Welcome to Mole ...
Mole is located in Hawkins County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mole, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Mole is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Mole lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Mole: 423 & 729<3>
Communities near Mole ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mole.
- Kingsport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Colonial Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Church Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rogersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Waycross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Spurgeon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Blair Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Surgoinsville
(5 miles [8 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 Mole. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mole.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mole. 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 Mole.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mole. See our Newspapers Page for Mole.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mole ...
Looking for more information about Mole? 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 Mole, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mole.
Adding Mole to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mole 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 (so far) for Mole was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Mole post office opened in 1888. The Mole post office closed in 1902.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mole.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hawkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mole - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Mole area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Mole area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |