Fincastle, Tennessee
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  Fincastle, Tennessee | |
| Coordinates: 36°24′35″N 84°02′52″W / 36.40972°N 84.04778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Campbell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.653 sq mi (9.46 km2) |
| • Land | 3.653 sq mi (9.46 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,129 ft (344 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,618 |
| • Density | 440/sq mi (170/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 423 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1284257[3] |
Fincastle is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 1,618 as of the 2010 census.[2]
Once known as Glade Springs, Fincastle was later named for Fincastle, Virginia, which was the original home of many of its early settlers.[4]
Geography
Fincastle is located along State Route 63 northeast of LaFollette and southwest of Speedwell in the Powell Valley. Cumberland Mountain rises prominently to the north, and Norris Lake lies a few miles to the south.
References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ "Fincastle". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Larry Miller, Tennessee Place Names (Indiana University Press, 2001), p. 76.
External links
Media related to Fincastle, Tennessee at Wikimedia Commons
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| Footnotes | ‡ This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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