Kempville, Tennessee

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Kempville, Tennessee
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Kempville, Tennessee
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Kempville, Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°20′48″N85°51′47″W / 36.34667°N 85.86306°W / 36.34667; -85.86306
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Smith
Elevation
623 ft (190 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
37030, 37145
Area code 615
GNIS feature ID1290057 [1]

Kempville is an unincorporated community in Smith County, Tennessee, United States. [1] It is located along State Route 85 in a hilly area northeast of Carthage. Kempville Branch, a tributary of Defeated Creek, flows through the community.

Kempville was probably named for a family of early settlers in the area. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kempville, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Larry Miller, Tennessee Place Names (Indiana University Press, 2001), p. 112.