Verona, Tennessee

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

History

Verona was originally called Tyrone, and under the latter name was laid out in 1859.[2] A post office named Tyrone was established in 1858, the name was changed to Verona in 1866, and the post office closed in 1907.[3]

The Verona United Methodist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Verona, Tennessee
  2. History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1886. p. 898.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  4. "TENNESSEE - Marshall County". Retrieved 18 June 2017.

Coordinates: 35°31′50″N 86°46′11″W / 35.53056°N 86.76972°W / 35.53056; -86.76972


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