Welcome to Stump Knob ...
So far, we found very little information about Stump Knob. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Stump Knob to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Stump Knob, please Contact Us.
Stump Knob would have been located within present day Johnson County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Stump Knob, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Stump Knob is 1,950 feet [594 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Stump Knob was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Stump Knob was located: 423 & 729<4>
Communities near Stump Knob ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stump Knob.
- Shell Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Boone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Boone is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <5>
- Elizabethton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Woodby Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodby Hill is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodby Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,730 people
- Mountain City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Norris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Norris is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Trade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roan Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Banner Elk
(11 miles [17.7 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 Stump Knob. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stump Knob.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stump Knob. 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 Stump Knob.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stump Knob. See our Newspapers Page for Stump Knob.
Adding Stump Knob to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Stump Knob 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 Stump Knob was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Stump Knob post office opened in 1868. The Stump Knob post office closed in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Stump Knob.
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 Stump Knob, 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 Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stump Knob - 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 Stump Knob area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Stump Knob 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/ |