Lancing, Tennessee | |
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 Lancing | |
  Lancing, Tennessee  Lancing, Tennessee | |
| Coordinates: 36°07′14″N 84°39′14″W / 36.12056°N 84.65389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Morgan |
| Elevation | 1,194 ft (364 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 37770 |
| Area code | 423 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1306664[1] |
Lancing is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Tennessee, United States. Lancing is located along Tennessee State Route 62 and the Norfolk Southern Railway 3.35 miles (5.39 km) west-northwest of Wartburg, and northeast of the Catoosa Wildlife Management Area.[2] Lancing has a post office with ZIP code 37770.[3][4]
Lancing was settled in the 1860s, and was originally known as "Kismet." In 1879, the Cincinnati Southern Railway constructed a rail line through the area, and named the Kismet rail station "Lancing." The post office applied the name Lancing to the entire community in 1894.[5] Within a few years of the railroad's arrival, Lancing was home to a store, hotel, two churches, and two saloons.[6]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lancing
- ^ Morgan County, Tennessee General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^ Larry Miller, Tennessee Place Names (Indiana University Press, 2001), p. 117.
- ^ Calvin Dickinson, Morgan County (Memphis State University Press, 1987), p. 47.