Welcome to Heiskell ...

Heiskell is located in Knox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Heiskell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Heiskell is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Heiskell: 865

The ZIP code for Heiskell: 37754<3>

Communities near Heiskell ...

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

• Knoxville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Knoxville is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Knoxville
  • From Heiskell to Knoxville
• Fraterville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
  • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
• Oak Ridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Ridge is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <4>
• Farragut
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Farragut is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <4>
• Spring Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
• Alcoa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Alcoa is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <4>
• Clinton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Clinton is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clinton
  • From Heiskell to Clinton
• Aldenwood Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
• Humes Ferry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
• Kings Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Kings Valley is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 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 Heiskell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Heiskell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heiskell ...

Looking for more information about Heiskell? 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 Heiskell, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Heiskell.

Adding Heiskell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Heiskell 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 (so far) for Heiskell was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heiskell.