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Beech Bluff, Tennessee

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Beech Bluff, Tennessee
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyMadison
Elevation
384 ft (117 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38313
Area code731
GNIS feature ID1305050[1]

Beech Bluff is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Tennessee, United States.[1] The area ZIP code is 38313.[2]

History

A post office was established at Beech Bluff in 1852.[3] The community was named for a grove of beech trees near a bluff.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Beech Bluff, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. ^ "County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 15. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.