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Welcome to Ellejoy ...

Ellejoy is located in Blount County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ellejoy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1830.

Ellejoy is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Ellejoy: 865

Websites for Ellejoy ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blountchamber.com/

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

Communities near Ellejoy ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kodak
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cook Mill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
  • Maryville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sevierville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Seymour Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
  • Alcoa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • 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 <3>
  • Cowan Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
    • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
  • Aldenwood Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
  • Humes Ferry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 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 Ellejoy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ellejoy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ellejoy ...

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

Adding Ellejoy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ellejoy 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 Ellejoy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ellejoy post office opened in 1830. The Ellejoy post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ellejoy.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ellejoy - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/