Welcome to Thorn Grove ...

Thorn Grove is located in Knox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thorn Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.

A typical abbreviation for Thorn Grove: Thorn Grv.

Thorn Grove is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Thorn Grove: 865

Communities near Thorn Grove ...

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

• Knoxville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Knoxville is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Knoxville
  • From Thorn Grove to Knoxville
• Kodak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kodak is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
  • Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak <3>
• Cook Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
• Sevierville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sevierville is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevierville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sevierville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sevierville
  • From Thorn Grove to Sevierville
• Dyers Ferry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
• Seymour Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
• Cowan Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
  • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
• Humes Ferry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
• Jefferson City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jefferson City
  • From Thorn Grove to Jefferson City
• Oakland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakland is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 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 Thorn Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thorn Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thorn Grove ...

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

Adding Thorn Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Thorn Grove post office opened in 1854. The Thorn Grove post office closed in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thorn Grove.