Elk Valley, Tennessee

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Elk Valley, Tennessee
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Elk Valley, Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°29′01″N84°14′45″W / 36.48361°N 84.24583°W / 36.48361; -84.24583 Coordinates: 36°29′01″N84°14′45″W / 36.48361°N 84.24583°W / 36.48361; -84.24583
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Campbell
Elevation
1,115 ft (340 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 423
GNIS feature ID1283645 [1]

Elk Valley is an unincorporated community in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States. [1] It is situated at the northern end of a broad valley of the same name in the Cumberland Mountains, southwest of Jellico. Tennessee State Route 297 (Newcomb Pike) passes through the community. [2]

Campbell County, Tennessee County in the United States

Campbell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 40,716. Its county seat is Jacksboro.

Tennessee State of the United States of America

Tennessee is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th largest and the 16th most populous of the 50 United States. Tennessee is bordered by eight states with Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the west, and Missouri to the northwest. The Appalachian Mountains dominate the eastern part of the state, and the Mississippi River forms the state's western border. Nashville is the state's capital and largest city, with a 2017 population of 667,560 and a 2017 metro population of 1,903,045. Tennessee's second largest city is Memphis, which had a population of 652,236 in 2017.

Cumberland Mountains mountain range

The Cumberland Mountains are a mountain range in the southeastern section of the Appalachian Mountains. They are located in western Virginia, eastern edges of Kentucky, and eastern middle Tennessee, including the Crab Orchard Mountains. Their highest peak, with an elevation of 4,223 feet (1,287 m) above mean sea level, is High Knob, which is located near Norton, Virginia.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Elk Valley, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Elk Valley Topo Map in Campbell County TN


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