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Welcome to Servilla ...

Servilla is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Servilla, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Servilla is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Servilla: 423 & 729<3>

Communities near Servilla ...

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

  • Jacktown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jacktown is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
  • Athens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pantertown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Etowah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Belltown Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Belltown Hill is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
  • Englewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Benton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • McCaysville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Tellico Plains
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Charleston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Servilla ...

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

Adding Servilla to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Servilla 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 Servilla was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Servilla post office opened in 1881. The Servilla post office closed in 1956.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Servilla.

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 Servilla - 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 Servilla area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Servilla 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/