Only 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
Hickman County, Tennessee, United States. Only is located on
Tennessee State Route 229 near
Tennessee State Route 50 and
Interstate 40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west transcontinental Interstate Highway System, Interstate Highway in the Southeastern United States, southeastern and Southwestern United States, southwestern portions of the United States. At a leng ...
, west-northwest of
Centerville. Only has a
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ...
, with
ZIP code 37140.
History
The origin of the place name Only is obscure. Some state its name is derived from the family of pioneer settlers, while others believe the name refers to a store owner who was always heard to describe his prices as "only five cents", etc.
References
Unincorporated communities in Hickman County, Tennessee
Unincorporated communities in Tennessee
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