Yell, Tennessee

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Yell, Tennessee
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Yell, Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°22′9″N86°47′13″W / 35.36917°N 86.78694°W / 35.36917; -86.78694 Coordinates: 35°22′9″N86°47′13″W / 35.36917°N 86.78694°W / 35.36917; -86.78694
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Marshall
Elevation
902 ft (275 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1314546 [1]

Yell is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. [2]

History

A post office called Yell was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1904. [3] The community has the name of Archibald Yell, who fell at the Battle of Buena Vista. [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yell, Tennessee
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yell, Tennessee
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  4. Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 228. ISBN   0-253-21478-5.