Welcome to Knoxville ...

The city of Knoxville is located in Knox County<1> and is the County Seat for Knox County.

Knoxville was established in 1786.

When the people of Knoxville refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Knoxvillian<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Knoxville has a population of 187,532 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Knoxville is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

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

The area code for Knoxville: (865)

Websites for Knoxville ...

Official Website:   www.ci.knoxville.tn.us/

Junior League:   www.jlknoxville.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Knoxville had an population of 187,532 people. This is an increase of 4.84% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.85% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Knoxville had a population of 178,874 people (which is 41.32% of the total population of Knox County). This makes Knoxville the county's most populous community.

The population of Knoxville represents 2.82% of the population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 178,874 people, the population of Knoxville increased 2.87% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 173,890 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Knoxville.

Communities Also Named Knoxville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Knoxville - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Knoxville ...

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

• Kodak
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kodak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
  • Kodak is located in Sevier County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak <6>
• Maryville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • 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 <6>
• Farragut
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <6>
• Spring Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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
• Seymour Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
  • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
• Alcoa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <6>
• Clinton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <6>
• Cowan Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowan Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
  • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
• Aldenwood Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Knoxville. Our list includes 197 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Knoxville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Knoxville ...

Looking for more information about Knoxville? 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 Knoxville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Knoxville.

Adding Knoxville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Knoxville 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 Knoxville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Knoxville post office opened in 1795.

We also found Knoxville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Knoxville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Knoxville: www.ci.knoxville.tn.us/

The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.org/

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