Yum Yum, Tennessee

Yum Yum, Tennessee
—  Unincorporated community  —
Yum Yum, Tennessee
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Fayette
Elevation 427 ft (130 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 901
GNIS feature ID 1304716[1]

Yum Yum is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Tennessee, United States. Yum Yum is 7 miles (11 km) north of Somerville. The community is also called Garnett after John J. Garnett, who opened a store there in 1897. Local tradition states that the community was named when U.S. Senator Kenneth McKellar asked Garnett what to name the new post office and Garnett answered, "Just call it Yum Yum. There won't be another name like that."[2]

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