Conasauga, Polk County, Tennessee

Conasauga is a CDP (Census-designated place) in southern Polk County, Tennessee, United States.^[1] It is located approximately 1.2 miles north of the Tennessee-Georgia state line and roughly 17 miles southeast of Cleveland. The Conasauga River Lumber Company was located at Conasauga.^[2]

Conasauga, Tennessee
CDP
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Coordinates: 35°00′16″N 84°43′46″W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Polk
Elevation	830 ft (250 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	37316
Area code	423
GNIS feature ID	1306059[1]

Conasauga has its own zip code, 37616, but does not have a post office.

History

Tornadoes struck the community during the 1932 Deep South tornado outbreak and again on March 21, 1974, damaging the local school, which then closed.^[3] Tragedy occurred in Conasauga on March 28, 2000, when a Murray County, Georgia school bus crossed a railroad track north of Tennga, Georgia and was struck by a train, causing fatalities.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2020	95	—