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Conasauga, Polk County, Tennessee

Coordinates: 35°00′16″N 84°43′46″W / 35.00444°N 84.72944°W / 35.00444; -84.72944
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Conasauga, Tennessee
Conasauga, Tennessee is located in Tennessee
Conasauga, Tennessee
Conasauga, Tennessee
Conasauga, Tennessee is located in the United States
Conasauga, Tennessee
Conasauga, Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°00′16″N 84°43′46″W / 35.00444°N 84.72944°W / 35.00444; -84.72944
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyPolk
Elevation
830 ft (250 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
37316
Area code423
GNIS feature ID1306059[1]

Conasauga is a CDP (Census-designated place) in southern Polk County, Tennessee, United States.[1] It is located approximately 1.2 miles north of the Tennessee-Georgia state line and roughly 17 miles southeast of Cleveland. The Conasauga River Lumber Company is located at Conasauga.[2]

Conasauga has its own zip code, 37616, but does not have a post office.

History

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Tornadoes struck the community during the 1932 Deep South tornado outbreak and again on March 21, 1974, damaging the local school, which then closed.[3] Tragedy occurred in Conasauga on March 28, 2000, when a Murray County, Georgia school bus crossed a railroad track north of Tennga, Georgia and was struck by a train, causing fatalities.[4]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
202095—    

References

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  1. ^ a b "Conasauga, Polk County, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Conasauga River Lumber Co" (directory listing). Macraes Blue Book. 2008. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
  3. ^ "Polk County TN Tornadoes Since 1950" (web page). National Weather Service Forecast Office: Morristown, Tennessee. 2000. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
  4. ^ "Conasauga, Tennessee Railroad/Highway Grade Crossing Accident: March 28, 2000" (web page). National Transportation Safety Board. December 11, 2001. Retrieved March 28, 2020.