Oldham, Tennessee

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Oldham is a rural community in Sevier County, Tennessee. [1] Alternative names for the area are Oldham's Creek and Boogertown. [2]

The community was named for Stephen Oldham, a pioneer settler. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oldham, Tennessee
  2. Jim Matheny, Why do they call it that? Boogertown in Sevier County, WBIR-TV, September 24, 2010
  3. Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 155. ISBN   0-253-21478-5.

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