Bakerville is a rural unincorporated community in Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States.[1] The community is several miles south of the county seat of Waverly and is near the confluence of the Buffalo and Duck Rivers.
Bakerville, Tennessee | |
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 Bakerville Cemetery | |
  Bakerville  Bakerville | |
| Coordinates: 35°56′37″N 87°52′27″W / 35.94361°N 87.87417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Humphreys |
| Elevation | 394 ft (120 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 931 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1276198[1] |
History
editIt is believed that the town's name goes back to the Baker families that resided in the area during the 19th century. At one point, no fewer than 80 Bakers lived in the small town circa 1880.[2]
Notable people
editThe first female senator in the United States, Hattie Caraway, was born here in 1878.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Bakerville, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Miller, Larry L. (October 2001). Tennessee Place Names. Indiana University Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-253-21478-2.
- ^ "Caraway, Hattie Wyatt, (1878 - 1950)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
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