Unionville, Tennessee Explained

Official Name:Unionville
Settlement Type:CDP
Pushpin Map:Tennessee#USA
Pushpin Label:Unionville
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tennessee
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bedford
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:23.39
Area Land Km2:23.39
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:9.03
Area Land Sq Mi:9.03
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1394
Population Density Km2:59.59
Population Density Sq Mi:154.34
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:722
Coordinates:35.6217°N -86.5925°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:37180
Area Code:931
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1273262

Unionville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Bedford County, Tennessee. Its population was 1,394 as of the 2020 census.[3] Unionville has a post office with ZIP code 37180.

History

Unionville was platted in 1827, and named for the fact two rival settlements merged with the new name.[4] A post office has been in operation at Unionville since 1837.[5]

Education

Unionville contains three Bedford County public schools, the Community Elementary School (kindergarten to grade 5), the Community Middle School (grades 6 to 8), and Community High School (grades 9 to 12).[6]

Notable person

The community was the birthplace of Tennessee governor Jim Nance McCord, born in 1879.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 15, 2022.
  2. Web site: Census Population API. United States Census Bureau. October 15, 2022.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . May 14, 2011 .
  4. Book: History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. 1886. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 880.
  5. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . June 18, 2017.
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20110707221557/http://www.bedfordk12tn.com/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=11315& A Brief History of Community Middle School
  7. http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=M038 Jim Nance McCord