Cumberland Gap is a town in Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States.

Walker was hired by the Loyal Land Company to search for a suitable site for a settlement on the western side of the mountains.

Arthur, who was attempting to establish a large-scale iron production operation in the Cumberland Gap region, founded the nearby cities of Middlesboro, Kentucky, and Harrogate, Tennessee, and the nearby community of Arthur.

[12] In 1996, the completion of the Cumberland Gap Tunnel re-routed US 25E, bypassing the town's central business district.

This bypassing of the town caused the local economy to decline as annual payrolls for Cumberland Gap dropped 40% in a ten-year span from 1994 (two years before the tunnel's completion) to 2004.

[13] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all land.

The major industry sectors employing Cumberland Gap residents are healthcare, education, arts, and service.

[1] Food preparation and service-related jobs have become the fastest growing within the town of Cumberland Gap.