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Welcome to Pawpaw Plains ...

Pawpaw Plains is located in Roane County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Pawpaw Plains: Pawpaw Plns.

Pawpaw Plains is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Pawpaw Plains (for example, toward Center Ford), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Pawpaw Plains: 865

Communities near Pawpaw Plains ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pawpaw Plains.

  • Oak Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Farragut
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Spring Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • McMullens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • McMullens is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
  • College Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • College Grove is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
  • Clinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Lenoir City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Aldenwood Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
  • Harriman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Loudon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pawpaw Plains ...

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

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 Pawpaw Plains - 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.