Eagan, Tennessee
Eagan, Tennessee | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Clearfork Community Institute | |
Eagan Eagan | |
Coordinates: 36°33′07″N 83°58′37″W / 36.55194°N 83.97694°WCoordinates: 36°33′07″N 83°58′37″W / 36.55194°N 83.97694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Tennessee |
County |
Claiborne Campbell |
Elevation | 1,089 ft (332 m) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 37730 |
Area code(s) | 423 |
GNIS feature ID | 1283282[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 2 "Eagan, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Larry Miller, Tennessee Place Names (Indiana University Press, 2001), p. 67.
- ↑ Georgiana Vines, "For More Than 40 Years, a Former Nun From New York Has Helped Appalachian Communities," Knoxville News Sentinel, 27 March 2010.
- ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
External links
- Media related to Eagan, Tennessee at Wikimedia Commons
- Clearfork Community Institute
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