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]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitfield, Tennessee
  2. ↑ "Hickman County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 February 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.

Coordinates: 35°46′59″N87°37′08″W / 35.78306°N 87.61889°W / 35.78306; -87.61889


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