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Welcome to Dyllis ...

Dyllis is located in Roane County<1>.

Dyllis is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Dyllis: 865

Communities near Dyllis ...

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

  • Oak Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Farragut
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • Lakemont Heights
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
    • Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
  • College Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • College Grove is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
  • Clinton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Lenoir City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Harriman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Loudon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Kingston
    (7 miles [11.3 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 Dyllis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dyllis.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dyllis ...

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

Adding Dyllis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dyllis 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 Dyllis was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dyllis.

Footnotes ...

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