Fraterville, Tennessee




Unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States


































Fratersville, Tennessee
Unincorporated community



Fratersville, Tennessee is located in Tennessee

Fratersville, Tennessee

Fratersville, Tennessee



Location within the state of Tennessee

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Fratersville, Tennessee is located in the United States

Fratersville, Tennessee

Fratersville, Tennessee



Fratersville, Tennessee (the United States)

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Coordinates: 36°11′48″N 84°10′20″W / 36.19667°N 84.17222°W / 36.19667; -84.17222Coordinates: 36°11′48″N 84°10′20″W / 36.19667°N 84.17222°W / 36.19667; -84.17222
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Anderson
Elevation

909 ft (277 m)
Time zone
UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)
UTC-4 (EDT)

GNIS feature ID
1284843[1]



Leach Cemetery which serves as the final resting place of 89 miners killed in the Fraterville Mine disaster.


Fratersville, Tennessee is an unincorporated community located on State Route 116 in Anderson County, Tennessee, between the towns of Rocky Top and Briceville. It is included in the Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area.


Fratersville, which has a history of coal mining, is known for the Fraterville Mine Disaster that occurred there in 1902.


The name of the community, which is derived from the Latin word frater, means "village of brothers."[2]



References





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  2. ^ Coal Creek: War and Disasters, Coal Creek Watershed Foundation, Inc., accessed September 15, 2008












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