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Disco, Tennessee

Coordinates: 35°47′09″N 84°09′30″W / 35.78583°N 84.15833°W / 35.78583; -84.15833
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Disco
Disco is located in Tennessee
Disco
Disco
Disco is located in the United States
Disco
Disco
Coordinates: 35°47′09″N 84°09′30″W / 35.78583°N 84.15833°W / 35.78583; -84.15833
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyBlount
Elevation
906 ft (276 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code865
GNIS feature ID1314948[1]

Disco is an unincorporated community in Blount County, Tennessee.[1] Its post office[2] closed in 1903.[3]

It is unknown why the name "Disco" was applied to this community.[4] Disco has been noted for its unusual place name.[5]

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  1. ^ a b "Disco, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Disco, Tennessee
  3. ^ United States Postal Service
  4. ^ Kennedy, Mark (February 19, 1989). "Speck-on-the-map towns in Tennessee". Herald-Journal. pp. C13. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  5. ^ "The Oddest Named Town in Every State". The Active Times. April 19, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2019.