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Welcome to Tekoa ...

Tekoa is located in Knox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tekoa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Tekoa is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Tekoa: 865

Communities Also Named Tekoa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Tekoa - they are located in Alabama and Washington.

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

Communities near Tekoa ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fraterville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
  • Maryville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Oak Ridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Farragut
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • Seymour Heights
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
  • Alcoa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • 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 <3>
  • Clinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lenoir City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tekoa ...

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

Adding Tekoa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tekoa 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 Tekoa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Tekoa post office opened in 1899. The Tekoa post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tekoa.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tekoa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/