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DeRossett (also spelled De Rossett) 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
White County, Tennessee
White County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,841. Its county seat is Sparta.
History
On September 11, 1806, an act of the Tennessee General Assembly created White County out o ...
, United States. It is concentrated along
U.S. Route 70
U.S. Route 70 or U.S. Highway 70 (US 70) is an east–west United States highway that runs for from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. It is a major east–west highway of the Southeastern United States, Southeastern, Southern Unite ...
in White County'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 between
Sparta
Sparta ( Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, ''Spártā''; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, ''Spártē'') was a prominent city-state in Laconia, in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (, ), while the name Sparta referre ...
and
Crossville. Along with the adjacent areas of
Bon Air and
Ravenscroft, DeRossett is part of a greater community known as "BonDeCroft."
[Carroll Van West, ]
Tennessee's Historic Landscapes
' (University of Tennessee Press, 1995), p. 243.
References
Unincorporated communities in White County, Tennessee
Unincorporated communities in Tennessee
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