Welcome to Sumpter ...

So far, we found very little information about Sumpter. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sumpter to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sumpter, please Contact Us.

Sumpter would have been located within present day Sullivan County<2>.

The location of Sumpter has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sumpter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Sumpter is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Sumpter was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Sumpter still existed, it would have been in the (423) area code.

Communities Also Named Sumpter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Sumpter - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Oklahoma, Oregon and Texas.

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

Communities near Sumpter ...

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

• Johnson City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
  • Johnson City is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
  • Former names for Johnson City:
  • Blue Plum Station
  • Haynesville
  • Johnsons Depot
  • Johnsons Tank
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <5>
• Kingsport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
  • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <5>
• Collingwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingwood
  • Collingwood is located in Sullivan County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 48,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingwood <5>
• Bristol
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <5>
• East Ridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
  • East Ridge is located in Washington County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
• Elizabethton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethton
  • Elizabethton is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethton <5>
• Cross
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Cross is located in Sullivan County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
• Mill Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
  • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
• Bloomingdale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
• Winchester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Johnson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 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 Sumpter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sumpter.

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

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

Adding Sumpter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sumpter 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 Sumpter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sumpter post office opened in 1886.

We also found Sumpter on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sumpter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/