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Welcome to Nough ...

Nough is located in Cocke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nough, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Nough is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Nough ...

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

  • Clevenger
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clevenger is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
    • Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
  • Newport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jaybird
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jaybird is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
  • West Myers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Myers is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
  • Marshall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Hot Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Baneberry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Bailey Town
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
    • Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
  • Parrottsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Wolf Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nough ...

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

Adding Nough to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nough 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 Nough was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Nough post office opened in 1890. The Nough post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nough.

Footnotes ...

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