McNairy is an unincorporated community in McNairy County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.[1]
History
McNairy had its start when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] A variant name was "McNairy Station".[1] A post office called McNairy Station was established in 1866, the name was change to McNairy in 1882, and the post office closed in 1979.[3]
References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McNairy
- ↑ History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Southern Historical Press. 1886. p. 828. ISBN 9780893080976.
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
35°18′43″N 88°37′38″W / 35.31194°N 88.62722°W
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