Welcome to Point Truth ...

Point Truth is located in Russell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Point Truth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.

A typical abbreviation for Point Truth: Pt. Truth

Point Truth is 1,960 feet [597 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Point Truth: 276

Communities near Point Truth ...

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

• Kingsport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Collingwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Collingwood is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingwood
  • Estimated population in 2014: 48,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingwood <3>
• Bristol
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bristol is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>
• Bristol
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bristol is located in Bristol City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>
• Cross
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
• Mill Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
• Bloomingdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
• Harrtown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
• Norton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Lebanon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lebanon is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <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 Point Truth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Point Truth.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point Truth ...

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

Adding Point Truth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Point Truth in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Point Truth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Point Truth post office opened in 1859. The Point Truth post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Point Truth.