Claxton is an

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in Anderson County in the

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. The name "Claxton" is generally applied to the

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part of Anderson County south of the city of

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and northeast of the city of Oak Ridge, centered on the intersection of Clinton Highway (

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and State Route 9) with State Route 170 (Edgemoor Road and Raccoon Valley Road). Claxton is bounded on the east and south by the Knox County line. Claxton does not have a post office, and is serviced by the Clinton and

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zip codes, 37716 and 37849 respectively. The Claxton Elementary School, a public school operated by Anderson County Schools, is located at the intersection of Edgemoor Road and Clinton Highway. The

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is at the edge of Claxton, directly across the

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from Oak Ridge. A playground and youth sports field in Claxton was built using radioactive coal ash waste from the Bull Run Fossil Plant.

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External links

Map of Claxton election precinct
(PDF) Knoxville metropolitan area Unincorporated communities in Anderson County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee {{AndersonCountyTN-geo-stub