Welcome to Friendsville ...

The city of Friendsville is located in Blount County<1>.

The location of Friendsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Friendsville has a population of 900 people<3> (see below for details).

Friendsville is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

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

The telephone area code for Friendsville: (865)

We don't have a date for the establishment of Friendsville.

Websites for Friendsville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blountchamber.com/

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Friendsville had an population of 900 people. This is a decrease of 1.42% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Friendsville had a population of 913 people. This makes Friendsville the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Friendsville represents 0.01% of the population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 241st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 913 people, the population of Friendsville increased 2.58% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 890 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Friendsville.

Communities Also Named Friendsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Friendsville - they are located in Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Friendsville ...

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

• Knoxville
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville lies 18 miles [29 km]<5> to the northeast of Friendsville.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190,223 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Knoxville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville<6>
• Maryville
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
  • Maryville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<5> to the east of Friendsville.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,995 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Maryville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville<6>
• Oak Ridge
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
  • Oak Ridge lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<5> to the northwest of Friendsville.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Oak Ridge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge<6>
• Farragut
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
  • Farragut lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<5> to the north of Friendsville.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,045 people
  • 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 Google Maps centered on Farragut
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut<6>
• Spring Hill
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Spring Hill lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<5> to the north of Friendsville.
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • 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 Google Maps centered on Spring Hill
• Alcoa
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
  • Alcoa lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<5> to the northeast of Friendsville.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
  • 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 Google Maps centered on Alcoa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa<6>
• Lenoir City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir City
  • Lenoir City lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<5> to the northwest of Friendsville.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,323 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Lenoir City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir City<6>
• Cowan Springs
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
  • Cowan Springs lies 18 miles [29 km]<5> to the east of Friendsville.
  • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowan Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Cowan Springs
• Aldenwood Park
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
  • Aldenwood Park lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<5> to the northeast of Friendsville.
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
  • 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 Google Maps centered on Aldenwood Park
• Humes Ferry
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
  • Humes Ferry lies 18 miles [29 km]<5> to the northeast of Friendsville.
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humes Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Humes Ferry

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 Friendsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Friendsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Friendsville ...

Looking for more information about Friendsville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Friendsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Friendsville.

Adding Friendsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Friendsville 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 Friendsville was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Friendsville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Friendsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Blount County: www.korrnet.org/blountco/

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