Goin, Tennessee

Unincorporated community in Tennessee, US

Goin is an unincorporated community in Claiborne County, Tennessee.[1] It is located near State Route 33 west of Tazewell.

The community was named after the local Goin family (variant spelling of the surname is "Goins").[2]

Notable people

  • Spider Johnson, NFL player, born in Goin in 1907.
  • Bek Nelson, actress

References

  1. ^ "Goin, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 86. ISBN 0-253-21478-5. Several individuals with the Goin surname...
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Municipalities and communities of Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States
County seat: Tazewell
Cities
  • Harrogate
  • New Tazewell
Towns
  • Cumberland Gap
  • Tazewell
Unincorporated
communities
Footnotes
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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36°25′24″N 83°43′20″W / 36.42333°N 83.72222°W / 36.42333; -83.72222


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