an intensive rescue effort initiated by the Bureau of Mines. Several miners killed in this explosion were buried in a circular formation known as the Cross Mountain Miners' Circle, located in Circle Cemetery just off Highway 116 near the Laurel Branch Baptist Church. Others were buried in the Briceville Community Church's cemetery. Post office The Briceville post office was established in 1888. As of 2011, it served a population of about 1,400 in Briceville and northwestern Anderson County, with 332 post office boxes in the post office and one rural postal carrier route extending from Fraterville to the New River community. In July 2011 the U.S. Postal Service identified it as one of 3,653 retail post offices proposed for closure. Though as of December 2018, it is still open and operational. References Further reading Tennessee's Coal Creek War: Another Fight for Freedom, Chris Cawood, External links Coal Creek Watershed Foundation has extensive historical articles the Coal Creek War and Fraterville Mine disaster, and current environmental and educational initiatives in Briceville Coal towns in Tennessee Knoxville metropolitan area Unincorporated communities in Anderson County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee Populated places established in the 19th century