Welcome to Housley ...

Housley is located in Carter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Housley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Housley is 2,060 feet [628 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Housley: 423

Communities near Housley ...

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

• Johnson City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Collingwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingwood
  • Collingwood is located in Sullivan County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 48,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingwood <3>
• Bristol
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>
• East Ridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
• Shell Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
  • Shell Creek is located in Carter County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
• Elizabethton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethton
  • Elizabethton is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethton <3>
• Cross
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Cross is located in Sullivan County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
• Mill Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
  • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
• Winchester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Johnson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
• Blountville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountville
  • Blountville is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Housley ...

Looking for more information about Housley? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Housley.

Adding Housley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Housley 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 for Housley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Housley post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Housley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Housley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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