Welcome to Island Home ...

Island Home is located in Knox County<1>.

Island Home is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Island Home: 865

Communities Also Named Island Home ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Island Home - it's located in Alabama.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Island Home.

Communities near Island Home ...

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

• Kodak
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Kodak is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
  • Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak <3>
• Cook Mill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
• Maryville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Maryville is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville <3>
• Farragut
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • 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 <3>
• Sevierville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Sevierville is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevierville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sevierville <3>
• Spring Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
• Seymour Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
• Alcoa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Clinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <3>
• Cowan Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
  • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 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 Island Home. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Island Home.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Island Home ...

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