Welcome to Sill ...
So far, we found very little information about Sill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sill, please Contact Us.
Sill would have been located within present day Union County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sill is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Sill was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Sill (for example, toward Gernt), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The Area Code where Sill was located: 865
Communities near Sill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sill.
- Fraterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,119 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <6>
- LaFollette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <6>
- Kings Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Kings Valley is located in Knox County
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
- Smithwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - New Tazewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tazewell
- New Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Tazewell <6>
- Maynardville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynardville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynardville
- Maynardville is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynardville <6>
- Mascot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Pine Crest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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 Sill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sill. 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 Sill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sill. See our Newspapers Page for Sill.
Adding Sill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sill 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 Sill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Sill post office opened in 1888.
We also found Sill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Union County: www.unioncountytn.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |