Welcome to Twinville ...

Twinville is located in Knox County<1>.

The location of Twinville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Twinville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

Twinville is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Twinville lies within the (865) area code.

Communities near Twinville ...

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

• Knoxville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <4>
• Fraterville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
  • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
• Spring Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
• Clinton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Aldenwood Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aldenwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
  • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
• Humes Ferry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humes Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
  • Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
• LaFollette
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
  • LaFollette is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
  • LaFollette has also been known as:
  • Big Creek Gap
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <4>
• Kings Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
  • Kings Valley is located in Knox County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
• Smithwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwood
  • Smithwood is located in Knox County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,661 people
• Oak Grove Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
  • Oak Grove Heights is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 4,425 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 Twinville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Twinville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Twinville ...

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

Adding Twinville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Twinville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Twinville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Twinville post office opened in 1860.

We also found Twinville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Twinville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Twinville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/