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Loudon County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located in the central part of East Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 54,886. Its county seat is Loudon. Loudon County is included in the Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Bentley Township is a civil township of Gladwin County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 844.
Athens is the county seat of McMinn County, Tennessee, United States and the principal city of the Athens Micropolitan Statistical Area has a population of 53,569. The city is located almost equidistantly between the major cities of Knoxville and Chattanooga. The population was 14,084 at the 2020 census. The population of the zipcode area is at 23,726
The Bald River is a river located in Monroe County, Tennessee in the Cherokee National Forest. It is a tributary of the Tellico River. Just before it empties into the Tellico, the river falls over a large waterfall, Bald River Falls, which is variously reported as being between 80 and 100 feet high. The river then flows under a bridge on Forest Service Road 210. The falls is regarded as the most impressive and scenic waterfall in East Tennessee. The river is short in length but powerful as it flows through a steep, densely wooded valley and it is constantly replenished by the area's frequent rains. It rises just north of the North Carolina state line near the crest of the Unicoi Mountains and flows northeast for a short distance before turning to the northwest.
The North River of Tennessee is a major tributary of the Tellico River. It rises in the Unicoi Range, which are geologically related to the Smoky Mountains to the north, in Monroe County, Tennessee inside Cherokee National Forest. Its entire course is located in a very scenic, very isolated area; for the vast majority of its length it is parallel by Forest Road 217, also called North River Road, managed by the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. It flows very roughly east to west. There is a Forest Service campground located near its confluence with the Tellico, which is located upstream and opposite that of the Tellico's other major tributary, the Bald River.
Fort Loudoun State Historic Park is a state park in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Established in 1977, it houses the reconstructed Fort Loudoun along with an interpretive center and recreation area. Park staff also maintain the nearby Tellico Blockhouse site.
The 3rd congressional district of Tennessee is a congressional district in East Tennessee. It has been represented by Republican Chuck Fleischmann since January 2011. The third district has been centered on Chattanooga since before the Civil War.
Conasauga Creek is a 42.8-mile-long (68.9 km) tributary stream of the Hiwassee River, located in southeast Tennessee, United States. It is not to be confused with the nearby Conasauga River.
Overhill Cherokee was the term for the Cherokee people located in their historic settlements in what is now the U.S. state of Tennessee in the Southeastern United States, on the western side of the Appalachian Mountains. This name was used by 18th-century European traders and explorers from British colonies along the Atlantic coast, as they had to cross the mountains to reach these settlements.
Ocoee is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Tennessee, United States and named after the Cherokee settlement located in the area. Ocoee had a post office until it was severely damaged by a tornado. It still retains its own ZIP code 37361.
Hopewell Mill is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States. It lies at an elevation of 820 feet.
Hopewell Springs is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States. It lies at an elevation of 850 feet.
Callaways Little Island, or Kirkland Island, is a small island 1.4 miles WSW of Tallassee, Tennessee within the Chilhowee Shoals of the Little Tennessee River, Monroe County, Tennessee.
Jalapa was a very small, rural community in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States, approximately five miles (8 km) south of Tellico Plains. Located in the Unicoi Mountains, this southeast Tennessee settlement is now considered by the Post Office to be part of greater Tellico Plains.
Ball Play or Ballplay may refer to:
Burger Branch is a stream in McMinn County and Monroe County, Tennessee, in the United States.
State Route 360 is a north–south state highway in Monroe County, Tennessee. It serves to connect Vonore with Fort Loudoun State Park, Cherohala Skyway, and Tellico Plains.
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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ballplay, Monroe County, Tennessee
- ↑ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
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