Fork Mountain
Fork Mountain, Tennessee, is a former coal mining camp, located on Tennessee State Route 116 and the New River, at the Morgan County-Anderson County line. Petros is 4.2 miles to the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: ghost town in Anderson County, Tennessee
- Also known as: “Fork Mountain, Tennessee” and “Fork Mountain, TN”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Frozen Head.
Frozen Head
Peak
Frozen Head is a mountain in Morgan County, Tennessee. It is the second highest peak in the Crab Orchard Mountains, at 3,278 feet. Frozen Head is located in Frozen Head State Park and Natural Area. Frozen Head is situated 2 miles west of Fork Mountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buffalo and Petros.
Buffalo
Hamlet
Buffalo is an unincorporated community in Anderson County, Tennessee. Buffalo is situated 2 miles east of Fork Mountain.
Petros
Hamlet
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
Petros is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Morgan County, Tennessee, United States, located on State Route 116. Its population was 459 at the 2020 census. Petros is situated 2½ miles southwest of Fork Mountain.
Braytown
Hamlet
Braytown is an unincorporated community in Anderson County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Braytown is situated 3½ miles northeast of Fork Mountain.
Fork Mountain
- Categories: ghost town and locality
- Location: Anderson, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.12675° or 36° 7′ 36″ northLongitude
-84.41993° or 84° 25′ 12″ westElevation
1,552 feet (473 metres)Open location code
868Q4HGJ+M2OpenStreetMap ID
node 153938054OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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