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Welcome to Ewing ...

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

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


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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ewing, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ewing is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The Area Code where Ewing was located: 865

Communities Also Named Ewing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Ewing: This one is located in Blount County and the other is located in Sevier County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 27 communities that are also named Ewing - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.

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

Websites for Ewing ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blountchamber.com/

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

Communities near Ewing ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Maryville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Ridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Farragut
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 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
  • McMullens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • McMullens is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
  • Alcoa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Clinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lenoir City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cowan Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
    • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 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 Ewing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ewing.

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

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

Adding Ewing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ewing 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 (so far) for Ewing was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ewing post office opened in 1889. The Ewing post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ewing.

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 Ewing, 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 Ewing - 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.
<5>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/