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Welcome to Tallassee ...

Tallassee is located in Blount County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tallassee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1928.

Tallassee is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Tallassee: 865

The ZIP code for Tallassee: 37878<3>

Communities Also Named Tallassee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tallassee - it's located in Alabama.

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

Websites for Tallassee ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blountchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Tallassee, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Tallassee ...

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

  • Jacktown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jacktown is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
  • Maryville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • McMullens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • McMullens is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
  • Alcoa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Alcoa is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <4>
  • Cowan Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
    • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
  • Fairway Estates
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
  • Rocky Branch
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
  • Eagleton Village
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
  • Madisonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Louisville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tallassee ...

Looking for more information about Tallassee? 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 Tallassee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tallassee.

Adding Tallassee to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tallassee post office opened in 1928. The Tallassee post office closed in 1988.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tallassee.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Blount, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tallassee - 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 Tallassee). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Tallassee 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>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/