Difficult, Tennessee

Difficult is an unincorporated community in Smith County, Tennessee, in the United States.[1] It lies just north of State Route 85, about halfway between Defeated to the south and Kempville to the east. Defeated Creek, a tributary of the Cumberland River, passes through the community.

Difficult, Tennessee
Buildings and houses in Difficult
Difficult, Tennessee
Difficult, Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°22′09″N 85°53′32″W
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountySmith
Elevation
538 ft (164 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
37145
Area code(s)615
GNIS feature ID1306346[1]

History

One version of the name's origin holds that when residents applied for a post office, the application was returned because the preferred name was "too difficult".[2][3][4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Difficult, Tennessee
  2. Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 62. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.
  3. Kennedy, Mark (Feb 19, 1989). "Speck-on-the-map towns in Tennessee". Herald-Journal. pp. C13. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  4. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 34.


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