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Welcome to Postelle ...

Postelle is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Postelle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Postelle is 1,550 feet [472 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Postelle and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Postelle: 423 & 729<3>

Communities Also Named Postelle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Postelle - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near Postelle ...

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

  • Pantertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
  • Cutcane
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cutcane is located in Fannin County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
  • Belltown Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Belltown Hill is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
  • Tennga
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Tennga is located in Murray County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennga
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,123 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennga <4>
  • Hemp
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hemp is located in Fannin County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
  • Blue Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Benton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • McCaysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Copperhill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Morganton
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Postelle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Postelle.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Postelle ...

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

Adding Postelle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Postelle in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Postelle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Postelle post office opened in 1899. The Postelle post office closed in 1988.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Postelle.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Postelle - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Postelle area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Postelle area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/