Dellrose is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Lincoln County,
Tennessee
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, 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 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 ...
between
Elkton and
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.
Demographics
History
Originally known as "Roosterville", Dellrose was first formed as a village in 1867, although a
post office
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had been present in the area since 1849. By 1886, it was home to several
churches as well as a
school
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,
blacksmith
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, and
physician
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.
Notes
Unincorporated communities in Lincoln County, Tennessee
Unincorporated communities in Tennessee
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