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Ridgetop, Tennessee

Ridgetop is a city in Davidson and Robertson counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 1,874 at the 2010 census.[5]

Ridgetop

United States

Tennessee

Robertson, Davidson

Tony Reasoner

3.04 sq mi (7.87 km2)

3.03 sq mi (7.84 km2)

0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)

896 ft (273 m)

2,155

712.16/sq mi (275.01/km2)

UTC-6 (Central (CST))

UTC-5 (CDT)

37152

615

47-63140[4]

1299405[2]

Official website

Geography[edit]

Ridgetop is located in Robertson County except for two small portions of the city that fall in Davidson County.


According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2), all land.[6]


There is a small man-made lake built to draw in tourism in the early 1900s. Underneath the town is "Ridgetop Tunnel", a railroad tunnel bored in the early 1900s. When completed in 1905, it was the longest free-standing (i.e., with no columnar supports) tunnel in the world.

Filming[edit]

Scenes for Hannah Montana: The Movie were filmed at the special events facility "Smiley Hollow". The movie was released April 10, 2009. [10]

- American banjo player and "old time" country and gospel music singer and member of the Grand Ole Opry

Grandpa Jones

- American country music banjo player and comedy musician best known for his role on the hit television show, Hee Haw, and as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. He and his wife were neighbors of Grandpa Jones' and were both murdered at their home in 1973.

David "Stringbean" Akeman