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Welcome to Craigmar ...

So far, we found very little information about Craigmar. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Craigmar to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Craigmar, please Contact Us.

Craigmar would have been located within present day Blount County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Craigmar is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Craigmar was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

The Area Code where Craigmar was located: 865

Websites for Craigmar ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blountchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Craigmar, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Craigmar ...

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

  • Maryville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Oak Ridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Farragut
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Spring Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • Alcoa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alcoa is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <4>
  • Lenoir City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Aldenwood Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
  • Fairway Estates
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
  • Loudon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sweetwater
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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 Craigmar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Craigmar.

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

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

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 Craigmar, 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 Blount, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Craigmar - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.