Farmington is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Marshall County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Tennessee
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.
The community is concentrated around the intersection of
U.S. Route 31
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and
State Route 64 west of
Shelbyville and east of
Lewisburg.
History
A post office called Farmington was established in 1836, and remained in operation until 1902. Farmington was so named for its location in a farming district.
The community witnessed the
Battle of Farmington of 1863, which resulted in a Union victory.
See also
*
Confederate Cemetery Monument
Confederate Cemetery Monument is a monument that includes a cemetery for veterans of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, especially the Battle of Farmington, Tennessee, Battle of Farmington under General Joseph Wheeler, in ...
References
Unincorporated communities in Marshall County, Tennessee
Unincorporated communities in Tennessee
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