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Yum Yum, Tennessee
Yum Yum, Tennessee is located in Tennessee
Yum Yum, Tennessee
Yum Yum, Tennessee
Location in Tennessee
Yum Yum, Tennessee is located in the United States
Yum Yum, Tennessee
Yum Yum, Tennessee
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Fayette
Elevation
427 ft (130 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
38068, 38069
Area code(s) 901
GNIS feature ID 1304716

Yum Yum is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Tennessee, United States. It lies 7 miles north of the town of Somerville and 3 miles south of Zu Zu. Yum Yum is only around 12 miles from Blue Oval City, which is expected to create 6,000 new jobs in the area by 2025.

History

The community derives its name from a 19th-century brand of candy. Local tradition states that the community was named when U.S. Senator Kenneth McKellar asked storekeeper John J. Garnett what to name the new post office and Garnett answered, "Just call it Yum Yum. There won't be another name like that."

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