RoEllen, Tennessee

Unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States
36°01′25″N 89°16′53″W / 36.02361°N 89.28139°W / 36.02361; -89.28139CountryUnited StatesStateTennesseeCountyDyerElevation
299 ft (91 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code731GNIS feature ID1299543[1]

RoEllen (also Roellen) is an unincorporated community in Dyer County, Tennessee, United States.[1]

History

RoEllen is the site of the first church erected in Dyer County in 1830. The wooden frame building, known as "Old Union" housed Baptist, Methodist, and Cumberland Presbyterian services. At an unknown later date, the Cumberland Presbyterians took over sole ownership of the building and property and erected a new building.[2]

Notable people

  • Joe Bradshaw, baseball player, was born in RoEllen.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "RoEllen, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ The Goodspeed History of Tennessee: Dyer, Gibson, Lake, Obion & Weakley Counties. Nashville, TN: Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1887.
  3. ^ Baseball-Reference-Joe Bradshaw
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