661 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 Condon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Condon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Condon ...

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

Adding Condon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Condon 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 Condon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Condon post office opened in 1896. The Condon post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Condon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Condon - 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.
<4>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/