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Welcome to Riddles Store ...

Riddles Store is located in McMinn County<1>.

Riddles Store is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Riddles Store: 423 & 729<3>

Communities near Riddles Store ...

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

  • Athens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lakemont Heights
    (18 miles [29 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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • College Grove is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
  • Loudon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sweetwater
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kingston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Rockwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Madisonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Etowah
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 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 Riddles Store. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riddles Store.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riddles Store ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including McMinn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riddles Store - 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 Riddles Store area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Riddles Store 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.