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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Polk County, Tennessee.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Tennessee, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.

There are 18 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.

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Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 Burra Burra Mine Historic District
Burra Burra Mine Historic District
March 17, 1983
(#83003059)
State Route 68 and Burra St.
35°02′07″N 84°22′46″W / 35.035278°N 84.379444°W / 35.035278; -84.379444 (Burra Burra Mine Historic District)
Ducktown
2 Buzzard's Roost Historic District
May 15, 1992
(#92000451)
301-400 College, 420-430 Ell and 129-186 Main Sts., 400-415 School House Rd., and 211 and 215 State Route 68
35°01′59″N 84°23′04″W / 35.033056°N 84.384444°W / 35.033056; -84.384444 (Buzzard's Roost Historic District)
Ducktown
3 Center & Abernathy Store Building
September 2, 1992
(#92001071)
23-33 Ocoee St.
34°59′18″N 84°22′16″W / 34.988333°N 84.371111°W / 34.988333; -84.371111 (Center & Abernathy Store Building)
Copperhill
4 Central Headframe
September 2, 1992
(#92001073)
State Route 68 south of its junction with U.S. Routes 64/74
35°01′16″N 84°22′55″W / 35.021111°N 84.381944°W / 35.021111; -84.381944 (Central Headframe)
Ducktown
5 Copeland House
Copeland House
April 5, 1984
(#84003674)
Cookson Creek Rd.
35°05′04″N 84°40′10″W / 35.084444°N 84.669444°W / 35.084444; -84.669444 (Copeland House)
Parksville
6 Copperhill Historic District
May 15, 1992
(#92000449)
Roughly bounded by Hill, Prospect, Main, and Riverview Sts.
Boundary increase (listed July 16, 2008, refnum 08000688): Roughly bounded by Depaul St., Depot St., and Main St.

34°59′22″N 84°22′10″W / 34.989444°N 84.369444°W / 34.989444; -84.369444 (Copperhill Historic District)
Copperhill
7 Ducktown Historic District
Ducktown Historic District
May 15, 1992
(#92000450)
Roughly bounded by State Route 68 and an alley 2 blocks northwest of Main St.
35°02′13″N 84°22′55″W / 35.036944°N 84.381944°W / 35.036944; -84.381944 (Ducktown Historic District)
Ducktown
8 Isabella Managers' Row
May 15, 1992
(#92000448)
Ducktown-Isabella Rd. north of U.S. Route 64
35°01′28″N 84°21′37″W / 35.024444°N 84.360278°W / 35.024444; -84.360278 (Isabella Managers' Row)
Isabella
9 Kimsey Junior College
Kimsey Junior College
September 2, 1992
(#92001072)
244 State Route 68
35°03′02″N 84°23′20″W / 35.050556°N 84.388889°W / 35.050556; -84.388889 (Kimsey Junior College)
Ducktown
10 Knoxville Southern Railroad Historic District
Knoxville Southern Railroad Historic District
March 21, 2007
(#07000187)
Former Knoxville Southern railroad line from near Reliance to near Farner
Coordinates missing
Reliance
11 Newtown Historic District
May 15, 1992
(#92000452)
510-521 1st, 538-730 2nd, and 580-730 3rd Sts.
34°59′36″N 84°22′15″W / 34.993333°N 84.370833°W / 34.993333; -84.370833 (Newtown Historic District)
Copperhill
12 Ocoee Hydroelectric Plant No. 2
Ocoee Hydroelectric Plant No. 2
October 31, 1979
(#79002453)
U.S. Route 64
35°04′58″N 84°29′28″W / 35.082778°N 84.491111°W / 35.082778; -84.491111 (Ocoee Hydroelectric Plant No. 2)
Ocoee
13 Ocoee No. 1 Hydroelectric Station
Ocoee No. 1 Hydroelectric Station
July 5, 1990
(#90001003)
Junction of U.S. Route 64 and the Ocoee River
35°05′40″N 84°38′52″W / 35.094444°N 84.647778°W / 35.094444; -84.647778 (Ocoee No. 1 Hydroelectric Station)
Parksville
14 Polk County Courthouse
Polk County Courthouse
June 24, 1993
(#93000562)
Bounded by U.S. Route 411 and Ward, Commerce, and Main Sts.
35°10′24″N 84°39′12″W / 35.173333°N 84.653333°W / 35.173333; -84.653333 (Polk County Courthouse)
Benton
15 Reliance Historic District
March 13, 1986
(#86000350)
Roughly bounded by New Reliance and Power House Rds., State Route 30, and the Hiwassee River
35°11′23″N 84°30′08″W / 35.189722°N 84.502222°W / 35.189722; -84.502222 (Reliance Historic District)
Reliance
16 Nancy Ward Tomb
Nancy Ward Tomb
April 11, 1973
(#73001815)
South of Benton on U.S. Route 411
35°09′51″N 84°40′50″W / 35.164167°N 84.680556°W / 35.164167; -84.680556 (Nancy Ward Tomb)
Benton
17 William Wiggins House
William Wiggins House
December 2, 1993
(#93001355)
Northeastern corner of the junction of Main and Ward Sts.
35°10′26″N 84°39′12″W / 35.173889°N 84.653333°W / 35.173889; -84.653333 (William Wiggins House)
Benton
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