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

• $160K Daily TN Jackpot ticket sold in Crab Orchard - crossville-chronicle.com crossville-chronicle.com · May 31
• POWER OUTAGE PLANNED FOR LANTANA AND CRAB ORCHARD AREAS IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY 3B Media News · Mar 4
• Helen Lane, Tennessee weather forecaster, through the years Knoxville News Sentinel · Feb 27
• Donna Fay "Sis" Hyder Obituary (2026) - Crossville, TN - Hood Funeral Home & Crematory, LLC - Crossville Legacy obituary · Jan 19
• The looming election Trump can't afford to lose BBC · Dec 2

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

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.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Crab Orchard

🏘️ Nearby Communities