Welcome to Seven Islands ...

Seven Islands is located in Knox County<1>.

The location of Seven Islands has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Seven Islands, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

A typical abbreviation for Seven Islands: Seven Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Seven Islands is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Seven Islands lies within the (865) area code.

Communities Also Named Seven Islands ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Seven Islands - they are located in Quebec and Virginia.

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

Communities near Seven Islands ...

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

• Knoxville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <4>
• Kodak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kodak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
  • Kodak is located in Sevier County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak <4>
• Cook Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
  • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
• Maryville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
  • Maryville is located in Blount County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville <4>
• Sevierville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sevierville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevierville
  • Sevierville is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sevierville <4>
• Dyers Ferry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
  • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
• Seymour Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
  • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
• Alcoa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alcoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
  • Alcoa is located in Blount County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <4>
• Cowan Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowan Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
  • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
• Aldenwood Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aldenwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
  • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 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 Seven Islands. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Seven Islands.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seven Islands ...

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

Adding Seven Islands to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Seven Islands post office opened in 1866.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seven Islands.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seven Islands. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.org/

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