Boring, Tennessee

Boring is an unincorporated community in Sullivan County, Tennessee.^[1] Boring is located off Tennessee State Route 75 in Southern Sullivan County, southeast of Kingsport.

History

A post office called Boring was established in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.^[2] The community might be named for a member of the Boring family known to be residing there in the 1870s.^[3]

References

^ USGS GNIS Feature Detail Report: Boring, Tennessee
^ "Sullivan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
^ Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 27. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.

36°27′25″N 082°25′10″W / 36.45694°N 82.41944°W / 36.45694; -82.41944

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[1] USGS GNIS Feature Detail Report: Boring, Tennessee

[2] "Sullivan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.

[3] Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 27. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
County seat: Blountville
Cities	Bluff City Bristol Johnson City‡ Kingsport‡	Sullivan County map
CDPs	Bloomingdale Blountville Colonial Heights Orebank Spurgeon‡ Sullivan Gardens Walnut Hill
Other communities	Arcadia Boring Buffalo Cedar Grove (east) Cedar Grove (west) Fordtown Holston Valley Lynn Garden Morrison City Piney Flats
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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