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No Name Church	No Name Church	No Name Church		Oak Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Founded 1903
Oak Grove Independent Church & Cemetery Re-erected 1954	Orme Mountain Church of God	Philadelphia Freedom Conference Church		Pilgrams Rest Missionary Baptist Church
				Established 1855
Pine Set Baptist Church	Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church	Poplar Grove Church of God		Pray Hill Baptist Church

Red Hill Community Church	Sardis United Methodist Church	St John the Baptist Episcopal Church		Stanley Baptist Church

Sulphur Springs United Methodist Church	Sweedens Cove Primitive Baptist Church Established 2^nd Saturday, October, 1821	Tabernacle Baptist Church		Victory Chapel Congregational Methodist Church
Victoria First Baptist Church			Organized November 6, 1983 Building erected 1985

Arena	Opened: Oct. 20, 1894	Closed: Oct. 31, 1901
Battle Creek	Opened: March 2, 1831 Re-Opened: Jan. 5, 1833	Closed: July 21, 1831 Re-Closed: Sept. 31, 1858
Battle Creek Mines	Opened: Aug. 10, 1869	Closed: May 23, 1876
Bayerville	Opened: March 7, 1831	Closed: April 19, 1831
Booneville	Opened: April 13, 1874	Closed: Sept. 28, 1880
Burnett	Opened: March 17, 1901	Closed: Aug. 15, 1901
Liberty East	Opened: Feb 24, 1824	Closed: 1828
Lodge	Opened: Jul 11, 1895	Closed: Apr 30, 1960
Looneys Creek	Opened: May 7, 1851 Re-Opened: Apr 24, 1867 Re-Opened: Mar 5, 1886	Closed: Sep 22, 1866 Re-Closed: Oct 13, 1884 Re-Closed: Jul 9, 1890
Lovers Leap	Opened: Sep 25, 1882	Closed: Oct 25, 1889
Marble Hill	Opened: Mar 10, 1873 Re-Opened: Mar 17, 1879	Closed: Jul 23, 1887 Re-Closed: Mar 27, 1882
Martin Springs, TN	Opened: Dec 1, 1932	Closed: Jan 15, 1945
Moffat	Opened: Oct 15, 1874	Closed: Jan 12, 1881
Moffat Station	Opened: Jan 18, 1871	Closed: Oct 15, 1874
Needmore	Opened: April 28, 1902	Closed: July 7, 1902
Nickojack	Opened: Jan. 14, 1854	Closed: Dec. 23, 1879
Oate's Island	Opened: May 21, 1878	Closed: July 3, 1907
Oats Landing	Opened: Dec. 15, 1829 Re-Opened: April 8, 1834	Closed: Sept. 10, 1833 Re-Closed: April 30, 1838
Orme	Opened: Oct. 2, 1902	Closed: Jan. 3, 1965
Ottes Landing	Opened: May 22, 1850	Closed: Sept. 25, 1850
Owen	Opened: Jan. 17, 1882	Closed: May 17, 1890
Prigmore's Store	Opened: Nov. 13, 1855	Closed: March 21, 1857
Pryor	Opened: March 2, 1882	Closed: July 7, 1886
Rankinsville	Opened: June 27, 1856	Closed: Sept. 28, 1858
Roope	Opened: March 23, 1904 Re-Opened: March 23, 1904 Re-Closed: Aug. 31, 1915 Re-Closed: Sept. 25, 1922	Closed: Dec. 15, 1905 Re-Opened: Aug. 18, 1906 Re-Opened: June 6, 1917
Running Water	Opened: Aug. 31, 1847 Re-Opened: May 23, 1854	Closed: Nov. 19, 1850 Re-Closed: Nov. 11, 1865
Sequachee	Opened: July 31, 1890	Closed: July 22, 1897
Sequatchie	Opened: April 9, 1850	Closed: Jan. 8, 1852
Sequatchie	Opened: May 17, 1890 Re-Opened: July 22, 1897	Closed: July 31, 1890 Re-Closed: Operating
Shellmond	Opened: June 27, 1866	Closed: Feb. 6, 1867
Shellmound	Opened: Dec. 23, 1879	Closed: Nov. 15, 1955
Shirleyton	Opened: Sept. 24, 1883	Closed: March 31, 1904
South Pittsburg	Opened: May 23, 1876	Closed: Operating
Stanley	Opened: May 20, 1878	Closed: Jan. 31, 1918
Thompsons Springs	Opened: May 16, 1842	Closed: April 28, 1843
Union	Opened: Jan. 30, 1836	Closed: Jan. 23, 1839
Victoria	Opened: Sept. 24, 1877	Closed: Feb. 1, 1974
Waldens Ridge	Opened: May 26, 1851	Closed: Sept. 22, 1866
Wallview	Opened: March 9, 1887	Closed: May 24, 1890
Walnut Valley	Opened: Feb. 14, 1848 Re-Opened: Dec. 17, 1849	Closed: Aug. 16, 1849 Re-Closed: April 24, 1867
Whiteside	Opened: Nov. 11, 1865	Closed: Operating
Whitwell	Opened: Dec. 23, 1889	Closed: Operating
Woodlee	Opened: Aug. 5, 1891 Re-Opened: Dec. 1, 1902	Closed: Oct. 17, 1895 Re-Closed: July 31, 1907
Wuni	Opened: Oct. 10, 1902	Closed: July 31, 1903

Chimney Park				Picnic areas Playground Hiking Trails Interesting tangle of automobiles that have been run off bluff at bottom of trail
Foster Falls Small Wild Area				Hwy 41 Connected to the S. Cumberland Recreation Area by hiking and backpacking trails 28 primitive camp sites Picnic areas and shelters Swimming allowed below falls
Mapleview Recreation Area				TVA Recreation Area
Nickajack Cave		Was used as a refuge for Native Americans Turned into a dance hall during the steamboat days Cave serves as a maternity roost for the gray bat Serves as a hibernating site for the Indiana bat Both bats are listed on endangered species Each evening 100,000 bats emerge from the cave Cave entrance flooded with impoundment of Nickajack Lake in 1967 Entrance fenced to protect the site from boats, 1981 Cave designated as Tennessee’s first non-game wildlife refuge A short trail leads from the parking lot to the cave
Marion County Park			Camping sites Two boat ramps Picnic areas Playground Swimming beach
Prentice Cooper Wildlife Management Area			Hwy 27 State forest located on top of Suck Creek Mountain Hiking and backpacking trails overlook the Tennessee River Gorge Camping Biking Horseback riding
Running Water Recreation Area		Located just off I-24, Exit 161 47 camp sites Boat ramp Swimming area
Shell Mound Recreation Area	2003		Located on Nickajack Lake Owned and operated by TVA Basketball court Boat Ramp Campground- RV/Tent 56 camp sites Hiking trails Picnic area Playground Swimming (Lake beach) Water/Jet Skiing


Condra Memorial Cemetery	Grayson Cemetery	Mt Olive Cemetery

Pleasant Grove Cemetery Opened 1878 Land donated by John L and Hershel H Minter	Red Hill Cemetery	Teague Cemetery

Jasper, TN Affiliated with Columbia Health Care	South Pittsburg, TN 165 beds		210 12th St South Pittsburg, TN 120 beds
Medical Arts Plaza	Rivermont Nursing Home		South Pittsburg Hospital
South Pittsburg, TN Affiliated with Columbia Health Care		Whitwell, TN Affiliated with Columbia Health Care 52 beds
Tri-City Clinic		Whitwell Medical Plaza

Hales Bar Campground		RV/tent campsites with power and water hook-ups 42 campsites Nice sites next to lake Bathroom facilities poor with only cold water showers Adjacent to marina Located at site of old Hales Bar Dam
Marion County Park Campground		RV/tent campsites with power and water hook-ups Nice lakeside sites available

Ketner’s Mill Country Fair	Held the weekend in October after Columbus Day At Ketner’s Mill First country fair held fall of 1882 Event revived 1977 Arts & crafts Entertainment Ranked in top 200 shows in country
Color Cruise & Folk Festival	Held last two weekends of October At Shellmound Recreation Area Country and contemporary musical entertainment Good food Arts and crafts show Benefits special projects of area Alhambra Shrine

1950	20,520
1960	21,036
1970	20,577
1980	24,416
1992	25,297


Griffith Creek Community Center	Sweedens Cove Community Center	Victoria Community Center

MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE	January 43 F (high) 27 F (low)
	July 82 F (high) 61 F (low)

Annual average precipitation	56 inches
Annual average snowfall	3.5 inches


Abandoned School	Griffith Creek Elementary School

SIZE
square miles	507
miles of county rds	285