Town of Cumberland Gap

Town of Cumberland Gap is a locality in Claiborne, Tennessee. Town of Cumberland Gap is situated nearby to the hamlet Tiprell, as well as near the town Harrogate.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cumberland Gap and Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum.

Cumberland Gap

Mountain saddle

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The Cumberland Gap is a pass in the eastern United States through the long ridge of the Cumberland Mountains, within the Appalachian Mountains and near the tripoint of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee.

Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum

Library

The Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum in Harrogate, Tennessee and located on campus of Lincoln Memorial University, exhibits and interprets items such as the cane that Lincoln used at Ford's Theatre the night of his assassination, a collection of about 30,000 books, and art exhibits.

Gap Cave

Cave

Gap Cave is located just underneath Pinnacle Overlook in the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Claiborne County, TN. The entrance to the cave is at the tristate area of Tennessee, Virginia and Kentucky, just over the border into Virginia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Middlesboro and Harrogate.

Middlesboro

Town

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Middlesboro is a home rule-class city in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 10,334 at the 2010 U.S. census, while its micropolitan area had a population of 69,060. Middlesboro is situated 3 miles west of Town of Cumberland Gap.

Harrogate

Town

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Harrogate is the largest city in Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States. It is adjacent to Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. The community has been known as "Harrogate" since the 19th century, but did not incorporate by that name until 1993.

Cumberland Gap

Village

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Cumberland Gap is a town in Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 313 at the 2020 census, and estimated to be 315 in 2023. The town is located below the Cumberland Gap, a historic mountain pass for which is the town's namesake, and inside of the boundaries of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.

Town of Cumberland Gap

Type: Locality with 494 residents
Location: Claiborne, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.5975° or 36° 35′ 51″ north

Longitude

-83.6657° or 83° 39′ 56″ west

Population

494

Elevation

1,407 feet (429 metres)

Open location code

868RH8WM+XP

GeoNames ID

7171587

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