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Welcome to West Haven ...

West Haven is located in Knox County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Haven: W. Haven

West Haven is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for West Haven: 865

Communities Also Named West Haven ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named West Haven: This one is located in Knox County and the other is located in Maury County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 15 communities that are also named West Haven - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas (2), Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina (2), Oregon, Texas, Utah (2) and Vermont.

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

Communities near West Haven ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Kodak
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Fraterville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
  • Maryville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Oak Ridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Farragut
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • Seymour Heights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
  • Alcoa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Haven ...

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

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 West Haven - 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.