Campaign, Tennessee

Campaign is an unincorporated community in Warren County, Tennessee, United States.[1] It lies just off U.S. Route 70S southwest of Rock Island and northeast of McMinnville. Its ZIP code is 38550.[2] The Collins River passes to the northwest of Campaign, while the Rocky River passes to the east.

Campaign, Tennessee
Intersection of Pine Bluff Road, Maple Drive, and Store Road
Campaign, Tennessee
Campaign, Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°46′15″N 85°37′43″W
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyWarren
Elevation
965 ft (294 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38550
Area code(s)931
GNIS feature ID1305638[1]

The community is named for Joseph Campain (spelled without the "g"), an early settler who operated a store along the railroad tracks in the area during the latter half of the 19th century. It was initially known as "Campaign Stop," but later shortened to "Campaign."[3]

References

  1. "Campaign, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. Larry Miller, Tennessee Place Names (Indiana University Press, 2001), p. 37.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.