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Welcome to Kodak ...

Kodak is located in Sevier County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kodak, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Kodak had a population of 178,874 people.<2> (see below for details).

Kodak is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Kodak: 865

Communities Also Named Kodak ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Kodak - they are located in Kentucky and Nevada.

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

Communities near Kodak ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Sevierville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dyers Ferry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
  • Seymour Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
  • Cowan Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
    • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
  • Humes Ferry
    (16 miles [25.7 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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakland is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
  • Pigeon Forge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Harrisburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 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 Kodak. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kodak.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kodak ...

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

Adding Kodak to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kodak 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 Kodak was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kodak post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kodak.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Sevier, 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 Kodak.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kodak - 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/