Florence, Tennessee

Unincorporated community in Tennessee, US

Florence is an unincorporated community in Rutherford County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.[1]

History

A variant name was "Florence Station".[1] A post office called Florence Station was established in 1867, the name was changed to Florence in 1894, and the post office closed in 1937.[2] The community once contained a schoolhouse.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Florence
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  3. ^ History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1886. p. 835.
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Municipalities and communities of Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States
County seat: Murfreesboro
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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35°55′07″N 86°28′06″W / 35.91861°N 86.46833°W / 35.91861; -86.46833


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