Welcome to Starnes ...
So far, we found very little information about Starnes. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Starnes to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Starnes, please Contact Us.
Starnes would have been located within present day Hawkins County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Starnes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Starnes is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Starnes was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Starnes was located: 423 & 729<4>
Communities Also Named Starnes ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Starnes - they are located in Illinois, Manitoba, Mississippi and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Starnes.
Communities near Starnes ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Starnes.
- Kingsport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Colonial Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Church Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rogersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waycross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Blair Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Surgoinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fall Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Starnes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Starnes.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Starnes. 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 Starnes.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Starnes. See our Newspapers Page for Starnes.
Adding Starnes to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Starnes 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 (so far) for Starnes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Starnes post office opened in 1881. The Starnes post office closed in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Starnes.
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 Starnes, 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 Hawkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Starnes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Starnes area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Starnes area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |