Whiteside, Tennessee
Unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Whiteside (formerly Aetna, Etna and Running Water) is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Tennessee.[2] It was originally settled as a Cherokee town in the late eighteenth century.
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Whiteside, Tennessee | |
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Coordinates: 34°59′14″N 85°29′52″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Tennessee |
County | Marion |
Area | |
• Total | 3.96 sq mi (10.25 km2) |
• Land | 3.96 sq mi (10.25 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 797 ft (243 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 274 |
• Density | 69.26/sq mi (26.74/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 37396[4] |
Area code | 423 |
GNIS feature ID | 1314101[2] |
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After Indian Removal, European-American settlers moved in and later named it after James Anderson Whiteside (1803–1861), attorney, Chattanooga railroad promoter and land investor.[5] It lies at an elevation of 807 feet (246 m). Tennessee State Route 134 passes by Whiteside, which is located between Chattanooga and Haletown, just north of the Tennessee-Georgia state line. Interstate 24 also passes through the community.