Persia

Persia is an unincorporated community in Hawkins County, Tennessee, south of Rogersville. Persia is located on Tennessee State Routes 66 and 70.

Type: Hamlet
Description: human settlement in Tennessee, United States of America
Also known as: “Persia, Tennessee” and “Persia, TN”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cherokee High School.

Cherokee High School

School building

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Cherokee High School, also known as Cherokee Comprehensive High School, is a secondary school within the Hawkins County School System within Persia, unincorporated Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States, near Rogersville.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Austins Mill and Rogersville.

Austins Mill

Hamlet

Austins Mill is an unincorporated community in Hawkins County, Tennessee, in the United States. It is located south of Rogersville along the Holston River. Austins Mill is situated 2½ miles north of Persia.

Rogersville

Town

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Rogersville is a town in and the county seat of Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States. It was settled in 1775 by the grandparents of Davy Crockett. It is named for its founder, Joseph Rogers. Rogersville is situated 4½ miles north of Persia.

Saint Clair

Hamlet

Saint Clair is an unincorporated community in Hawkins County, Tennessee. Saint Clair is the location of Saint Clair Elementary School and a Volunteer Fire Department. Saint Clair is situated 4½ miles west of Persia.

Persia

Categories: unincorporated community and locality
Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.33982° or 36° 20′ 23″ north

Longitude

-83.00294° or 83° 0′ 11″ west

Elevation

1,115 feet (340 metres)

Open location code

868R8XQW+WR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 154389319

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4648866

Wikidata ID

Q14710148

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In Other Languages

From French to Irish—“Persia” goes by many names.

French: “Persia”
Irish: “Persia”

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