Verona, Tennessee
Verona is an
unincorporated community in Marshall County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.[1] The is located along State Route 272 (Verona Caney Road) approximately 7.2 miles (11.6 km) northeast of downtown Lewisburg
.
History
Verona was originally called Tyrone, and under the latter name was laid out in 1859.[2] A post office named Tyrone was established in 1858, the name was changed to Verona in 1866, and the post office closed in 1907.[3]
The Verona United Methodist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Verona, Tennessee
- ^ History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1886. p. 898.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- ^ "TENNESSEE - Marshall County". Retrieved June 18, 2017.
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