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Welcome to Tom Town ...

Tom Town is located in Cocke County<1>.

Tom Town is 1,710 feet [521 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Tom Town ...

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

  • Clevenger
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clevenger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
    • Clevenger is located in Cocke County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
  • Newport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Cocke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,894 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
  • Jaybird
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaybird have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
    • Jaybird is located in Cocke County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
  • West Myers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Myers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
    • West Myers is located in Cocke County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
  • Marshall
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Hot Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bailey Town
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
    • Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
  • Parrottsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrottsville
    • Parrottsville is located in Cocke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parrottsville <4>
  • Naillon ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naillon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
    • Naillon is located in Cocke County
  • Del Rio
    (5 miles [8 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 Tom Town. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tom Town.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tom Town ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Cocke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tom Town - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.