Do you know of Datura ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Datura. 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 Datura.<1>

Our sources for Datura (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Datura other than they indicate that Datura would be found somewhere in Hancock County, Tennessee.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1880 and closed  in 1903.

Communities Also Named Datura ...

We found one communities that share the name Datura.

Within Tennessee, the name Datura is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Datura in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Limestone County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Datura [Limestone County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Datura ...

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

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Datura - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

More Orphans in  Hancock County ...

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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 Hancock County.