Pruden, Kentucky and Tennessee

Pruden
Unincorporated community
Houses along Pruden Road
Pruden Location on Kentucky–Tennessee border Show map of Tennessee Pruden Pruden (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 36°35′10″N83°54′04″W / 36.58611°N 83.90111°W / 36.58611; -83.90111
Country	United States
States	Kentucky and Tennessee
County	Bell (Kentucky) and Claiborne (Tennessee)
Elevation [1]	1,266 ft (386 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	37851 [2]
GNIS feature ID	1310724 [1]

Pruden is an unincorporated community located partly in Bell County, Kentucky and partly in Claiborne County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. ^[1] It is located along Tennessee State Route 90 and Kentucky Route 74, which intersect at the state line, in the upper Clearfork Valley. ^{[3] [4]}

History

Pruden had a post office on the Tennessee side of the border from September 20, 1906, to May 21, 2011; it still has its own ZIP code, 37851. ^{[2] [5]}

Images

The now abandoned post office in Pruden

References

1. "Pruden, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved February 15, 2012.
3. State Primary Road System: Bell County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
4. Claiborne County, Tennessee General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
5. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service . Retrieved December 9, 2012.