Granville, Tennessee
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Granville, Tennessee | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Clover Street in Granville | |
Granville, Tennessee | |
Coordinates: 36°16′16″N 85°47′42″W / 36.271°N 85.795°WCoordinates: 36°16′16″N 85°47′42″W / 36.271°N 85.795°W | |
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.
References
- ↑ "Granville". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey.
- ↑ Granville Museum website, accessed November 23, 2008
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