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Unincorporated community in Kentucky and Tennessee, United States
Pruden
Unincorporated community
Houses along Pruden RoadHouses along Pruden Road
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Coordinates: 36°35′10″N 83°54′04″W / 36.58611°N 83.90111°W / 36.58611; -83.90111
CountryUnited States
StatesKentucky and Tennessee
CountyBell (Kentucky) and Claiborne (Tennessee)
Elevation1,266 ft (386 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code37851
GNIS feature ID1310724

Pruden is an unincorporated community located partly in Bell County, Kentucky and partly in Claiborne County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. It is located along Tennessee State Route 90 and Kentucky Route 74, which intersect at the state line, in the upper Clearfork Valley.

History

Pruden had a post office on the Tennessee side of the border from September 20, 1906, to May 21, 2011; it still has its own ZIP code, 37851.

Images

The now abandoned post office in Pruden

References

  1. ^ "Pruden, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. State Primary Road System: Bell County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  4. Claiborne County, Tennessee General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  5. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
Municipalities and communities of Bell County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Pineville
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Municipalities and communities of Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States
County seat: Tazewell
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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