Welcome to West Hills ...

West Hills is located in Knox County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Hills: W. Hills

West Hills is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for West Hills: 865

Communities Also Named West Hills ...

While we believe that this West Hills is located in Knox County, we know of another 4 Tennessee communities named West Hills. Those communities are located in the following counties: Blount, Hamblen, Roane and Washington County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 17 communities that are also named West Hills - they are located in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maryland (2), Mississippi, New York, North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania and Utah (2).

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

Communities near West Hills ...

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

• Knoxville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • 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 <3>
• Fraterville
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
• Oak Ridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • 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 <3>
• Farragut
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Farragut is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <3>
• Spring Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
• McMullens
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McMullens is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
  • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
• Seymour Heights
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
• Alcoa
  (9 miles [14.5 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Hills ...

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