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Center Grove, Tennessee

Coordinates: 36°15′50″N 85°36′30″W / 36.26389°N 85.60833°W / 36.26389; -85.60833
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Center Grove, Tennessee
SR 56 in Center Grove
SR 56 in Center Grove
Center Grove is located in Tennessee
Center Grove
Center Grove
Center Grove is located in the United States
Center Grove
Center Grove
Coordinates: 36°15′50″N 85°36′30″W / 36.26389°N 85.60833°W / 36.26389; -85.60833
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyJackson
Elevation
997 ft (304 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38562
Area code931
GNIS feature ID1280124[1]

Center Grove is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Tennessee, United States. It is located along State Route 56 south of Gainesboro and northwest of Cookeville.[1] The community is home to several churches and small businesses.

Center Grove is named for a church built in the area in the 1890s. The church stood in the middle of a grove of trees.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Center Grove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Center Grove," Jackson County Family History Book (Jackson Historical Society, 1996). Accessed at the A.J. Lambert website: 7 July 2016.