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Bigbyville, Tennessee

Coordinates: 35°31′14″N 87°04′48″W / 35.52056°N 87.08000°W / 35.52056; -87.08000
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Bigbyville is an unincorporated community in Maury County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.[1]

History

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The first settlement at Bigbyville was made about 1807.[2] A post office called Bigbyville was established in 1829, and remained in operation until 1903.[3]

Notable person

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Felix Zollicoffer, a United States Congressman from Tennessee, was born in Bigbyville in 1812.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bigbyville, Tennessee
  2. ^ History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1886. p. 776.
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  4. ^ Adkins, Ray (August 19, 2005). Battle of Barboursville Kentucky. Ray Adkins. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-4382-5157-8.

35°31′14″N 87°04′48″W / 35.52056°N 87.08000°W / 35.52056; -87.08000