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Chewalla, Tennessee

Coordinates: 35°00′48″N 88°38′47″W / 35.01333°N 88.64639°W / 35.01333; -88.64639
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Chewalla, Tennessee
Chewalla, Tennessee is located in Tennessee
Chewalla, Tennessee
Chewalla, Tennessee
Chewalla, Tennessee is located in the United States
Chewalla, Tennessee
Chewalla, Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°00′48″N 88°38′47″W / 35.01333°N 88.64639°W / 35.01333; -88.64639
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyMcNairy
Area
 • Total1.34 sq mi (3.47 km2)
 • Land1.34 sq mi (3.47 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
410 ft (120 m)
Population
 • Total94
 • Density70.04/sq mi (27.05/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38393
Area code731
GNIS feature ID1280430[3]

Chewalla is an unincorporated community in McNairy County, Tennessee, United States. Chewalla is located on Tennessee State Route 234 and the Norfolk Southern Railway 4.1 miles (6.6 km) south-southwest of Ramer.[4] Chewalla has a post office with ZIP code 38393.[5][6]

Chewalla had its start when the railroad was extended to that point.[7] The name Chewalla is derived from a Native American language.[8]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202094
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Chewalla". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ McNairy County, Tennessee General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2007. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  5. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  6. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  7. ^ History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Southern Historical Press. 1886. p. 828.
  8. ^ Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 44. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.
  9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.