Welcome to Elkmont ...

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

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

Elkmont would have been located within present day Sevier County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elkmont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Elkmont is 2,160 feet [658 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Elkmont is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Elkmont was located: 865

Communities Also Named Elkmont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Elkmont - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Elkmont ...

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

• Sevierville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevierville
  • Sevierville is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sevierville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sevierville
  • From Elkmont to Sevierville
• Seymour Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
  • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
• Cowan Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowan Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
  • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
• Pigeon Forge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Forge
  • Pigeon Forge is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pigeon Forge <4>
• Harrisburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
• Rocky Branch
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
  • Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
• Gatlinburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatlinburg
  • Gatlinburg is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gatlinburg <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gatlinburg
  • From Elkmont to Gatlinburg
• Bryson City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson City
  • Bryson City is located in Swain County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bryson City
  • From Elkmont to Bryson City
• Pittman Center
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittman Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
  • Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
• Townsend
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
  • Townsend is located in Blount County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Townsend
  • From Elkmont to Townsend

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

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

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

Adding Elkmont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elkmont 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 Elkmont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Elkmont post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elkmont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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