The community of Huntdale became a bustling town after the Clinchfield Railroad made its way through the Nolichucky Gorge in the early 1900’s.
At an altitude of 2,058 feet, this western Mitchell County community derives its name from a man whose wife Dale frequently ran off. As he would canvas the community looking for her, he told neighbors he was off to “hunt Dale”. Since that time the community has been known as Huntdale. Huntdale was a booming community as seen in the picture above, when the Clinchfield Railroad made its route through the area in the early 1900’s.
Map of Mitchell County with the community of Huntdale highlighted.