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Welcome to Housley Addition ...

Housley Addition is located in McMinn County<1>.

Housley Addition is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Housley Addition: 423 & 729<3>

Communities near Housley Addition ...

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

  • Jacktown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jacktown is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
  • Sweetwater
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Madisonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Etowah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Surprise
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Surprise is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
  • Decatur
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Englewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Benton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Tellico Plains
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Niota
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Housley Addition. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Housley Addition.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Housley Addition ...

Looking for more information about Housley Addition? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Housley Addition, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Housley Addition.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including McMinn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Housley Addition - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Housley Addition area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Housley Addition area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.