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Welcome to Seven Islands ...

Seven Islands is located in Knox County<1>.

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.<2>.

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).

Area Code for Seven Islands: 865

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)
  • Kodak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cook Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
  • Maryville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Sevierville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dyers Ferry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
  • Seymour Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
  • Alcoa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Alcoa is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <3>
  • Cowan Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
    • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
  • Aldenwood Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
    • 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 (so far) for Seven Islands was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Seven Islands post office opened in 1866. The Seven Islands post office closed in 1867.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Seven Islands - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/