Eagan, Tennessee

Eagan is an unincorporated community in Claiborne County and Campbell County, Tennessee, in the Cumberland Mountains of the southeastern United States.[1] It lies along State Route 90 just west of Clairfield in the Clearfork Valley. A former coal mining town, Eagan was likely named for either a mining company official or a minister.[2]

Eagan, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
Clearfork Community Institute
Eagan
Eagan
Coordinates: 36°33′07″N 83°58′37″W
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyClaiborne
Campbell
Elevation
1,089 ft (332 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
37730
Area code(s)423
GNIS feature ID1283282[1]

Eagan is home to several small business, churches, and a community center, the Clearfork Community Institute.[3] It also has its own post office, with ZIP code 37730.[4]

References
  1. "Eagan, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Larry Miller, Tennessee Place Names (Indiana University Press, 2001), p. 67.
  3. Georgiana Vines, "For More Than 40 Years, a Former Nun From New York Has Helped Appalachian Communities," Knoxville News Sentinel, 27 March 2010.
  4. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.



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