Welcome to Kiser ...

Kiser is located in Blount County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Kiser, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kiser, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Kiser is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The telephone area code for Kiser: (865)

Websites for Kiser ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blountchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Kiser, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Kiser ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kiser - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Kiser ...

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

• Maryville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
  • Maryville is located in Blount County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville <4>
• Oak Ridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
  • Oak Ridge is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <4>
• Farragut
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
  • Farragut is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <4>
• Spring Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
• Alcoa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alcoa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
  • Alcoa is located in Blount County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <4>
• Lenoir City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir City
  • Lenoir City is located in Loudon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir City <4>
• Aldenwood Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aldenwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
  • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
• Fairway Estates
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairway Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
  • Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
• Loudon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
  • Loudon is located in Loudon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <4>
• Sweetwater
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Sweetwater is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kiser ...

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

Adding Kiser to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kiser 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 for Kiser was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kiser.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kiser. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Blount County: www.korrnet.org/blountco/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/