Welcome to Pattonsville ...

Pattonsville is located in Scott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pattonsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1843.

Pattonsville is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pattonsville: 276

Communities Also Named Pattonsville ...

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

Communities near Pattonsville ...

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

• Church Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 southeast)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Waycross
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
• Blair Gap
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
• Gate City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Gate City is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gate City <3>
• Surgoinsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Surgoinsville is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surgoinsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surgoinsville <3>
• Pennington Gap
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
• Appalachia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Appalachia is located in Wise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appalachia <3>
• Weber City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Weber City is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 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 Pattonsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pattonsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pattonsville ...

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

Adding Pattonsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pattonsville 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 (so far) for Pattonsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Pattonsville post office opened in 1843. The Pattonsville post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pattonsville.