Welcome to Paint Rock ...
So far, we found very little information about Paint Rock. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Paint Rock to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Paint Rock, please Contact Us.
Paint Rock would have been located within present day Roane County<2>.
The location of Paint Rock has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Paint Rock, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Paint Rock is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Paint Rock was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Paint Rock (for example, toward Lake Tansi Village), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
If Paint Rock still existed, it would have been in the (865) area code.
Communities Also Named Paint Rock ...
While we believe that this Paint Rock is located in Roane County, we know of another 2 Tennessee communities named Paint Rock. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cocke and Loudon County.
Beyond Tennessee, there are 5 communities that are also named Paint Rock - they are located in Alabama, North Carolina and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Paint Rock.
Communities near Paint Rock ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Paint Rock.
- Oak Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
- McMullens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Lakemont Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakemont Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- College Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Lenoir City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir City
- Lenoir City is located in Loudon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir City <5>
- Harriman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriman
- Harriman is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriman <5>
- Loudon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
- Loudon is located in Loudon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,009 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <5>
- Sweetwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <5>
- Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <5>
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 Paint Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paint Rock.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Paint Rock. 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 Paint Rock.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Paint Rock. See our Newspapers Page for Paint Rock.
Adding Paint Rock to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Paint Rock 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 Paint Rock was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Paint Rock.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Roane County: www.roanealliance.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Paint Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Roane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paint Rock - 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. |