Armathwaite is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Fentress County, Tennessee
Fentress County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,489. Its county seat is Jamestown.
History
Fentress County was formed on November 28, 1823, from portions of Morgan, Overton ...
, United States.
It is located along
Tennessee State Route 52
State Route 52 (SR 52) is an east–west state highway that crosses eight counties in northern and northeastern Tennessee. The route originates in Orlinda along SR 49 and ends in Elgin along U.S. Route 27 (US 27).
SR 52 is mostly a primary ro ...
between
Allardt and
Rugby
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Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby league: 13 players per side
*** Masters Rugby League
*** Mod league
*** Rugby league nines
*** Rugby league sevens
*** Touch (sport)
*** Wheelchair rugby league
** Rugby union: 1 ...
, in Tennessee's
Cumberland Plateau
The Cumberland Plateau is the southern part of the Appalachian Plateau in the Appalachian Mountains of the United States. It includes much of eastern Kentucky and Tennessee, and portions of northern Alabama and northwest Georgia. The terms "Alle ...
region. The
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, commonly known as Big South Fork, preserves the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River and its tributaries in northeastern Tennessee and southeastern Kentucky.
Within it are reminders of th ...
is located to the northeast.
The community was first settled in the 1840s.
Around 1881, Alwyn Maude, a Rugby colonist, established a post office in the community, and named it for his home village of
Armathwaite
Armathwaite is a village in the English ceremonial county of Cumbria.
Historically within the county of Cumberland, Armathwaite lies on the River Eden, forms part of Eden district and is served by Armathwaite railway station. The majority of t ...
in England.
[Wanda Sewell Hatfield, "Armathwaite, Mount Helen, Shirley, and Honey Creek Communities," ''History of Fentress County, Tennessee'' (Fentress County Historical Society, 1987), p. 19.] Oil drilling and logging activities took place in the area during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
[Claudette Stager, "," National Register of Historic Places inventory form, December 1990, p. E-9.]
References
Unincorporated communities in Fentress County, Tennessee
Unincorporated communities in Tennessee
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