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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Stone Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Waycross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waycross have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
- Blair Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Surgoinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pennington Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
- Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
- Appalachia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Weber City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- 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 for Pattonsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Pattonsville post office opened in 1843.
We also found Pattonsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pattonsville.
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 Pattonsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |