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Fincastle, Tennessee

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Fincastle, Tennessee
Houses in Fincastle
Houses in Fincastle
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyCampbell
Area
 • Total3.653 sq mi (9.46 km2)
 • Land3.653 sq mi (9.46 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,129 ft (344 m)
Population
 • Total1,618
 • Density440/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code423
GNIS feature ID1284257[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

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ^ "Fincastle". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ Larry Miller, Tennessee Place Names (Indiana University Press, 2001), p. 76.