Lancing, Tennessee

Lancing is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Tennessee, United States. Lancing is located along Tennessee State Route 62 and the Norfolk Southern Railway 3.35 miles (5.39 km) west-northwest of Wartburg, and northeast of the Catoosa Wildlife Management Area.[2] Lancing has a post office with ZIP code 37770.[3][4]

Lancing, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
Lancing
Lancing, Tennessee
Lancing, Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°07′14″N 84°39′14″W
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyMorgan
Elevation
1,188 ft (362 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
37770
Area code(s)423
GNIS feature ID1306664[1]

Lancing was settled in the 1860s, and was originally known as "Kismet." In 1879, the Cincinnati Southern Railway constructed a rail line through the area, and named the Kismet rail station "Lancing." The post office applied the name Lancing to the entire community in 1894.[5] Within a few years of the railroad's arrival, Lancing was home to a store, hotel, two churches, and two saloons.[6]

References
  1. "Lancing". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Morgan County, Tennessee General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
  3. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  4. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
  5. Larry Miller, Tennessee Place Names (Indiana University Press, 2001), p. 117.
  6. Calvin Dickinson, Morgan County (Memphis State University Press, 1987), p. 47.


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