Campbells Station, Tennessee

Campbells Station is an unincorporated community in Maury County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.[1]

For the Civil War battle in Knox County, Tennessee, see Battle of Campbell's Station.

History

The community has the name of the local Campbell family of pioneer settlers.[2] A variant name was Fountain Creek.[1] A post office called Fountain Creek was established in 1826, and remained in operation until 1931.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Campbells Station
  2. History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1886. p. 778.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 June 2017.



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