Difficult is an unincorporated community in Smith County, Tennessee, in the United States.[1] It lies just north of State Route 85, about halfway between Defeated to the south and Kempville to the east. Defeated Creek, a tributary of the Cumberland River, passes through the community.

Difficult, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
Buildings and houses in Difficult
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Coordinates: 36°22′09″N 85°53′32″W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Smith
Elevation	538 ft (164 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	37145
Area code(s)	615
GNIS feature ID	1306346[1]

History

One version of the name's origin holds that when residents applied for a post office, the application was returned because the preferred name was "too difficult".[2][3][4]

References

External links

• Media related to Difficult, Tennessee at Wikimedia Commons

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