Difficult, Tennessee
Difficult is an unincorporated community in Smith County, Tennessee, in the United States. It lies just north of State Route 85, about halfway between Defeated to the south and Kempville to the east. Defeated Creek, a tributary of the Cumberland River, passes through the community.
History
One version of the name's origin holds that when residents applied for a post office, the application was returned because the preferred name was "too difficult".
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Difficult, Tennessee
- ^ Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 62. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.
- ^ Kennedy, Mark (February 19, 1989). "Speck-on-the-map towns in Tennessee". Herald-Journal. pp. C13. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 34.
External links
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