Official Name: | New River, Tennessee |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Tennessee#USA |
Pushpin Label: | New River |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tennessee |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Scott |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 1194 |
Coordinates: | 36.3825°N -84.5486°W |
Area Code: | 423 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1295630 |
New River (also Newriver) is an unincorporated community in Scott County, Tennessee, United States.[1]
Josephus S. Cecil (1878 - 1940), United States Army officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions during the Philippine - American War, was born in New River.[2]