Yum Yum, Tennessee

Unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States
35°20′43″N 89°21′50″W / 35.34528°N 89.36389°W / 35.34528; -89.36389CountryUnited StatesStateTennesseeCountyFayetteElevation
427 ft (130 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP Codes
38068, 38069
Area code901GNIS feature ID1304716[1]

Yum Yum is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Tennessee, United States, just 7 miles north of the town of Somerville. Yum Yum is only around 12 miles from Blue Oval City, which is expected to create 6,000 new jobs in the area by 2025.[2]

History

The community derives its name from a 19th-century brand of candy.[3] Local tradition states that the community was named when U.S. Senator Kenneth McKellar asked storekeeper John J. Garnett what to name the new post office and Garnett answered, "Just call it Yum Yum. There won't be another name like that."[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yum Yum, Tennessee
  2. ^ "Ford to Lead America's Shift to Electric Vehicles with New Mega Campus in Tennessee and Twin Battery Plants in Kentucky; $11.4B Investment to Create 11,000 Jobs and Power New Lineup of Advanced EVs | Ford Media Center". media.ford.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  3. ^ Kennedy, Mark (February 19, 1989). "Speck-on-the-map towns in Tennessee". Herald-Journal. pp. C13. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  4. ^ Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place Names. Indiana University Press. p. 248.
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