Welcome to Lyonton ...

Lyonton is located in Knox County<1>.

The location of Lyonton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lyonton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Lyonton is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Lyonton lies within the (865) area code.

Communities Also Named Lyonton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lyonton - they are located in Indiana and Michigan.

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

Communities near Lyonton ...

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

• Knoxville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <4>
• Kodak
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kodak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
  • Kodak is located in Sevier County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak <4>
• Cook Mill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
  • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
• Sevierville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sevierville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevierville
  • Sevierville is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sevierville <4>
• Dyers Ferry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
  • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
• Seymour Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
  • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
• Humes Ferry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humes Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
  • Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
• Jefferson City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <4>
• Oakland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Grainger County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
• Pigeon Forge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Forge
  • Pigeon Forge is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pigeon Forge <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lyonton ...

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

Adding Lyonton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lyonton 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 for Lyonton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lyonton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lyonton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/