Welcome to Ideal Valley ...
Ideal Valley is located in Rhea County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Ideal Valley: Ideal Vly. (or less commonly used: Ideal Vally. or Ideal Vlly.)
Ideal Valley is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ideal Valley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Ideal Valley (for example, toward Spencer), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Codes for Ideal Valley: 423 & 729<3>
Communities near Ideal Valley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ideal Valley.
- Lakemont Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Crossville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- College Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Dayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Tansi Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Newton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Surprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Pikeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Decatur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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 Ideal Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ideal Valley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ideal Valley. 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 Ideal Valley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ideal Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Ideal Valley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ideal Valley ...
Looking for more information about Ideal Valley? 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 Ideal Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ideal Valley.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Rhea, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ideal Valley - 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 Ideal Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Ideal Valley 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. |