Reagan, McMinn County, Tennessee

Reagan, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
Reagan, Tennessee is located in Tennessee
Reagan, Tennessee
Reagan, Tennessee
Location within Tennessee
Reagan, Tennessee is located in the United States
Reagan, Tennessee
Reagan, Tennessee
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 35°33′05″N 84°30′51″W / 35.55139°N 84.51417°W / 35.55139; -84.51417
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyMcMinn
Elevation
965 ft (294 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code423
GNIS feature ID1299016[1]

Reagan is an unincorporated community in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States.[1]

The community was historically known as Reagan Station, a name derived from early settler and civic leader James Hayes Reagan.[2]

History

The area now known as Reagan was originally called Facility, the name of its early post office. According to the 1913 work A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans, James Hayes Reagan moved to McMinn County as a young man and settled at the location that would become Reagan Station. He served as postmaster at Facility for more than forty years, operated the local store, and taught the first school in the vicinity.[3]

Reagan became one of the most prominent landowners in McMinn County, eventually holding approximately 1,600 acres locally and additional lands in Arkansas. He also played a significant role in regional transportation development, helping secure the charter for the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad and personally financing part of its early construction.[4]

The surrounding settlement became known as Reagan Station during his lifetime. The name was later shortened to Reagan, which continues to identify the community today.

Geography

The U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) lists Reagan as a populated place with feature ID 1299016.[5]

Landmarks

A small cemetery known as Reagan Station Church Cemetery preserves the historical name of the community. The cemetery contains burials associated with early residents of the area.

Notable people

  • James Hayes Reagan (1800–1865), pioneer settler, merchant, educator, postmaster, state senator, and early railroad advocate.
  • Julia Reagan Love, daughter of James Hayes Reagan and wife of Col. James Robert Love of Sweetwater, Tennessee.

References

  1. 1 2 "Reagan, McMinn County, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Hale, Will T.; Merritt, Dixon L. (1913). A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans: The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities. Vol. 8. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 2513–2515.
  3. ↑ Hale, Will T.; Merritt, Dixon L. (1913). A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans: The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities. Vol. 8. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 2513–2515.
  4. ↑ Hale, Will T.; Merritt, Dixon L. (1913). A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans: The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities. Vol. 8. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 2513–2515.
  5. ↑ "GNIS Detail – Reagan". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved April 20, 2026.


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