Chewalla, Tennessee

Chewalla is an unincorporated community in McNairy County, Tennessee, United States. Chewalla is located on Tennessee State Route 234 and the Norfolk Southern Railway 4.1 miles (6.6 km) south-southwest of Ramer.^[4] Chewalla has a post office with ZIP code 38393.^[5][6]

Chewalla, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 35°00′48″N 88°38′47″W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	McNairy
Area [1]
• Total	1.34 sq mi (3.47 km2)
• Land	1.34 sq mi (3.47 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	410 ft (120 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	94
• Density	70.04/sq mi (27.05/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38393
Area code	731
GNIS feature ID	1280430[3]

Chewalla had its start when the railroad was extended to that point.^[7] The name Chewalla is derived from a Native American language.^[8]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	94		—
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
3. "Chewalla". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
4. McNairy County, Tennessee General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2007. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
5. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
6. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
7. History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Southern Historical Press. 1886. p. 828. ISBN 9780893080976.
8. Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 44. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.
9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.