Welcome to Hacker ...

So far, we found very little information about Hacker. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hacker to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hacker, please Contact Us.

Hacker would have been located within present day Washington County<2>.

The location of Hacker has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hacker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hacker is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Hacker was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Hacker once stood is in the (423) area code.

Communities Also Named Hacker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hacker - it's located in Michigan.

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

Communities near Hacker ...

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

• Johnson City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
  • Johnson City is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
  • Former names for Johnson City:
  • Blue Plum Station
  • Haynesville
  • Johnsons Depot
  • Johnsons Tank
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <5>
• East Ridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
  • East Ridge is located in Washington County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
• Greeneville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeneville
  • Greeneville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeneville <5>
• Colonial Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
  • Colonial Heights is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <5>
• Nolichucky ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolichucky have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
  • Nolichucky is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
• Erwin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
  • Erwin is located in Unicoi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <5>
• Jonesborough
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesborough
  • Jonesborough is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesborough <5>
• Bolton Estates
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
  • Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
• Forest Hills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
  • Forest Hills is located in Greene County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
• Pleasant View
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Pleasant View is located in Greene County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 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 Hacker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hacker.

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

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

Adding Hacker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hacker 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 Hacker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hacker post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hacker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Washington County: www.washingtoncountytn.com/

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