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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)
    • Clevenger is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
    • Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
  • Newport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jaybird
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jaybird is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
  • West Myers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West Myers is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
    • 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)
    • Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
    • Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
  • Parrottsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Naillon ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Naillon is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
  • 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.