Welcome to House Mountain ...
So far, we found very little information about House Mountain. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added House Mountain to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with House Mountain, please Contact Us.
House Mountain would have been located within present day Knox County<2>.
The location of House Mountain has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of House Mountain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
A typical abbreviation for House Mountain: House Mtn. (or less commonly used: House Mntn.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for House Mountain is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where House Mountain was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from House Mountain (for example, toward Rogers), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The location where House Mountain once stood is in the (865) area code.
Communities near House Mountain ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near House Mountain.
- Knoxville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Knoxville is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190,223 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <5>
- Kodak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kodak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
- Kodak is located in Sevier County
- Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak <5>
- Cook Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Dyers Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Seymour Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Humes Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humes Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
- Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
- Jefferson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,234 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <5>
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Kings Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Kings Valley is located in Knox County
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
- Smithwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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 House Mountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for House Mountain.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of House Mountain. 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 House Mountain.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around House Mountain. See our Newspapers Page for House Mountain.
Adding House Mountain to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of House Mountain 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 House Mountain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the House Mountain post office opened in 1877.
We also found House Mountain in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for House Mountain.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.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 House Mountain, 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 Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around House Mountain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |