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Welcome to Primroy ...

So far, we found very little information about Primroy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Primroy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Primroy, please Contact Us.


Primroy would have been located within present day Campbell County<2>.


The location of Primroy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Primroy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Primroy is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Primroy was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

The location where Primroy once stood is in the (423) area code.

Communities near Primroy ...

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

  • Fraterville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
    • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
  • Clinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Clinton is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,119 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
  • LaFollette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
    • LaFollette is located in Campbell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
    • LaFollette has also been known as:
    • Big Creek Gap
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <5>
  • Maynardville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynardville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynardville
    • Maynardville is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynardville <5>
  • Pine Crest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
    • Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
  • Plainview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
  • Jellico
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Caryville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
    • Caryville is located in Campbell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caryville <5>
  • Jacksboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksboro
    • Jacksboro is located in Campbell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,066 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksboro <5>
  • Rocky Top
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
    • Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
    • Former names for Rocky Top:
    • Coal Creek
    • Lake City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <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 Primroy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Primroy.

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

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

Adding Primroy to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Primroy post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Primroy.

The official website for Campbell County: www.co.campbell.tn.us/

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 Primroy, 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 Campbell, 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 Primroy - 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.
<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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