Mifflin 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 ...

Chester County, Tennessee Chester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,341. Its county seat is Henderson. The county was created in 1879 and organized in 1882. Chester County is included in the Jackson, ...

, United States.

Geography

The community is situated on

Tennessee State Route 200 State Route 200 (SR 200) is a secondary south–north state road located in West Tennessee. Route description SR 200 starts at SR 365 in Henderson in Chester County as Steed Street. It continues into rural Chester County as Mifflin Road where ...

and the eastern end of

Tennessee State Route 197 State Route 197 (SR 197) is a secondary west–east state road located in West Tennessee. Route description SR 197 starts at US 45 ( SR 5) in Pinson in Madison County. It crosses the South Fork of the Forked Deer River and is called locally O ...

History

Mifflin takes its name from

Mifflin, Pennsylvania Mifflin is a borough in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 534 at the 2020 census. History Mifflin was founded as the town of Patterson. At one time, Mifflin, as well as the small community of Denholm lying dire ...

, the native home of a first settler. It is generally accepted that Mifflin was the first settlement in what is now known as Chester County. it was first settled about 1821 by Col John Purdy. Mifflin at that time was a part of Henderson County. Mifflin is 16 miles from Jackson and 10 miles northeast of Henderson. Until after the Civil War, Mifflin was the largest town in present day Chester County.

References

Chester County Tennessee History and Families 1882 - 1995, Copyright 1995 Chester County Historical Society
A Brief History of Chester County
{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Chester County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee Jackson metropolitan area, Tennessee