Pruden, Kentucky and Tennessee

Pruden is an unincorporated community located partly in Bell County, Kentucky and partly in Claiborne County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States.[2] It is located along Tennessee State Route 90 and Kentucky Route 74, which intersect at the state line, in the upper Clearfork Valley.[3][4]

Pruden
Houses along Pruden Road
Pruden
Location on Kentucky–Tennessee border
Pruden
Pruden (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°35′10″N 83°54′04″W
CountryUnited States
StatesKentucky and Tennessee
CountyBell (Kentucky) and Claiborne (Tennessee)
Elevation
1,260 ft (380 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
37851[1]
GNIS feature ID1310724[2]

History

Pruden had a post office on the Tennessee side of the border from September 20, 1906, to May 21, 2011; it still has its own ZIP code, 37851.[1][5]

Images

The now abandoned post office in Pruden

References


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