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Beechgrove, Coffee County, Tennessee

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Beechgrove, Tennessee, was named "Beech Grove," until zip codes were assigned to U.S. Post Offices. At that time the post office named "Beech Grove" in another county was given its zip code before the Coffee County location received its code; thus to avoid confusion among postal users, and the Postal
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was fought around Beechgrove. The Beechgrove Confederate Cemetery now occupies a portion of the battlefield, on top of a hill overlooking present-day I-24. It contains 56 graves; 52 are of unknown soldiers.
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system itself, Beech Grove (Coffee County), Tennessee was changed, officially, to "Beechgrove." Locals living there protested to postal authorities, but to no avail. The name "stuck," so to speak.
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trees near the town site. A post office has been in operation at Beechgrove since 1836. Between June 24–26, 1863, the
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beechgrove, Coffee County, Tennessee
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Beechgrove, viewed from the Beech Grove Confederate Cemetery
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Unincorporated community
Beechgrove, viewed from the Beech Grove Confederate Cemetery
Beechgrove is located in Tennessee
Beechgrove is located in the United States
35°37′37″N 86°14′25″W / 35.62694°N 86.24028°W / 35.62694; -86.24028
Country
United States
State
Tennessee
County
Coffee
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
ZIP code(s)
Area code
931
GNIS
unincorporated community
Coffee County
Tennessee
Interstate 24
U.S. Route 41
State Route 64
post office
ZIP code
beech
Battle of Hoover's Gap

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