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Welcome to Kings Valley ...

Kings Valley is located in Knox County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Kings Valley: Kings Vly. (or less commonly used: Kings Vally. or Kings Vlly.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Kings Valley for more information about variations on the name of Kings Valley.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Kings Valley had a population of 5,934 people.<2> (see below for details).

Kings Valley is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Code for Kings Valley: 865

Communities Also Named Kings Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Kings Valley - they are located in Maryland and Oregon.

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

Communities near Kings Valley ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kodak
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Cook Mill
    (16 miles [25.7 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
  • Sevierville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 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
    (12 miles [19.3 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
    (17 miles [27.4 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>
  • Clinton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Aldenwood Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
  • Humes Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 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 Kings Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kings Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kings Valley ...

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

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 Kings Valley.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kings Valley - 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.