Whitfield, Tennessee

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

History

A post office was established at Whitfield in 1856, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905. [2] The community was named for John W. Whitfield, a State Senator and native of Hickman County. [3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitfield, Tennessee
  2. "Hickman County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  3. Spence, W. Jerome D.; Spence, David L. (1900). A History of Hickman County, Tennessee. Southern Historical Press. p. 283. ISBN   978-0-89308-242-0.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

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