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Welcome to Lakemont ...

Lakemont is located in Blount County<1>.

Lakemont is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Lakemont: 865

Communities Also Named Lakemont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Lakemont - they are located in Florida (2), Georgia (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Websites for Lakemont ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blountchamber.com/

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

Communities near Lakemont ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Maryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Farragut
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Spring Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • McMullens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • McMullens is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
  • Seymour Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
  • Alcoa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Alcoa is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <3>
  • Clinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lenoir City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Cowan Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
    • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 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 Lakemont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lakemont.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakemont ...

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

Footnotes ...

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