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Welcome to Plantation Hills ...

Plantation Hills is located in Knox County<1>.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Plantation Hills had a population of 2,125 people.<2> (see below for details).

Plantation Hills is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Code for Plantation Hills: 865

Communities Also Named Plantation Hills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Plantation Hills - it's located in Georgia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Plantation Hills.

Communities near Plantation Hills ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Plantation Hills.

  • Kodak
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Cook Mill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
  • Maryville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Farragut
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • Seymour Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
  • Alcoa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Alcoa is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <4>
  • Clinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cowan Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
    • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
  • Aldenwood Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plantation Hills ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Plantation Hills.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plantation Hills - 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.