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Welcome to Kries ...

Kries is located in Roane County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kries, 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.

Kries is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Kries: 865

Communities near Kries ...

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

  • Oak Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Farragut
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Spring Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • Lakemont Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
    • Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
  • College Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • College Grove is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
  • Lenoir City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Harriman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Loudon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kries ...

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

Adding Kries to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kries in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Kries was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kries.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Roane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kries - 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.