Fraterville, Tennessee
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| Fratersville, Tennessee | |
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 Fratersville, Tennessee
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| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Anderson |
| Elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1284843[1] |
Leach Cemetery which serves as the final resting place of 89 miners killed in the Fratersville Mine Disaster.
Fratersville, Tennessee is an unincorporated community located on State Route 116 in Anderson County, Tennessee, between the towns of Lake City 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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- ↑ Coal Creek: War and Disasters, Coal Creek Watershed Foundation, Inc., accessed September 15, 2008
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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