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Mifflin, Tennessee
Mifflin, Tennessee is located in Tennessee
Mifflin, Tennessee
Mifflin, Tennessee
Location in Tennessee
Mifflin, Tennessee is located in the United States
Mifflin, Tennessee
Mifflin, Tennessee
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Chester
Elevation
486 ft (148 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38340
Area code(s) 731
GNIS feature ID 1293756

Mifflin is an unincorporated community in Chester County, Tennessee, United States.

Geography

The community is situated on Tennessee State Route 200 and the eastern end of Tennessee State Route 197.

History

Mifflin takes its name from Mifflin, Pennsylvania, 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.

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