Pruden is an unincorporated community located partly in Bell County, Kentucky and partly in Claiborne County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States.[1] It is located along Tennessee State Route 90 and Kentucky Route 74, which intersect at the state line, in the upper Clearfork Valley.[3][4]
Pruden | |
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 Houses along Pruden Road | |
  Pruden Location on Kentucky–Tennessee border  Pruden Pruden (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°35′10″N 83°54′04″W / 36.58611°N 83.90111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| States | Kentucky and Tennessee |
| County | Bell (Kentucky) and Claiborne (Tennessee) |
| Elevation | 1,266 ft (386 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 37851[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1310724[1] |
History
editPruden 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.[2][5]
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Pruden, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ State Primary Road System: Bell County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ Claiborne County, Tennessee General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
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