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Piney Flats is located in Sullivan County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Piney Flats, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

A typical abbreviation for Piney Flats: Piney Flts.

Piney Flats is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Piney Flats: (423)

The ZIP code for Piney Flats: 37686<3>

Communities near Piney Flats ...

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

  • Johnson City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
    • Johnson City is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
    • Former names for Johnson City:
    • Blue Plum Station
    • Haynesville
    • Johnsons Depot
    • Johnsons Tank
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <4>
  • Kingsport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
    • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <4>
  • Collingwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingwood
    • Collingwood is located in Sullivan County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 48,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingwood <4>
  • Bristol
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • East Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
    • East Ridge is located in Washington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
  • Elizabethton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • Cross is located in Sullivan County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
  • Mill Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
    • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
  • Bloomingdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
  • Colonial Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
    • Colonial Heights is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,934 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <4>

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 Piney Flats. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Piney Flats.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Piney Flats ...

Looking for more information about Piney Flats? 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 Piney Flats, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Piney Flats.

Adding Piney Flats to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Piney Flats 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 Piney Flats was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Piney Flats post office opened in 1855.

We also found Piney Flats in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Piney Flats.

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

The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty.org/

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 Sullivan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Piney Flats - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Piney Flats). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Piney Flats or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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