Turtletown, Tennessee

Turtletown, Tennessee
Turtletown
Turtletown
Turtletown, Tennessee is located in Tennessee
Turtletown, Tennessee
Turtletown, Tennessee
Turtletown, Tennessee is located in the United States
Turtletown, Tennessee
Turtletown, Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°07′37″N 84°21′13″W / 35.12694°N 84.35361°W / 35.12694; -84.35361
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyPolk
Elevation1,558 ft (475 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
37391
Area code423
GNIS feature ID1327270[1]

Turtletown is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Tennessee, United States. Turtletown is located on Tennessee State Route 68 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north-northeast of Ducktown. Turtletown is in a primarily mountainous terrain, covered in forests except for areas cleared by farmers, ponds, or roads.[2] Turtletown has a post office with ZIP code 37391.[3] Turtletown's borders, however, in the eyes of some are disputed. According to one, parts of it are known as Dogtown, which appears on a few local maps. However, to others, it is simply all Turtletown and Dogtown does not exist.[4] The only known map that contains this is the USGS map of the area, and a U.S. Forest Service map.[4][5] There is an abandoned school, Turtletown School, across the street from the Post Office.[6]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Turtletown
  2. ^ Polk County, Tennessee General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2004. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
  3. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "United States Geological Survey Maps". USGS.gov. USGS.
  5. ^ "Cherokee National Forest Journal" (PDF). www.fs.usda.gov. United States Forest Service. August 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "Abandoned Space". Pinterest. Retrieved April 4, 2016.