Eagan, Tennessee

Unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States
36°33′07″N 83°58′37″W / 36.55194°N 83.97694°W / 36.55194; -83.97694CountryUnited StatesStateTennesseeCountyClaiborne
CampbellElevation
1,089 ft (332 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
37730
Area code423GNIS feature ID1283282[1]

Eagan is an unincorporated community in Claiborne County and Campbell County, Tennessee, in the Cumberland Mountains of the southeastern United States.[1] It lies along State Route 90 just west of Clairfield in the Clearfork Valley. A former coal mining town, Eagan was likely named for either a mining company official or a minister.[2]

Eagan is home to several small business, churches, and a community center, the Clearfork Community Institute.[3] It also has its own post office, with ZIP code 37730.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Eagan, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Larry Miller, Tennessee Place Names (Indiana University Press, 2001), p. 67.
  3. ^ Georgiana Vines, "For More Than 40 Years, a Former Nun From New York Has Helped Appalachian Communities," Knoxville News Sentinel, March 27, 2010.
  4. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
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  • Clearfork Community Institute
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