| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Smith |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| Time zone (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Elevation | 538 ft |
| Coordinates | 36°22′09″N 85°53′32″W |
| ZIP code | 37145 |
| Area code | 615 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1306346[1] |
Difficult is an unincorporated community in Smith County, Tennessee, in the United States.[1] It lies just north of State Route 85, about halfway between Defeated to the south and Kempville to the east. Defeated Creek, a tributary of the Cumberland River, passes through the community.
History
One version of the name's origin holds that when residents applied for a post office, the application was returned because the preferred name was "too difficult".[2][3][4]
References
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- ^ Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 62. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.
- ^ Kennedy, Mark (February 19, 1989). "Speck-on-the-map towns in Tennessee". Herald-Journal. pp. C13. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ Moyer, Armond & Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 34.