Fincastle, Tennessee
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Fincastle, Tennessee | |
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 Houses in Fincastle | |
  Fincastle, Tennessee | |
| Coordinates: 36°24′35″N 84°02′52″W / 36.40972°N 84.04778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Campbell |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.65 sq mi (9.46 km2) |
| • Land | 3.65 sq mi (9.46 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,129 ft (344 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,611 |
| • Density | 441.0/sq mi (170.28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 37766[3] |
| Area code | 423 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1284257[4] |
Fincastle is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 1,618 as of the 2010 census.[5]
Once known as Glade Springs, Fincastle was later named for Fincastle, Virginia, which was the original home of many of its early settlers.[6]
Fincastle is located along State Route 63 northeast of LaFollette and southwest of Speedwell in the Powell Valley. Cumberland Mountain rises prominently to the north, and Norris Lake lies a few miles to the south.
