Pope, Tennessee

Pope
Unincorporated community
Pope Location within the state of Tennessee Show map of Tennessee Pope Pope (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 35°37′7″N87°59′22″W / 35.61861°N 87.98944°W / 35.61861; -87.98944
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Perry
Elevation	394 ft (120 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	1298162

Pope is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Tennessee. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The community hosts a volunteer fire department. ^[4] In 1903, the Mousetail Landing Post Office was closed and relocated to Pope. ^[5] In the 1950s, a small public school was in operation in the community, though by 1999 the building had fallen into disuse and disrepair. ^{[6] [7]} Pope is the location of Starbuck Cemetery and Howard’s Chapel. ^[8]

References

1. "Pope, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2023-12-28.
2. "Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Perry County | Tennessee Secretary of State". sos.tn.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
3. "Perry County, Tennessee 1888 Map". My Genealogy Hound. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
4. Tennessee Fire Departments (PDF). Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance. November 2020. p. 20.
5. Younger, Lillye. "The Story of Mousetail Landing". Yesterday's Tennessee. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
6. "Turner's Travels". The Tennessean. July 15, 1951.
7. "Cypress Creek Perry County Tennessee Photo Tour". Yesterday's Tennessee. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
8. Rust, Randal. "Perry County". Tennessee Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2024-05-01.