Screamer, Tennessee

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

Screamer was so named in the 1840s on account of the frequent screaming of cougars.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Screamer, Tennessee
  2. Kennedy, Mark (Feb 19, 1989). "Speck-on-the-map towns in Tennessee". Herald-Journal. pp. C13. Retrieved 18 August 2015.

Coordinates: 35°26′38″N 87°09′35″W / 35.44389°N 87.15972°W / 35.44389; -87.15972

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