Hustburg Explained

Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Tennessee
Coordinates:35.9828°N -87.9597°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tennessee
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Humphreys
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6:00
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5:00

Hustburg is an unincorporated community in Humphreys County, Tennessee. Hustburg Creek passes through the area.

Overview

U.S. Senator from Arkansas Hattie Caraway grew up in Hustburg and attended its Ebenezer Church where she sang. She attended a one-room school house that may have been affiliated with the church before attending Dickson Normal School.[1] More recent accounts state she went to "Ebenezer College" which seems a stretch.

Tribble High School served the community before it closed. Hustburg has had an Ebenezer Methodist Church.[2] [3] [4]

In 1939 TVA released a report on the "readjustment problem" in Hustburg.[5]

Hustburg is near where the Duck River meets the Tennessee River. A study using mosquito traps included Hustburg.[6] Corn has been grown in the area known for its alluvial soil and as part of what's known as the "Big Bottom".

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clipped From The Tennessean. December 6, 1931. 38. newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Christian Advocate. December 15, 1923. J.B. M'Ferrin for the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Google Books.
  3. Web site: The Duke Family. Evelyn Duke. Brandenberger. December 15, 1979. Brandenberger. Google Books.
  4. Web site: History of Methodist Churches and Institutions in Middle Tennessee: 1787-1956. Cullen Tuller. Carter. December 15, 1956. Parthenon Press. Google Books.
  5. Web site: Bibliography of Tennessee Local History Sources > Humphreys County | Tennessee Secretary of State. sos.tn.gov.
  6. Web site: Mosquitoes of the Tennessee Valley. S. G.. Breeland. December 15, 1961. Tennessee Academy of Science. Google Books.