Devonia was the
United States Post Office
The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or simply the Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal serv ...
designation for the former
coal mining
Coal mining is the process of resource extraction, extracting coal from the ground or from a mine. Coal is valued for its Energy value of coal, energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to Electricity generation, generate electr ...
camp in
Anderson County, Tennessee
Anderson County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located in the northern part of the state in East Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 77,123. Its county seat ...
, also known as Moore's Camp. The Devonia post office, established in 1920, served Moore's Camp, plus the nearby communities of
Rosedale,
Fork Mountain,
Braytown, and
Charley's Branch, until it closed in 1975.
Devonia is the site of a
coal preparation plant
file:Coal Washer.JPG, 300px, A coal "washer" in Eastern Kentucky
file:FAB's BlaschakCoalCompany IMG 4442 BLASCHAK 'Modern Breaker Coal Processing Plant'.JPG, A modern coal breaker in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania combines washing, crushing, grading, ...
.
Tennessee State Route 116
State Route 116 (SR 116) is a north–south state highway in the mountains of East Tennessee. The highway runs from its junction with SR 62 at its southern end between Wartburg and Coalfield in Morgan County, to its northern end at Caryvill ...
traverses the area and a
railroad
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...
line connects the community with
Oneida, Tennessee
Oneida is a town in Scott County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,787 at the 2020 census.
Oneida is known for its proximity to the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. The town is named for Oneida, New York, the hom ...
.
National Coal Corporation Background Information
accessed May 4, 2008
References
Mining communities in Tennessee
Unincorporated communities in Tennessee
Unincorporated communities in Anderson County, Tennessee
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