Census Data for Opossum

So far, we found very little information about Opossum. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Opossum to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Opossum, please Contact Us.

As far as we can tell, Opossum has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Opossum, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Church Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
  • Church Hill is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <3>
• Mount Carmel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <3>
• Surgoinsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surgoinsville
  • Surgoinsville is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surgoinsville <3>
• Kingsport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
  • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <3>
• Rogersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Rogersville is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <3>
• Baileyton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileyton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyton
  • Baileyton is located in Greene County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baileyton <3>
• Sneedville
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneedville
  • Sneedville is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sneedville <3>
• Jonesborough
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesborough
  • Jonesborough is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesborough <3>
• Lynch
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
  • Lynch is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <3>
• Bulls Gap
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulls Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Gap
  • Bulls Gap is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bulls Gap <3>
• Tusculum
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tusculum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
  • Tusculum is located in Greene County
• Benham
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
  • Benham is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benham <3>
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  • Greeneville
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeneville
    • Greeneville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeneville <3>
  • Johnson City
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
    • Johnson City is located in Washington County
    • Former names for Johnson City:
    • Blue Plum Station
    • Haynesville
    • Johnsons Depot
    • Johnsons Tank
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <3>
  • Mosheim
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosheim
    • Mosheim is located in Greene County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosheim <3>

Hawkins County ...

Opossum is located in Hawkins County<4>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Hawkins County.

Miscellaneous Information for Opossum ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Hawkins County or the community of Opossum:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Opossum:
  • GNIS ID for Opossum: 1308502
  • GNIS ID for Hawkins County: 1639752
  • GNIS ID for State of Tennessee: 1325873

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Opossum would have been located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Opossum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)