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Welcome to Ko Ko ...

Ko Ko is located in Haywood County<1>.

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

Ko Ko is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ko Ko lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Ko Ko and travel west, you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Ko Ko: 731

Communities near Ko Ko ...

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

  • Brownsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Feathers Chapel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Feathers Chapel is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathers Chapel
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,102 people
  • Whiteville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Somerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Bells
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Mason
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Bradford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bradford is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,017 people
  • Gainesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Gainesville is located in Tipton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 958 people
  • Charleston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Charleston is located in Tipton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Estimated population in 2014: 671 people
  • Gailor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Gailor is located in Tipton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gailor
    • Estimated population in 2014: 468 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 Ko Ko. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ko Ko.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ko Ko ...

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

Adding Ko Ko to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ko Ko.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Haywood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ko Ko - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.