Grimsley is an

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and

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(CDP) in Fentress County,

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, United States. Its population was 1,167 as of the 2010 census. Its ZIP code is 38565.

Geography

The community is located in southern Fentress County on the

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. The settled part is located on high ground in the center of the CDP, with elevations ranging from . The west side of the CDP drops into the gorge of the East Fork of the Obey River, with a bottom elevation of , and the east side follows the valley of the North Prong of Clear Fork, with an elevation of . Both rivers are part of the

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watershed.

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is the main road through the community, leading north to Jamestown, the Fentress County seat, and south to Clarkrange.

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forms the southwestern edge of the CDP, dropping by switchbacks into the gorge of the East Fork of the Obey and leading to Livingston. According to the

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, the Grimsley CDP has an area of , all of it land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,219 people, 357 households, and 252 families residing in the CDP.

References

Census-designated places in Tennessee Census-designated places in Fentress County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Fentress County, Tennessee {{FentressCountyTN-geo-stub