Claxton, Anderson County, Tennessee

For the community of the same name in McMinn County, see Claxton, McMinn County, Tennessee

Claxton
—  Unincorporated community  —
Claxton Location within the state of Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°02′30″N 84°06′36″W / 36.04167°N 84.11°W / 36.04167; -84.11Coordinates: 36°02′30″N 84°06′36″W / 36.04167°N 84.11°W / 36.04167; -84.11
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Anderson
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID	1314851[1]

Claxton is a community in Anderson County in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

The name "Claxton" is generally applied to the unincorporated part of Anderson County south of the city of Clinton and northeast of the city of Oak Ridge, centered around the intersection of Clinton Highway (U.S. Route 25W and State Route 9) with State Route 170 (Edgemoor Road and Raccoon Valley Road). Claxton is bounded on the east and south by the Knox County line. Claxton does not have a post office. Mailing addresses in Claxton identify the locality as either Powell, Tennessee, or Clinton.

Bull Run Steam Plant

The Claxton Elementary School, a public school operated by Anderson County Schools, is located at the intersection of Edgemoor Road and Clinton Highway. The Tennessee Valley Authority Bull Run Steam Plant is at the edge of Claxton, directly across the Clinch River from Oak Ridge.

References

1. ^ "Claxton". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1314851. Retrieved 2006-05-05. 

External links

• Map of Claxton election precinct (PDF)