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Welcome to Friendsville ...

The city of Friendsville is located in Blount County<1>.


The location of Friendsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Friendsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Friendsville has a population of 900 people<3> (see below for details).

Friendsville is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Friendsville (for example, toward Crab Orchard), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Friendsville is located in the (865) area code.

Websites for Friendsville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blountchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Friendsville, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Friendsville had an population of 900 people. This is a decrease of 1.42% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Friendsville had a population of 913 people. This makes Friendsville the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Friendsville represents 0.01% of the total population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 241st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 913 people, the population of Friendsville increased 2.58% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 890 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Friendsville.

Communities Also Named Friendsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Friendsville - they are located in Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Friendsville ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Maryville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Oak Ridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
    • Oak Ridge is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <5>
  • Farragut
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
    • Farragut is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,045 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <5>
  • Spring Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • Alcoa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alcoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
    • Alcoa is located in Blount County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <5>
  • Lenoir City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cowan Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowan Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
    • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
  • Aldenwood Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aldenwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
    • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
  • Humes Ferry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humes Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
    • Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 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 Friendsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Friendsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Friendsville ...

Looking for more information about Friendsville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Friendsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Friendsville.

Adding Friendsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Friendsville 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 Friendsville was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Friendsville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Friendsville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Friendsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Blount County: www.korrnet.org/blountco/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Blount, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Friendsville.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Friendsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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