Fraterville, Tennessee

Fraterville
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 36°11′48″N84°10′20″W / 36.19667°N 84.17222°W / 36.19667; -84.17222
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Anderson
Elevation	909 ft (277 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	1284843 [1]

Fraterville, Tennessee is an unincorporated community located on State Route 116 in Anderson County, Tennessee, between the towns of Rocky Top and Briceville. It is included in the Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Leach Cemetery which serves as the final resting place of 89 miners killed in the Fraterville Mine disaster.

Fraterville, which has a history of coal mining, is known for the Fraterville Mine Disaster that occurred there in 1902.

The name of the community, which is derived from the Latin word frater, means "village of brothers." ^[2]

References

1. "Fraterville, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Coal Creek: War and Disasters, Coal Creek Watershed Foundation, Inc., accessed September 15, 2008