Granville, Tennessee

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Granville, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
Clover Street in Granville
Granville, Tennessee
Location within the state of Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°16′16″N 85°47′42″W / 36.271°N 85.795°W / 36.271; -85.795Coordinates: 36°16′16″N 85°47′42″W / 36.271°N 85.795°W / 36.271; -85.795
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Jackson
Elevation 524 ft (160 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 38564
Area code(s) 931

Granville is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Tennessee, United States.[1] Granville was the birthplace of U.S. Senator Albert Gore, Sr., father of former Vice-President Al Gore.

A museum of local history, the Granville Museum, provides exhibits and interpretive displays on the community's past. The museum also sponsors festivals and other special events. [2] The museum's resources document the lives of numerous families active in the years before and during World War I. Resources include census records and the Sutton Store's ledgers.

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