Eagan, Tennessee
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, Tennessee | |
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![]() Clearfork Community Institute | |
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Coordinates: 36°33′07″N 83°58′37″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Tennessee |
County | Claiborne Campbell |
Elevation | 1,089 ft (332 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 37730 |
Area code(s) | 423 |
GNIS feature ID | 1283282[1] |
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
- "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.
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