Habersham, Tennessee

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Habersham, Tennessee
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Habersham, Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°29′51″N84°4′25″W / 36.49750°N 84.07361°W / 36.49750; -84.07361
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Campbell
Elevation
1,152 ft (351 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1286473 [1]

Habersham is an unincorporated community and coal town in Campbell County, Tennessee. It is located along U.S. Route 25W in the Cumberland Mountains in the northeastern part of the county. Known as "Cupp" in the early 1900s, the community was later renamed for a prominent railroad family. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Habersham, Tennessee
  2. Larry Miller, Tennessee Place Names (Indiana University Press, 2001), p. 92. Via Google Books