unincorporated community
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Tennessee
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, United States. It lies just off
U.S. Route 70S
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Collins River
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passes to the northwest of Campaign, while the Rocky River passes to the east.
The community is named for Joseph (spelled without the "g"), an early settler who operated a store along the railroad tracks in the area during the latter half of the 19th century. It was initially known as "Campaign Stop," but later shortened to "Campaign."Larry Miller, Tennessee Place Names ' (Indiana University Press, 2001), p. 37.