Welcome to Windrock ...

Windrock is located in Anderson County<1>.

The location of Windrock has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Windrock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Windrock is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Windrock is within the boundaries of the (865) area code.

Websites for Windrock ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.andersoncountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Windrock ...

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

• Fraterville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
  • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
• Oak Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
  • Oak Ridge is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <4>
• Farragut
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
  • Farragut is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <4>
• Spring Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
• Clinton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Lenoir City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir City
  • Lenoir City is located in Loudon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir City <4>
• Harriman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriman
  • Harriman is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriman <4>
• Kingston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• White Wing Ferry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Wing Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
  • White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
• Oak Grove Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
  • Oak Grove Heights is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 4,425 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 Windrock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Windrock.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Windrock ...

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

Adding Windrock to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Windrock post office opened in 1880.

We also found Windrock in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Windrock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Windrock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/