McKinnon, Tennessee
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McKinnon 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 Houston 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. McKinnon is located at the junction of
Tennessee State Route 147 State Route 147 (SR 147) is an east–west state highway that traverses Benton County in West Tennessee and Houston County in Middle Tennessee. The route is long, and it crosses Kentucky Lake/Tennessee River via a ferry boat. Route desc ...
and
Tennessee State Route 232 State Route 232 (SR 232) is a north–south secondary state highway located in northwestern Middle Tennessee. the route traverses western Houston and southwestern Stewart counties. It connects SR 147 at McKinnon to U.S. Route 79 (US 79) and ...
, west of Tennessee Ridge. Houston County Airport is located in McKinnon, as is the eastern terminus of a ferry across the
Tennessee River The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. It is approximately long and is located in the southeastern United States in the Tennessee Valley. The river was once popularly known as the Cherokee River, among other name ...
operated by the
Tennessee Department of Transportation The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is a multimodal agency with statewide responsibilities in roadways, aviation, public transit, waterways, and railroads. The mission of TDOT is to provide a safe and reliable transportation syste ...
. McKinnon once had 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 ser ...
, which opened in 1888. The post office was located in a general store run by Norman McKinnon, who was also the first postmaster.


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Unincorporated communities in Houston County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee Tennessee populated places on the Tennessee River {{HoustonCountyTN-geo-stub