Grimsley, TN

Grimsley is an unincorporated Fentress County CDP in the southern Cumberland Plateau. The settled part sits on high ground around 1,700 to 1,800 feet, while the western side drops into the gorge of the East Fork of the Obey River. To the east, the land follows the North Prong of Clear Fork. Both waterways belong to the Cumberland River system, so the place's map is a ridge between river cuts rather than a flat town grid.

That geography is the useful local orientation because Grimsley has no separate municipal government. It belongs to the same Fentress County landscape that carries the older saltpeter-cave history and the Sgt. Alvin C. York story, but Grimsley's own identity is more immediate: southern county roads, high ground, and the drop toward the Obey. The ZIP code is 38565, and the county lists Grimsley among its unincorporated communities. The local scoop is a named settlement on the Cumberland Plateau where elevation and drainage tell you more than a downtown sign.