Falcon, Tennessee

Coordinates: 35°08′41″N 88°36′05″W / 35.14472°N 88.60139°W / 35.14472; -88.60139
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Falcon is an unincorporated community in McNairy County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.[1]

History[edit]

A post office called Falcon was established in 1874, and closed the next year in 1875.[2] For a short time, Falcon served as the county seat.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Falcon, Tennessee
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. ^ History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Southern Historical Press. 1886. p. 828. ISBN 9780893080976.

35°08′41″N 88°36′05″W / 35.14472°N 88.60139°W / 35.14472; -88.60139