Whitfield, Tennessee
Whitfield is an unincorporated community in Hickman County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.[1]
History[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitfield, Tennessee
- ^ "Hickman County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ 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.
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35°46′59″N 87°37′08″W / 35.78306°N 87.61889°W
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