Welcome to Joppa ...

Joppa is located in White County<1>.

Joppa is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Joppa lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Joppa (for example, toward Spring City), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Joppa: 931

Communities Also Named Joppa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Joppa: This one is located in White County and the other is located in Grainger County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 17 communities that are also named Joppa - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Joppa ...

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

• Clarktown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarktown is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
• Smyrna
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Smyrna is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
• McMinnville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • McMinnville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinnville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMinnville <3>
• Sparta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sparta is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <3>
• Smithville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Smithville is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <3>
• Sopha ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
• Spencer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Spencer is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <3>
• Huntland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Huntland is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
  • Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
• Doyle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Doyle is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
• Young Bend
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
  • Estimated population in 2014: 279 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 Joppa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Joppa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Joppa ...

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