McNairy, Tennessee

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

History

McNairy had its start when the railroad was extended to that point. [2] A variant name was "McNairy Station". [1] A post office called McNairy Station was established in 1866, the name was change to McNairy in 1882, and the post office closed in 1979. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McNairy
  2. ↑ History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Southern Historical Press. 1886. p. 828. ISBN   9780893080976.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.

35°18′43″N88°37′38″W / 35.31194°N 88.62722°W / 35.31194; -88.62722

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