Archer, Tennessee

Archer is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.^[1] It is located at the intersection of State Route 272 and State Route 129 between Cornersville and Petersburg.

Archer, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
Sign along SR 272
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Coordinates: 35°19′41″N 86°45′35″W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Marshall
Elevation	781 ft (238 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	37091
Area code	931
GNIS feature ID	1310501[1]

History

A variant name was "Spring Place".^[2] A post office called Spring Place was established in 1840, and closed in 1871; the Archer post office was in operation from 1887 until 1905.^[3] The community was renamed in the late 19th century for one of its store owners, Archer Beasley.^[4][2]