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Welcome to Volunteer Village ...

Volunteer Village is located in Knox County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Volunteer Village: Volunteer Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Volunteer Village is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Volunteer Village: 865

Communities near Volunteer Village ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Fraterville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
  • Maryville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Farragut
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • McMullens
    (18 miles [29 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
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Clinton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lenoir City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Aldenwood Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 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 Volunteer Village. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Volunteer Village.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Volunteer Village ...

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

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 Volunteer Village - 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.