Persia is an unincorporated community in Hawkins County, Tennessee, south of Rogersville.[1]
History
editA post office was established as Persia in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1967.[2] Persia was a station on the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway,[3] which was founded in 1869.
Postal service
editPersia once had a post office; the closest post office now is in Rogersville. Persia shares Rogersville's ZIP code, 37857.
Education
editCherokee High School is located in Persia.[4] It is a part of Hawkins County School District.
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Persia, Tennessee
- ^ "Hawkins County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ^ Tennessee State Gazetteer and Business Directory. R.L. Polk & Company. 1876. p. 335.
- ^ "Parents Will Fight Move To Close Clinch School". Kingsport Times. Kingsport, Tennessee. January 11, 1980. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.