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Welcome to Paint Rock Ferry ...

Paint Rock Ferry is located in Roane County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paint Rock Ferry, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1888.

Paint Rock Ferry is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Paint Rock Ferry (for example, toward Lake Tansi Village), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Paint Rock Ferry: 865

Communities near Paint Rock Ferry ...

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

  • Oak Ridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Farragut
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • McMullens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • McMullens is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
  • Lakemont Heights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
    • Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
  • College Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • College Grove is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
  • Lenoir City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Harriman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Loudon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweetwater
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Kingston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paint Rock Ferry ...

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

Adding Paint Rock Ferry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paint Rock Ferry 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 (so far) for Paint Rock Ferry was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paint Rock Ferry.

Footnotes ...

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