Welcome to Sac ...

So far, we found very little information about Sac. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sac to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sac, please Contact Us.

Sac would have been located within present day Sullivan County<2>.

The location of Sac has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sac, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Sac is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Sac was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Sac once stood is in the (423) area code.

Communities near Sac ...

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

• Johnson City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
  • Johnson City is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
  • Former names for Johnson City:
  • Blue Plum Station
  • Haynesville
  • Johnsons Depot
  • Johnsons Tank
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <5>
• Kingsport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
  • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <5>
• Collingwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingwood
  • Collingwood is located in Sullivan County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 48,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingwood <5>
• Bristol
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <5>
• East Ridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
  • East Ridge is located in Washington County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
• Elizabethton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethton
  • Elizabethton is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethton <5>
• Cross
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Cross is located in Sullivan County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
• Mill Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
  • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
• Bloomingdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
• Colonial Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
  • Colonial Heights is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <5>

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

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

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

Adding Sac to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sac in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sac was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sac post office opened in 1890.

We also found Sac in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sac.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/