Welcome to Fountain City ...

Fountain City is located in Knox County<1>.

The location of Fountain City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fountain City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Fountain City is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Fountain City is within the (865) area code.

Communities Also Named Fountain City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fountain City - they are located in Indiana and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Fountain City ...

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

• Knoxville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <4>
• Kodak
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kodak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
  • Kodak is located in Sevier County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak <4>
• Fraterville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
  • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
• Maryville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
  • Maryville is located in Blount County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville <4>
• Farragut
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
  • Farragut is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <4>
• Spring Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
• Seymour Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
• Alcoa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alcoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
  • Alcoa is located in Blount County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <4>
• Clinton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Aldenwood Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aldenwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
  • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 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 Fountain City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fountain City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fountain City ...

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

Adding Fountain City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fountain City post office opened in 1890.

We also found Fountain City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fountain City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fountain City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.org/

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