Welcome to Strawberry Plains ...
Strawberry Plains is located in Jefferson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Strawberry Plains, you might consider that their post office opened in 1816.
A typical abbreviation for Strawberry Plains: Strawberry Plns.
Strawberry Plains is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Strawberry Plains lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Strawberry Plains and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Strawberry Plains: 865
The ZIP code for Strawberry Plains: 37871<3>
Communities near Strawberry Plains ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Strawberry Plains.
- Knoxville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- 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 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Knoxville
- From Strawberry Plains to Knoxville
- Kodak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kodak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Cook Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Sevierville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- 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 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sevierville
- From Strawberry Plains to Sevierville
- Dyers Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Seymour Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
- Humes Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humes Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
- Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
- Jefferson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,234 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jefferson City
- From Strawberry Plains to Jefferson City
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Pigeon Forge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Forge
- Pigeon Forge is located in Sevier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,237 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pigeon Forge <4>
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 Strawberry Plains. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Strawberry Plains.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Strawberry Plains. 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 Strawberry Plains.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Strawberry Plains. See our Newspapers Page for Strawberry Plains.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Strawberry Plains ...
Looking for more information about Strawberry Plains? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Strawberry Plains, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Strawberry Plains.
Adding Strawberry Plains to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Strawberry Plains 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 Strawberry Plains was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Strawberry Plains post office opened in 1816.
We also found Strawberry Plains in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Strawberry Plains.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Strawberry Plains. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Strawberry Plains - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Strawberry Plains). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Strawberry Plains or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |