Unionville, Tennessee

Unionville, Tennessee
Census-designated place
Unionville
Unionville
Coordinates: 35°37′18″N 86°35′33″W / 35.62167°N 86.59250°W / 35.62167; -86.59250Coordinates: 35°37′18″N 86°35′33″W / 35.62167°N 86.59250°W / 35.62167; -86.59250
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Bedford
Area[1]
 • Total 9.032 sq mi (23.39 km2)
 • Land 9.032 sq mi (23.39 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 722 ft (220 m)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 1,368
 • Density 150/sq mi (58/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code 37180
Area code(s) 931
GNIS feature ID 1273262[3]

Unionville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Bedford County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 1,368 as of the 2010 census.[2] Although it is unincorporated, Unionville has a post office post office, with ZIP code 37180.

History

Unionville was platted in 1827, and named for the fact two rival settlements merged with the new name.[4] A post office has been in operation at Unionville since 1837.[5]

Education

Unionville contains three Bedford County public schools, the Community Elementary School (kindergarten to grade 5), the Community Middle School (grades 6 to 8), and Community High School (grades 9 to 12).[6]

Notable person

The community was the birthplace of Tennessee governor Jim Nance McCord, born in 1879.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ↑ "Flintville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. ↑ History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1886. p. 880.
  5. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  6. ↑ A Brief History of Community Middle School, Community Middle School website, accessed March 27, 2010
  7. ↑ Jim Nance McCord Archived May 9, 2006, at the Wayback Machine., Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture


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