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Welcome to Long Island Ferry ...

Long Island Ferry is located in Roane County<1>.

Long Island Ferry is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Long Island Ferry: 865

Communities near Long Island Ferry ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Long Island Ferry.

  • Oak Ridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Farragut
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • McMullens
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • McMullens is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
  • Lakemont Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • College Grove is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
  • Lenoir City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Harriman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Loudon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweetwater
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Kingston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Island Ferry ...

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

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 Long Island Ferry - 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.