Welcome to Virtue ...

Virtue is located in Knox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Virtue, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Virtue had a population of 131 people.<2> (see below for details).

Virtue is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Code for Virtue: 865

Communities near Virtue ...

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

• Knoxville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Knoxville is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <4>
• Maryville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Maryville is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville <4>
• Oak Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Ridge is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <4>
• Spring Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
• McMullens
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • McMullens is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
  • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
• Alcoa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Clinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Clinton is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Lenoir City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lenoir City is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir City <4>
• Aldenwood Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
• Humes Ferry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 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 Virtue. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Virtue.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Virtue ...

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

Adding Virtue to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Virtue 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 Virtue was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Virtue post office opened in 1884. The Virtue post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Virtue.