Welcome to Kerns ...

Kerns is located in Scott County<1>.

Kerns is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Kerns: 276

Communities Also Named Kerns ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Kerns - they are located in Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, Ontario and Washington.

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

Communities near Kerns ...

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

• Kingsport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <3>
• Mill Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
• Bloomingdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
• Colonial Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Colonial Heights is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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  • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <3>
• Church Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Church Hill is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <3>
• Mount Carmel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Mount Carmel is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <3>
• Big Stone Gap
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <3>
• Harrtown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
• Waycross
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
• Norton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Norton is located in Norton City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <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 Kerns. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kerns.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kerns ...

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