Welcome to Twinville ...
Twinville is located in Knox County<1>.
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.<2>.
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).
Area Code for Twinville: 865
Communities near Twinville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Twinville.
- Knoxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fraterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Spring Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Aldenwood Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
- Humes Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
- LaFollette
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- 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 <3>
- Kings Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
- Smithwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smithwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,661 people
- Oak Grove Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- 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 (so far) for Twinville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Twinville post office opened in 1860. The Twinville post office closed in 1902.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Twinville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Twinville - 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/ |