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Welcome to Pattie Gap ...

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

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

Pattie Gap would have been located within present day Roane County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pattie Gap, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Pattie Gap is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Pattie Gap was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Pattie Gap (for example, toward Pikeville), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The Area Code where Pattie Gap was located: 865

Communities near Pattie Gap ...

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

  • Athens
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Lakemont Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
    • Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
  • College Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 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
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Harriman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Loudon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sweetwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rockwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Madisonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

Adding Pattie Gap to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pattie Gap 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 Pattie Gap was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pattie Gap.

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 Pattie Gap, 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 Roane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pattie Gap - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.