Welcome to Rotherwood Heights ...
Rotherwood Heights is located in Hawkins County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Rotherwood Heights: Rotherwood Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
Rotherwood Heights is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rotherwood Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Rotherwood Heights: 423 & 729<3>
Communities near Rotherwood Heights ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rotherwood Heights.
- Kingsport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cross
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Mill Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Bloomingdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Colonial Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesborough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harrtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harrtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
- Spurgeon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Camelot Two
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot Two is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 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 Rotherwood Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rotherwood Heights.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rotherwood Heights. 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 Rotherwood Heights.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rotherwood Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Rotherwood Heights.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rotherwood Heights ...
Looking for more information about Rotherwood Heights? 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 Rotherwood Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rotherwood Heights.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hawkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rotherwood Heights - 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 Rotherwood Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Rotherwood Heights 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. |