Norene, Tennessee

Norene, Tennessee
Unincorporated settlement
Norene as seen from State Route 266
Coordinates: 36°03′24″N 86°14′33″W / 36.05667°N 86.24250°W / 36.05667; -86.24250Coordinates: 36°03′24″N 86°14′33″W / 36.05667°N 86.24250°W / 36.05667; -86.24250
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Wilson
Elevation	741 ft (226 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	37136
Area code(s)	615
GNIS feature ID	1304185[1]

Norene is an unincorporated community in Wilson County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located along Tennessee State Route 266. The community has a general store, post office and churches.

History

The community was once called "Henderson's Cross Roads" by the local post office upon establishment in 1878. The community's name was officially changed to Norene on February 17, 1915.^[2] By 1916 it was one of the eight largest villages in Wilson County with residents numbering 100. By 1930 the population had increased to 120.^[3]

Photo gallery

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  Norene Post Office

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  Norene General Store

Notes

1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "History of Wilson County, Tennessee - Its Land and Its Life", G. Frank Burns, Editor, pg. 249.
3. ↑ "History of Wilson County, Tennessee - Its Land and Its Life", G. Frank Burns, Editor, pg. 250.

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