Lusk, Tennessee

Unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States
Lusk
Atpontley
Unincorporated community
Lusk Community Center
Lusk Community Center
35°30′5″N 85°17′55″W / 35.50139°N 85.29861°W / 35.50139; -85.29861
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyBledsoe
Elevation797 ft (243 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1647452[1]

Lusk (also Atpontley) is an unincorporated community in Bledsoe County, Tennessee. It lies along U.S. Route 127 southwest of the city of Pikeville, the county seat of Bledsoe County.[2]

The variant name Atpontley is a compound of the names of three coal miners: Atkinson, Dupont, and Finley.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lusk, Tennessee
  2. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 95.
  3. ^ Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 9. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.
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