Unionville, Tennessee

Unionville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Bedford County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 1,368 as of the 2010 census.[2] Although it is unincorporated, Unionville has a post office, with ZIP code 37180.

Unionville, Tennessee
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 35°37′18″N 86°35′33″W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Bedford
Area [1]
• Total	9.032 sq mi (23.39 km^2)
• Land	9.032 sq mi (23.39 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)
Elevation	722 ft (220 m)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	1,368
• Density	150/sq mi (58/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	37180
Area code(s)	931
GNIS feature ID	1273262[3]

History

Unionville was platted in 1827, and named for the fact two rival settlements merged with the new name.[4] A post office has been in operation at Unionville since 1837.[5]

Education

Unionville contains three Bedford County public schools, the Community Elementary School (kindergarten to grade 5), the Community Middle School (grades 6 to 8), and Community High School (grades 9 to 12).[6]

Notable person

The community was the birthplace of Tennessee governor Jim Nance McCord, born in 1879.[7]

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
3. "Flintville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
4. History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1886. p. 880.
5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
6. A Brief History of Community Middle School, Community Middle School website, accessed March 27, 2010
7. Jim Nance McCord Archived May 9, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture