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Conasauga, Polk County, Tennessee

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Coordinates: 35°00′16″N 84°43′46″W / 35.00444°N 84.72944°W / 35.00444; -84.72944
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Not to be confused with Conasauga, McMinn County, Tennessee
Conasauga, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
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 an unincorporated community 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]

History

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Conasuaga, 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 2008-09-17.
  3. ^ "Polk County TN Tornadoes Since 1950" (web page). National Weather Service Forecast Office: Morristown, Tennessee. 2000. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  4. ^ "Conasauga, Tennessee Railroad/Highway Grade Crossing Accident: March 28, 2000" (web page). National Transportation Safety Board. 2001-12-11. Retrieved 2020-03-28.


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