McKinnon, Tennessee

McKinnon, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
McKinnon
McKinnon
Coordinates: 36°18′58″N 87°54′25″W / 36.31611°N 87.90694°W / 36.31611; -87.90694Coordinates: 36°18′58″N 87°54′25″W / 36.31611°N 87.90694°W / 36.31611; -87.90694
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Houston
Elevation 397 ft (121 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 931
GNIS feature ID 1293385[1]

McKinnon is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Tennessee, United States.[1] McKinnon is located at the junction of Tennessee State Route 147 and Tennessee State Route 232, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) west of Tennessee Ridge. Houston County Airport is located in McKinnon.[2]

McKinnon once had a post office, which opened in 1888. The post office was located in a general store run by Norman McKinnon, who was also the first postmaster.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "McKinnon, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Houston County Airport". Airport IQ 5010. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  3. ↑ Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place Names. Indiana University Press. p. 135. ISBN 9780253214782.


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