Disco, Tennessee

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Disco
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Disco
Coordinates: 35°47′09″N84°09′30″W / 35.78583°N 84.15833°W / 35.78583; -84.15833
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Blount
Elevation
906 ft (276 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 865
GNIS feature ID1314948 [1]

Disco is an unincorporated community in Blount County, Tennessee. [1] Its post office [2] closed in 1903. [3]

It is unknown why the name "Disco" was applied to this community. [4] Disco has been noted for its unusual place name. [5]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Disco, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Disco, Tennessee
  3. United States Postal Service
  4. Kennedy, Mark (February 19, 1989). "Speck-on-the-map towns in Tennessee". Herald-Journal. pp. C13. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  5. "The Oddest Named Town in Every State". The Active Times. April 19, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2019.