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Welcome to Kimberlin Heights ...

Kimberlin Heights is located in Knox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kimberlin Heights, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

A typical abbreviation for Kimberlin Heights: Kimberlin Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Kimberlin Heights had a population of 1,395 people.<2> (see below for details).

Kimberlin Heights is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Code for Kimberlin Heights: 865

Communities near Kimberlin Heights ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Kodak
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cook Mill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
  • Maryville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sevierville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Alcoa
    (15 miles [24.1 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 <4>
  • Cowan Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 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
  • Aldenwood Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
  • Humes Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
  • Jefferson City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kimberlin Heights ...

Looking for more information about Kimberlin Heights? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Kimberlin Heights, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kimberlin Heights.

Adding Kimberlin Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kimberlin Heights 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 (so far) for Kimberlin Heights was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kimberlin Heights post office opened in 1890. The Kimberlin Heights post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kimberlin Heights.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Kimberlin Heights.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kimberlin Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/