Do you know of Alaten ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Alaten. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Alaten.<1>

Our sources wasn't clear whether Alaten was a community, a post office or a post office located in a community and having the same name.<2> While we don't have its location, we believe that Alaten would be found somewhere in Marion County, Tennessee.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Alaten ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Alaten:

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 1999
(Available from Amazon.com)

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2001
(Available from Amazon.com)

The FIPS database contains an entry for Alaten.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 47/00480   (Place Name: Alaten)

County: Marion     (FIPS State/County: 47/115)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Alaten) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Marion County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Marion County.