Welcome to Griffitts ...
So far, we found very little information about Griffitts. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Griffitts to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Griffitts, please Contact Us.
Griffitts would have been located within present day Loudon County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Griffitts, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Griffitts is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Griffitts was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Griffitts (for example, toward Pikeville), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The Area Code where Griffitts was located: 865
Websites for Griffitts ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.loudoncounty.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Griffitts, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Griffitts ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Griffitts.
- Maryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- 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>
- Oak Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Oak Ridge is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <4>
- Farragut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
- McMullens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Alcoa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alcoa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
- Lenoir City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir City
- Lenoir City is located in Loudon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir City <4>
- Aldenwood Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aldenwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
- Fairway Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairway Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
- Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
- Loudon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
- Loudon is located in Loudon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,009 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <4>
- Sweetwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <4>
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 Griffitts. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Griffitts.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Griffitts. 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 Griffitts.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Griffitts. See our Newspapers Page for Griffitts.
Adding Griffitts to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Griffitts 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 for Griffitts was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Griffitts post office opened in 1881.
We also found Griffitts in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Griffitts.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Loudon County: www.loudoncounty.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Griffitts, 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 Loudon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Griffitts - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |