Official Name: | Baptist Ridge |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Tennessee#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tennessee |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Clay |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 945 |
Coordinates: | 36.4839°N -85.5242°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code: | 931 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1314624 |
Baptist Ridge is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Tennessee, in the United States.
The community was named for the activities of a Baptist minister, according to local history.[1]
Baptist Ridge is located in southern Clay County along State Route 292 (Baptist Ridge Road) between Standing Stone State Forest and State Route 53 (at Butlers Landing). Baptist Ridge is approximately 5miles south of downtown Celina. The community largely consists of a cluster of homes and two churches nested in the mountains, almost entirely centered along State Route 292.