Mifflin, Tennessee
Mifflin, Tennessee | |
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  Mifflin, Tennessee  Mifflin, Tennessee | |
| Coordinates: 35°33′10″N 88°34′48″W / 35.55278°N 88.58000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Chester |
| Elevation | 486 ft (148 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38340 |
| Area code | 731 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1293756[1] |
Mifflin is an unincorporated community in Chester County, Tennessee, United States.[1]
Geography
[edit]The community is situated on Tennessee State Route 200 and the eastern end of Tennessee State Route 197.
History
[edit]Mifflin takes its name from Mifflin, Pennsylvania, the native home of a first settler.[2] It is generally accepted that Mifflin was the first settlement in what is now known as Chester County. it was first settled about 1821 by Col John Purdy.[3] Mifflin at that time was a part of Henderson County.
Mifflin is 16 miles from Jackson and 10 miles northeast of Henderson. Until after the Civil War, Mifflin was the largest town in present day Chester County.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mifflin, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Southern Historical Press. 1886. p. 807.
- ^ "Col John Purdy History".
Chester County Tennessee History and Families 1882 - 1995, Copyright 1995 Chester County Historical Society
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |