Corryton, Tennessee

Corryton, Tennessee
Corryton
—  Populated place  —
Corryton is located in Tennessee
Corryton
Location within the state of Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°09′13″N 83°46′57″W / 36.15361°N 83.7825°W / 36.15361; -83.7825Coordinates: 36°09′13″N 83°46′57″W / 36.15361°N 83.7825°W / 36.15361; -83.7825
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Knox
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID 1281332[1]

Corryton is an unincorporated community in northeastern Knox County, Tennessee, United States, about 15 miles north of Knoxville. The United States Geographic Names System classifies Corryton as a populated place.[1] It is included in the Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Corryton is situated near two mountains, House Mountain (the highest point in Knox County) and Clinch Mountain. It includes a grade school, a public library, community center, and several churches including Little Flat Creek Baptist Church (founded in 1797, making it the first Baptist church organized in Knox County), Corryton Church (formerly Corryton Baptist) and Rutherford Memorial United Methodist.

Gibbs High School in Corryton has several famous alumni, including country musicians Kenny Chesney, Con Hunley, Phil Leadbetter, and Ashley Monroe.

On April 25, 1983, Thomas Knauff set an FAI world record flying a glider on an out-and-return course of 1,646.68 km (1,023.20 mi), releasing from tow over Williamsport Regional Airport in Pennsylvania, flying south along the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians to take a turn-point photograph of the Little Flat Creek Church in Corryton, then returning for a landing after a 10 hour flight. The photographs were published in National Geographic magazine.[citation needed] This world record stood until 2003 when it was broken in Argentina, but still stands as a U.S. national record.[2]

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