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Fraterville, Tennessee

Fraterville
Unincorporated community
Fraterville is located in Tennessee
Fraterville
Fraterville
Location within the state of Tennessee
Fraterville is located in the United States
Fraterville
Fraterville
Fraterville (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°11′48″N 84°10′20″W / 36.19667°N 84.17222°W / 36.19667; -84.17222
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyAnderson
Elevation
909 ft (277 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1284843[1]

Fraterville, Tennessee is an unincorporated community located on State Route 116 in Anderson County, Tennessee, between the towns of Rocky Top and Briceville. It is included in the Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Leach Cemetery which serves as the final resting place of 89 miners killed in the Fraterville Mine disaster.

Fraterville, which has a history of coal mining, is known for the Fraterville Mine Disaster that occurred there in 1902.

The name of the community, which is derived from the Latin word frater, means "village of brothers."[2]



References

  1. ^ "Fraterville, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Coal Creek: War and Disasters, Coal Creek Watershed Foundation, Inc., accessed September 15, 2008


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