Lavinia, Carroll County,
Tennessee
One of the first settlers was Leroy Strayhorn, born in Orange county, N. C. in
1800 and died in Lavinia 1831. After the Old Line Road was surveyed from Lexington to
Trenton and settlement began, then the road crossing the Old Line Road and running northwest to
Christmasville was surveyed. About 1824 the village at this crossroad had 3
stores, 3 churches and a school. On September 12, 1854 a post office was established
and Alfred B. Christian
was postmaster.
Some think Lavinia was named for a Negro Slave and others think it was
named for a school teacher, Miss Lavinia Eddings. Lavinia was supposed to be one mile
from the railroad but the railroad was
built through Milan so the railroads would cross.
During World War II, the Milan Ordnance Depot was built nearby and in the the early
1960's some of this land was given to the Tennessee National Guard for
training purposes. The school has since closed and the children bused to Trezevant
and Atwood.
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