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Welcome to Westwood Hills ...

Westwood Hills is located in Blount County<1>.

Westwood Hills is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Westwood Hills: 865

Communities Also Named Westwood Hills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Westwood Hills - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Massachusetts, North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Websites for Westwood Hills ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blountchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Westwood Hills, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Westwood Hills ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Farragut
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • McMullens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • 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 northeast)
    • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
  • Alcoa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Lenoir City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Cowan Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
    • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
  • Aldenwood Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • 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 north)
    • Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
  • Loudon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westwood Hills ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Blount, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Westwood Hills - 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.