Wasp
Wasp was a community located in Cocke County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Situated in the upper Wolf Creek Valley in the rugged eastern part of the county, Wasp thrived as an Appalachian agrarian community in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: ghost town in Cocke County, Tennessee
- Also known as: “Wasp, Tennessee” and “Wasp, TN”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boomer and Tom Town.
Boomer
Hamlet
Boomer is an unincorporated community in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States. Boomer is situated 2½ miles southwest of Wasp.
Tom Town
Hamlet
Tom Town is an unincorporated community in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States. Tom Town is situated 5 miles west of Wasp.
Midway
Hamlet
Midway is an unincorporated community in Cocke County, Tennessee. Midway is situated 6 miles west of Wasp.
Wasp
- Categories: ghost town and locality
- Location: Cocke, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.85455° or 35° 51′ 16″ north
Longitude
-82.93209° or 82° 55′ 56″ west
Elevation
2,831 feet (863 metres)
Open location code
867VV339+R5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Wasp” goes by many names.
- South Azerbaijani: “واسپ، تنسی”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ebbs Mill and Blue Mill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Huff Cemetery and Wolf Creek Falls.
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