Bigbyville, Tennessee

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Bigbyville
unincorporated community
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Bigbyville
Location within the state of Tennessee
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Bigbyville
Bigbyville (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°31′14″N87°04′48″W / 35.52056°N 87.08000°W / 35.52056; -87.08000
CountryUnited States
State Tennessee
CountyMaury
Settled1807
Time zone UTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)

Bigbyville is an unincorporated community in Maury County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. [1]

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History

The first settlement at Bigbyville was made about 1807. [2] A post office called Bigbyville was established in 1829, and remained in operation until 1903. [3]

Notable person

Felix Zollicoffer, a United States Congressman from Tennessee, was born in Bigbyville in 1812. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bigbyville, Tennessee
  2. ↑ History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1886. p. 776.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  4. ↑ Adkins, Ray (August 19, 2005). Battle of Barboursville Kentucky. Ray Adkins. p. 17. ISBN   978-1-4382-5157-8.

35°31′14″N87°04′48″W / 35.52056°N 87.08000°W / 35.52056; -87.08000


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