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Welcome to Moores Camp ...

Moores Camp is located in Anderson County<1>.

Moores Camp is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Moores Camp: 865

Websites for Moores Camp ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.andersoncountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Moores Camp ...

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

  • Fraterville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
  • Oak Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Spring Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • Clinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Harriman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • White Wing Ferry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
  • Oak Grove Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove Heights is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 4,425 people
  • Oliver Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Coalfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Coalfield is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 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 Moores Camp. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moores Camp.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moores Camp ...

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

Footnotes ...

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