Welcome to Natural Tunnel ...
Natural Tunnel is located in Scott County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Natural Tunnel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.
Natural Tunnel is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Natural Tunnel lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Natural Tunnel: 276
Communities near Natural Tunnel ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Natural Tunnel.
- Kingsport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kingsport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
- Kingsport is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <4>
- Bloomingdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloomingdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Church Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Church Hill is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <4>
- Mount Carmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Stone Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waycross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waycross have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
- Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
- Norton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Norton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <4>
- Blair Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
- Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
- Gate City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Surgoinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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 Natural Tunnel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Natural Tunnel.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Natural Tunnel. 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 Natural Tunnel.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Natural Tunnel. See our Newspapers Page for Natural Tunnel.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Natural Tunnel ...
Looking for more information about Natural Tunnel? 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 Natural Tunnel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Natural Tunnel.
Adding Natural Tunnel to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Natural Tunnel 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 Natural Tunnel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Natural Tunnel post office opened in 1860.
We also found Natural Tunnel in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Natural Tunnel.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Natural Tunnel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |