Farmington, Tennessee

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Farmington, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
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Farmington, Tennessee
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Farmington, Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°30′04″N86°42′39″W / 35.50111°N 86.71083°W / 35.50111; -86.71083
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Marshall
Elevation
689 ft (210 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
37091
Area code 931
GNIS feature ID1284147 [1]

Farmington is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. [1] The community is concentrated around the intersection of U.S. Route 31 and State Route 64 west of Shelbyville and east of Lewisburg.

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History

A post office called Farmington was established in 1836, and remained in operation until 1902. [2] Farmington was so named for its location in a farming district. [3]

The community witnessed the Battle of Farmington of 1863, which resulted in a Union victory. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Farmington, Tennessee
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  3. ↑ History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1886. p. 898.
  4. ↑ "The Battle of Farmington" . Retrieved June 18, 2017.
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