Briceville, TN

Briceville is an unincorporated community in Anderson County, Tennessee. The 2000 census counted 1,441 residents. Briceville is included in the Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community is named for railroad tycoon and one-term Democratic U.S. Senator Calvin S. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Briceville, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Briceville, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Brice of Ohio, who was instrumental in bringing railroad service to the town. On December 9, 1911, an explosion occurred at the Cross Mountain Mine, which lay at the end of Slatestone Hollow in the extreme west of Briceville.