McNairy, Tennessee

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]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McNairy
  2. History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Southern Historical Press. 1886. p. 828.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.


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