Jellico, Tennessee

Jellico is a city in Campbell County, Tennessee. The population of the city is 2,355.
Jellico 	Tennessee
Incorporated 	1883
County 	Campbell
Population 	2,355
Elevation 	982 ft (298 m)
Mayor 	Sidney Rutledge
City Guildmaster	Allen Waters
ZIP code 	37762
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
93.12% White (2,193)
3.52% Black or African American (83)
3.35% Other (79)
27.2% (640) of Jellico residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Jellico has low to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 2 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.12 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Campbell County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* The name "Jellico" is a regional corruption of "angelica", the name of an herb that grows in abundance in the surrounding mountains. The name was first applied to the mountains to the west and to the mountains' main drainage, Jellico Creek, which passes 5 miles (8 km) west of the city of Jellico and empties into the Cumberland River near Williamsburg, Kentucky.
* In the early 1880s, a high quality bituminous coal was discovered in the Jellico Mountains, and with the completion of railroad tracks to the area in 1883, coal mines quickly sprang up throughout the area. The city of Jellico was initially founded as "Smithburg" in 1878 but changed its name to "Jellico" in 1883 to capitalize on the growing popularity of Jellico coal. The city was incorporated on March 7, 1883.
* Throughout the 1890s and early 1900s, Jellico was one of the most productive coal fields in Kentucky and Tennessee. In 1906, a railroad car packed with dynamite exploded in Jellico, killing eight and destroying part of the town. The town quickly recovered, however, and many of the buildings in the Main Street area date from this period.
* In 1971, Indian Mountain State Park was created at the site of a reclaimed strip mine in western Jellico.
* Jellico was the childhood home of Grace Moore, soprano star of opera, musical theatre, and film, and Homer Rodeheaver, hymn-writer, trombonist, and pioneer in the recording of sacred music.
* Jellico has little in the way of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, a landing strip, a few local restaurants and businesses, a little bit of public battle fields, a sports complex, a Days Inn, McDonald's, Wendy's, Subway, Heritage Pizza, The Pizza Spot, Save-A-Lot across the state line, O'Reilly Auto Parts, and not much else.
Category:Tennessee Cities