February, Tennessee

February is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Tennessee.^[1]

History

A post office called February was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1899.^[2] One Mr. February, a local postal official, gave the community his last name.^[3]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: February, Tennessee
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 49.

36°20′00″N 82°29′59″W / 36.33333°N 82.49972°W / 36.33333; -82.49972

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: February, Tennessee

[2] "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.

[3] Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 49.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Tennessee, United States
County seat: Jonesborough
Cities	Johnson City‡ Kingsport‡ Watauga‡	Washington County map
Town	Jonesborough
CDPs	Embreeville Fall Branch‡ Gray Oak Grove Spurgeon‡ Telford
Other communities	Austin Springs Boone Boones Creek Bowmantown Bumpus Cove‡ February Lamar Limestone‡ Midway Mountain Home South Central Stewart Hill Sulphur Springs Washington College
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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