Welcome to Doctors ...
So far, we found very little information about Doctors. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Doctors to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Doctors, please Contact Us.
Doctors would have been located within present day Scott County<2>.
The location of Doctors has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Doctors, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Doctors is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Doctors was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Doctors (for example, toward Gernt), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
If Doctors still existed, it would have been in the (423) area code.
Communities near Doctors ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Doctors.
- Gernt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - LaFollette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- 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 <5>
- Oneida
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Oneida is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,704 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneida <5>
- Jellico
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jellico
- Jellico is located in Campbell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jellico <5>
- Caryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
- Caryville is located in Campbell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caryville <5>
- Jacksboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksboro
- Jacksboro is located in Campbell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,066 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksboro <5>
- Huntsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <5>
- Winfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
- Helenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenwood
- Helenwood is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helenwood <5>
- Elk Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 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 Doctors. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Doctors.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Doctors. 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 Doctors.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Doctors. See our Newspapers Page for Doctors.
Adding Doctors to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Doctors in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Doctors was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Doctors post office opened in 1891.
We also found Doctors in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Doctors.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Scott County: www.scottcounty.com/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Doctors, 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 Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Doctors - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |