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Welcome to Felker ...

Felker is located in Bradley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Felker, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Felker is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Felker: 423 & 729<3>

Communities Also Named Felker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Felker - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Felker ...

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

  • Cleveland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • East Brainerd
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
  • Collegedale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Gregory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
  • South Cleveland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
  • Temple Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
  • Chatsworth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Ringgold
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ringgold is located in Catoosa County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringgold <4>
  • Wildwood Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
  • Apison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Apison is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 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 Felker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Felker.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Felker ...

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

Adding Felker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Felker 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 Felker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Felker post office opened in 1884. The Felker post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Felker.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Bradley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Felker - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Felker area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Felker area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/