Welcome to Crabtree ...

Crabtree is located in Carter County<1>.

The location of Crabtree has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crabtree, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Crabtree is 2,520 feet [768 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Crabtree is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The area code for Crabtree: (423)

Communities Also Named Crabtree ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Crabtree - they are located in Arkansas, California, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Crabtree ...

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

• Johnson City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
  • Johnson City is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
  • Former names for Johnson City:
  • Blue Plum Station
  • Haynesville
  • Johnsons Depot
  • Johnsons Tank
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <4>
• East Ridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
  • East Ridge is located in Washington County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
• Shell Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
  • Shell Creek is located in Carter County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
• Elizabethton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethton
  • Elizabethton is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethton <4>
• Erwin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
  • Erwin is located in Unicoi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <4>
• Onks
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onks
  • Onks is located in Washington County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,715 people
• Camelot Two
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot Two have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
  • Camelot Two is located in Washington County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
• Unicoi
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicoi
  • Unicoi is located in Unicoi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unicoi <4>
• Woodby Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodby Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
  • Woodby Hill is located in Carter County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
• Norris
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
  • Norris is located in Johnson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 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 Crabtree. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crabtree.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crabtree ...

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

Adding Crabtree to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crabtree post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crabtree.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crabtree. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/