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Welcome to Stephens ...

Stephens is located in Morgan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stephens, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

Stephens is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Stephens: 423 & 729<3>

Communities Also Named Stephens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Stephens - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah (2), Virginia (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Stephens ...

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

  • Fraterville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
  • Oak Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Farragut
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • College Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • College Grove is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
  • Clinton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Harriman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Rockwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • White Wing Ferry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 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 Stephens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stephens.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stephens ...

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

Adding Stephens to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stephens post office opened in 1912. The Stephens post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stephens.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stephens - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Stephens area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Stephens area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/