Crab Orchard, Tennessee

About Crab Orchard

Crab Orchard is a tiny community in eastern Tennessee with an estimated population of 731.

Officially, Crab Orchard is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 10.94 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 67 residents per square mile.

📰 Crab Orchard News Today

• Nikki Danielle Goldberg Obituary (2026) - Harriman (Midtown) and Crab Orchard, TN - Evans Mortuary Legacy | Obituary · Oct 7
• $160K Daily TN Jackpot ticket sold in Crab Orchard - crossville-chronicle.com crossville-chronicle.com · May 31
• SUBARU DRIVER INJURED AFTER FAILING TO YIELD TO DUMP TRUCK ON US 70 IN CRAB ORCHARD 3B Media News · May 14
• ‘Weather prophetess’ used bugs, fog to predict snow, and got it right Knoxville News Sentinel · Mar 13
• George Daniel Walker Obituary (2026) - Crab Orchard, TN - Bilbrey Funeral Home and Cremation Service - Crossville Legacy | Obituary · Oct 6

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What Makes Crab Orchard Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Crab Orchard — but the Tennessee one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in eastern Tennessee, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Tennessee — one of 504 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Ozone Falls · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Crab Orchard

• Black Mountain Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Brady Mountain Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Crab Orchard

• Crab Orchard Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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