Summitville is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Coffee County,

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, United States. Summitville is located along the Caney Fork and Western Railroad near

Tennessee State Route 55 State Route 55 (SR 55) is an east–west highway in Middle Tennessee. The road begins at Tennessee State Route 50, SR 50 in Lynchburg, Tennessee, Lynchburg and ends at U.S. Route 70S (US 70S) and Tennessee State Route 380, SR 380 in McMinnvill ...

, northeast of

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. Summitville has a

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with ZIP code 37382, which opened on June 5, 1877. The Crouch-Ramsey Family Farm, which is listed on the

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, is located near Summitville.

Notable residents

Bennett H. Henderson Bennett Hillsman Henderson, (February 23, 1782October 12, 1849) was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. Biography Henderson was born on February 23, 1782, in Bedford, Virginia son of W ...

, U.S. Representative for Tennessee

References

Unincorporated communities in Coffee County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee {{CoffeeCountyTN-geo-stub