Caney Spring is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.[1]

History

Variant names were "Caney Springs" and "Caneyspring".[1] A post office called Caney Spring was established in 1836, the name was changed to Caneyspring in 1894, and the post office closed in 1936.[2] Besides the post office, the community once had two country stores.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Caney Spring
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  3. History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1886. p. 899.

35°36′26″N 86°45′47″W / 35.60722°N 86.76306°W / 35.60722; -86.76306


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