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Welcome to Sweetens Cove ...

Sweetens Cove is located in Marion County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Sweetens Cove: Sweetens Cv.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Sweetens Cove for more information about variations on the name of Sweetens Cove.

Sweetens Cove is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sweetens Cove lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Sweetens Cove (for example, toward Lookout Mountain (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Sweetens Cove: 423 & 729<3>

Communities near Sweetens Cove ...

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

  • Jasper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • South Pittsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sewanee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridgeport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
    • Former name for Bridgeport:
    • Jonesville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
  • Trenton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Stevenson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Morganville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
  • Whitwell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cowan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cowan is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <4>
  • Kimball
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)

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 Sweetens Cove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sweetens Cove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sweetens Cove ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sweetens Cove - 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 Sweetens Cove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Sweetens Cove 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.