Welcome to 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.
Opossum would have been located within present day Hawkins County<2>.
The location of Opossum has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Opossum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Opossum is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Opossum was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Opossum once stood is in the (423) area code.
Communities Also Named Opossum ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Opossum: This one is located in Hawkins County and the other is located in Lauderdale County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Opossum.
Communities near Opossum ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Opossum.
- 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
- Kingsport is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <5>
- Bloomingdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Colonial Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
- Colonial Heights is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <5>
- 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Church Hill is located in Hawkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <5>
- 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
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <5>
- Rogersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Rogersville is located in Hawkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <5>
- Waycross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Blair Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Surgoinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surgoinsville
- Surgoinsville is located in Hawkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,754 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surgoinsville <5>
- Fall Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Branch
- Fall Branch is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,291 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall Branch <5>
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 Opossum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Opossum.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Opossum. 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 Opossum.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Opossum. See our Newspapers Page for Opossum.
Adding Opossum to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Opossum in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Opossum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Opossum post office opened in 1881.
We also found Opossum in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Opossum.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Opossum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Opossum - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |