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Welcome to Victoria ...

Victoria is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Victoria, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

When the people of Victoria refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Victorian<2>

Victoria is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Victoria lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Victoria (for example, toward Signal Mountain), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Victoria: 423 & 729<4>

Communities Also Named Victoria ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Victoria - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Dakota, Texas (3), Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Victoria.

Communities near Victoria ...

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

  • Chattanooga
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • John Ross Estates
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
    • Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
  • Middle Valley Estates
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Middle Valley Estates is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley Estates
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 12,684 people
  • Red Bank
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Signal Mountain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Signal Terrace
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Signal Terrace is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Terrace
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,519 people
  • Milbro Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Milbro Heights is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbro Heights
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,834 people
  • Dunlap
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunlap is located in Sequatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <5>
  • Rossville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jasper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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 Victoria. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Victoria.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Victoria ...

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

Adding Victoria to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Victoria 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 Victoria was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Victoria post office opened in 1877. The Victoria post office closed in 1974.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Victoria.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Victoria refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Victoria may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Victoria - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Victoria area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Victoria area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/