Lusk, Tennessee
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Lusk
Atpontley | |
|---|---|
| Lusk Community Center Lusk Community Center | |
Location within the state of Tennessee Lusk (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 35°30′5″N 85°17′55″W / 35.50139°N 85.29861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Bledsoe |
| Elevation | 797 ft (243 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1647452[1] |
Lusk (also Atpontley) is an unincorporated community in Bledsoe County, Tennessee. It lies along U.S. Route 127 southwest of the city of Pikeville, the county seat of Bledsoe County.[2] The variant name Atpontley is a compound of the names of three coal miners: Atkinson, Dupont, and Finley.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lusk, Tennessee
- ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 95.
- ↑ Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 9. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.
