Welcome to Shooks ...
Shooks is located in Knox County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shooks, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
Shooks is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Shooks lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Shooks (for example, toward Rogers), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Shooks: 865
Communities Also Named Shooks ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Shooks - it's located in Minnesota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shooks.
Communities near Shooks ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shooks.
- Knoxville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- 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 <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Knoxville
- From Shooks to Knoxville
- Kodak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kodak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Cook Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Maryville
(13 miles [20.9 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 <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Maryville
- From Shooks to Maryville
- Farragut
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
- Farragut is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,045 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <3>
- Sevierville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- 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 <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sevierville
- From Shooks to Sevierville
- Spring Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Seymour Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alcoa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Cowan Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowan Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
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 Shooks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shooks.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shooks. 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 Shooks.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shooks. See our Newspapers Page for Shooks.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shooks ...
Looking for more information about Shooks? 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 Shooks, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shooks.
Adding Shooks to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shooks 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 Shooks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Shooks post office opened in 1880.
We also found Shooks on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shooks.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shooks. 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/
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 Shooks - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |