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Elora, Tennessee

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Lincoln County

GNIS feature ID
  
1283729

Zip code
  
37328

Local time
  
Thursday 8:08 AM

State
  
Tennessee

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
283 m

Area code
  
Area code 931

Elora, Tennessee

Weather
  
11°C, Wind SE at 6 km/h, 54% Humidity

Elora is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States. It lies approximately 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Fayetteville and 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the Alabama state line. It has a post office with zip code 37328.

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Map of Elora, TN 37328, USA

Elora is concentrated around the intersection of Tennessee State Route 121 and Tennessee State Route 122 (John Hunter Highway). SR 121 connects Elora to U.S. Route 64 and the Tims Ford Lake area to the north and Madison County, Alabama, to the southwest, while SR 122 connects Elora with Huntland to the east.

Elora was originally known as Baxter Station, and was established as a stop along the Fayetteville and Decherd Branch Railroad in the 1850s.

Notable people

  • George C. Hawkins, member of both houses of the Alabama State Legislature, 1951-1959 (House) and 1963-1967 (Senate), born in Elora in 1918; practicing attorney in Gadsden
  • Bill Hefner, member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina, was born in Elora.

    • References

    Elora, Tennessee Wikipedia
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