Conasauga, Polk County, Tennessee
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Conasauga, Tennessee | |
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Coordinates: 35°00′16″N 84°43′46″W / 35.00444°N 84.72944°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Tennessee |
County | Polk |
Elevation | 830 ft (250 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 37316 |
Area code | 423 |
GNIS feature ID | 1306059[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
[edit]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
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2020 | 95 | — |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Conasauga, Polk County, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Conasauga River Lumber Co" (directory listing). Macraes Blue Book. 2008. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
- ^ "Polk County TN Tornadoes Since 1950" (web page). National Weather Service Forecast Office: Morristown, Tennessee. 2000. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
- ^ "Conasauga, Tennessee Railroad/Highway Grade Crossing Accident: March 28, 2000" (web page). National Transportation Safety Board. December 11, 2001. Retrieved March 28, 2020.