Dellrose is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Lincoln County,
Tennessee
Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...
, United States.
It has a post office, with
ZIP code 38453. It is located along
Tennessee State Route 273
State Route 273 (SR 273) is a long east-west state highway traversing the hills of southern Middle Tennessee.
Route description
SR 273 begins in Giles County at an intersection with SR 166. It winds its way east through some hills and begins p ...
between
Elkton and
Fayetteville.
Demographics
History
Originally known as "Roosterville", Dellrose was first formed as a village in 1867, although a
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...
had been present in the area since 1849. By 1886, it was home to several
churches as well as a
school
A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compuls ...
,
blacksmith
A blacksmith is a metalsmith who creates objects primarily from wrought iron or steel, but sometimes from #Other metals, other metals, by forging the metal, using tools to hammer, bend, and cut (cf. tinsmith). Blacksmiths produce objects such ...
, and
physician
A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through th ...
.
Notes
Unincorporated communities in Lincoln County, Tennessee
Unincorporated communities in Tennessee
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