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Welcome to Ketchen ...

Ketchen is located in Scott County<1>.

Ketchen is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Ketchen: 423 & 729<3>

Communities Also Named Ketchen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ketchen - they are located in Quebec and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Ketchen ...

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

  • LaFollette
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • LaFollette is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
    • LaFollette has also been known as:
    • Big Creek Gap
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <4>
  • Williamsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Oneida
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jellico
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Caryville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jacksboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fincastle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Fincastle is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
  • Huntsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Winfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Helenwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ketchen ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ketchen - 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 Ketchen area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Ketchen 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.