Boring, Tennessee Explained

Boring is an unincorporated community in Sullivan County, Tennessee.[1] Boring is located off Tennessee State Route 75 in Southern Sullivan County, southeast of Kingsport.

History

A post office called Boring was established in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[2] The community might be named for a member of the Boring family known to be residing there in the 1870s.[3]

References

36.4569°N -82.4194°W

Notes and References

  1. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1303221 USGS GNIS Feature Detail Report: Boring, Tennessee
  2. Web site: Sullivan County . Jim Forte Postal History . 6 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150207032743/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=TN&county=Sullivan . 7 February 2015 .
  3. Book: Miller, Larry L.. Tennessee Place-names. 2001. Indiana University Press. 0-253-21478-5. 27.

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