- Devonia, Tennessee
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Devonia — Unincorporated area — Location within the state of Tennessee
DevoniaCoordinates: 36°8′53″N 84°23′8″W / 36.14806°N 84.38556°WCoordinates: 36°8′53″N 84°23′8″W / 36.14806°N 84.38556°W Country United States State Tennessee County Anderson Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP codes FIPS code GNIS feature ID Devonia was the United States Post Office designation for the former coal mining camp in Anderson County, Tennessee, also known as Moore's Camp. The Devonia post office, established in 1920, served Moore's Camp, plus the nearby communities of Rosedale, Fork Mountain, Braytown, and Charley's Branch, until it closed in 1975.[1]
Devonia is the site of a coal preparation plant. Tennessee State Route 116 traverses the area and a 42-mile (68 km) railroad line connects the community with Oneida, Tennessee.[2]
References
- ^ Frazier, D.R. (1984) Tennessee Post Offices and Postmaster Appointments 1789-1984, p. 133. Dover, Tennessee: self-published.
- ^ National Coal Corporation Background Information, accessed May 4, 2008
Municipalities and communities of Anderson County, Tennessee County seat: Clinton Cities 
Towns Unincorporated
communitiesAndersonville | Briceville | Claxton | Devonia | Fork Mountain | Fraterville | Marlow
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Mining communities in Tennessee
- Unincorporated communities in Tennessee
- Populated places in Anderson County, Tennessee
- Tennessee geography stubs
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