Baptist Ridge, Tennessee

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Baptist Ridge
Unincorporated community
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Baptist Ridge
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Baptist Ridge
Coordinates: 36°29′02″N85°31′27″W / 36.48389°N 85.52417°W / 36.48389; -85.52417
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Clay
Elevation
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945 ft (288 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 931
GNIS feature ID1314624 [1]

Baptist Ridge is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Tennessee, in the United States.

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History

The community was named for the activities of a Baptist minister, according to local history. [2]

Geography

Baptist Ridge is located in southern Clay County along State Route 292 (Baptist Ridge Road) between Standing Stone State Forest and State Route 53 (at Butlers Landing). Baptist Ridge is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) south of downtown Celina. The community largely consists of a cluster of homes and two churches nested in the mountains, almost entirely centered along State Route 292. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Baptist Ridge". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 12. ISBN   0-253-21478-5.


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