Persia, Tennessee
Persia is an unincorporated community in Hawkins County, Tennessee, south of Rogersville.[1]
Persia is located on Tennessee State Routes 66 and 70.
History
[edit]A post office was established as Persia in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1967.[2] Persia was a station on the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway,[3] which was founded in 1869.
Postal service
[edit]Persia once had a post office; the closest post office now is in Rogersville. Persia shares Rogersville's ZIP code, 37857.
Education
[edit]Cherokee High School is located in Persia.[4] It is a part of Hawkins County School District.
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Persia, Tennessee
- ^ "Hawkins County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ^ Tennessee State Gazetteer and Business Directory. R.L. Polk & Company. 1876. p. 335.
- ^ "Parents Will Fight Move To Close Clinch School". Kingsport Times. Kingsport, Tennessee. January 11, 1980. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
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