Ravenscroft, Tennessee

Ravenscroft, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
Ravenscroft, Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°58′38″N 85°17′43″W / 35.97722°N 85.29528°WCoordinates: 35°58′38″N 85°17′43″W / 35.97722°N 85.29528°W
Country United States
State Tennessee
County White
Elevation 1,886 ft (575 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Zip Code 38583
Area code(s) 931
GNIS feature ID 1269229[1]

Ravenscroft is an unincorporated community in White County, Tennessee, United States. Ravenscroft is to the east of Sparta off of US Highway 70.

Ravenscroft is the birthplace of journalist and author Carl T. Rowan, who served as United States Ambassador to Finland and director of the United States Information Agency.[2]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. Carl T. Rowan, "Reporting Civil Rights" website, The Library of America; accessed October 2, 2009