Counce, Tennessee
| Counce, Tennessee | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Counce  Counce | |
| Coordinates: 35°02′32″N 88°16′24″W / 35.04222°N 88.27333°WCoordinates: 35°02′32″N 88°16′24″W / 35.04222°N 88.27333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Hardin |
| Elevation | 486 ft (148 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 731 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1281377[1] |
Counce is an unincorporated community in Hardin County, Tennessee. Counce is located on Tennessee State Route 57 near the Mississippi border. The community is adjacent to the Tennessee River near the Pickwick Landing Dam. Counce is the terminus of a Kansas City Southern line which was originally the Corinth and Counce Railroad and later became part of the MidSouth Rail Corporation before Kansas City Southern took over MidSouth. Counce was named after the Counce families, who were the first families to inhabit the community.[2]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Counce, Tennessee
- ↑ Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-Names. Indiana University Press. p. 52.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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