Evensville, Tennessee

Evensville, Tennessee
Unincorporated community

US-27 in Evensville
Evensville, Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°33′52″N 84°57′17″W / 35.56444°N 84.95472°W / 35.56444; -84.95472Coordinates: 35°33′52″N 84°57′17″W / 35.56444°N 84.95472°W / 35.56444; -84.95472
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Rhea
Elevation 771 ft (235 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 37332
Area code(s) 423
GNIS feature ID 1283918[1]

Evensville is an unincorporated community in Rhea County, Tennessee, United States. Evensville is located along U.S. Route 27 5.8 miles (9.3 km) northeast of Dayton.[2] Evensville has a post office with ZIP code 37332.[3][4] Rhea County High School is located in Evensville.

The community is believed to have been named for an early settler, Andrew Evens, or one of his relatives.[5]

References

  1. "Evensville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Rhea County, Tennessee General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2008. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  3. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  4. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  5. Larry Miller, Tennessee Place Names (Indiana University Press, 2001), p. 73.


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