Welcome to Little Doe ...
Little Doe is located in Johnson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Doe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
Little Doe is 2,400 feet [732 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Little Doe is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Little Doe lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Little Doe: 423
Communities near Little Doe ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Little Doe.
- Bristol
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Boone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Boone is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <3>
- Elizabethton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Johnson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Mountain City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hunter Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Norris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Norris is located in Johnson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Trade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Banner Elk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dowell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Dowell is located in Johnson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 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 Little Doe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Doe.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Little Doe. 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 Little Doe.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Doe. See our Newspapers Page for Little Doe.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Doe ...
Looking for more information about Little Doe? 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 Little Doe, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Little Doe.
Adding Little Doe to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Little Doe 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 Little Doe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Little Doe post office opened in 1856.
We also found Little Doe in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Doe.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Doe - 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |