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Welcome to Trigonia ...

Trigonia is located in Loudon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trigonia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

Trigonia is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Trigonia: 865

Websites for Trigonia ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.loudoncounty.org/

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

Communities near Trigonia ...

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

  • Jacktown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • 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 northeast)
  • Farragut
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • McMullens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • McMullens is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
  • Alcoa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Lenoir City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Fairway Estates
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
  • Loudon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sweetwater
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Eagleton Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 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 Trigonia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trigonia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trigonia ...

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

Adding Trigonia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Trigonia post office opened in 1878. The Trigonia post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trigonia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Loudon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Trigonia - 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/