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Welcome to Fiketon ...

Fiketon is located in McMinn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fiketon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Fiketon is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Fiketon: 423 & 729<3>

Communities near Fiketon ...

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

  • Athens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dayton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Sweetwater
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Madisonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Etowah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Surprise
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Surprise is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
  • Decatur
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Englewood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakewood Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 990 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 Fiketon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fiketon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fiketon ...

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

Adding Fiketon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fiketon post office opened in 1883. The Fiketon post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fiketon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including McMinn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fiketon - 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 Fiketon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Fiketon 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/