RoEllen (also Roellen) is an unincorporated community in Dyer County, Tennessee, United States.[1]

RoEllen, Tennessee
RoEllen water tower
RoEllen water tower
RoEllen is located in Tennessee
RoEllen
RoEllen
RoEllen is located in the United States
RoEllen
RoEllen
Coordinates: 36°01′25″N 89°16′53″W / 36.02361°N 89.28139°W / 36.02361; -89.28139
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyDyer
Elevation
299 ft (91 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code731
GNIS feature ID1299543[1]

History

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RoEllen is the site of the first church erected in Dyer County in 1830. The wooden frame building, known as "Old Union" housed Baptist, Methodist, and Cumberland Presbyterian services. At an unknown later date, the Cumberland Presbyterians took over sole ownership of the building and property and erected a new building.[2]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b "RoEllen, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ The Goodspeed History of Tennessee: Dyer, Gibson, Lake, Obion & Weakley Counties. Nashville, TN: Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1887.
  3. ^ Baseball-Reference-Joe Bradshaw