Welcome to Oars Ferry ...

Oars Ferry is located in Grainger County<1>.

Oars Ferry is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Oars Ferry: 865

Communities near Oars Ferry ...

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

• Kodak
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Kodak is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
  • Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak <3>
• Clevenger
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Clevenger is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
  • Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
• Cook Mill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
• Morristown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Morristown is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <3>
• Jefferson City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <3>
• Kings Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Kings Valley is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
• Dandridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dandridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dandridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dandridge <3>
• Bean Station
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bean Station is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Station
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bean Station <3>
• Beans
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Beans is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
• Bright ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bright is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 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 Oars Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oars Ferry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oars Ferry ...

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