Welcome to Hatmaker ...
So far, we found very little information about Hatmaker. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hatmaker to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hatmaker, please Contact Us.
Hatmaker would have been located within present day Campbell County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hatmaker, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hatmaker is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Hatmaker was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Hatmaker (for example, toward Armathwaite), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The Area Codes where Hatmaker was located: 423 & 729<4>
Communities Also Named Hatmaker ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hatmaker - it's located in Michigan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hatmaker.
Communities near Hatmaker ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hatmaker.
- Fraterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Spring Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- LaFollette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <5>
- Maynardville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Plainview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Caryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jacksboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeview Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeview Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,979 people
- Rocky Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <5>
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 Hatmaker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hatmaker.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hatmaker. 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 Hatmaker.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hatmaker. See our Newspapers Page for Hatmaker.
Adding Hatmaker to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hatmaker 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 Hatmaker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Hatmaker post office opened in 1879. The Hatmaker post office closed in 1902.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hatmaker.
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 Hatmaker, 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 Campbell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hatmaker - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Hatmaker area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Hatmaker area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |