Kempville, Tennessee

Unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States
36°20′48″N 85°51′47″W / 36.34667°N 85.86306°W / 36.34667; -85.86306CountryUnited StatesStateTennesseeCountySmithElevation
623 ft (190 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes
37030, 37145
Area code615GNIS feature ID1290057[1]

Kempville is an unincorporated community in Smith County, Tennessee, United States.[1] It is located along State Route 85 in a hilly area northeast of Carthage. Kempville Branch, a tributary of Defeated Creek, flows through the community.

Kempville was probably named for a family of early settlers in the area.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kempville, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Larry Miller, Tennessee Place Names (Indiana University Press, 2001), p. 112.

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