Places Named "Love" in Tennessee: One Community, Three Roads

Tennessee has one unincorporated community and several geographic features named Love:

Love, Tennessee (Overton County)

Unincorporated community on TN-52 between Livingston and Allardt. Established late 1800s; named for Dr. Love, local physician. Never incorporated; post office closed 1955. Remaining: church, cemetery, handful of homes. "Love, TN" still appears on GPS.

Love-Named Roads

• Love Road — Knox County (North Knoxville area)
• Love Lane — Maury County (near Columbia)
• Love Cemetery Road — Coffee County (accesses Love Cemetery)

Love Cemetery (Coffee County)

Historic African American cemetery near Beech Grove. Associated with Love family (formerly enslaved). Maintained by descendants; documented by MTSU Center for Historic Preservation.

Why "Love"?

Most Tennessee "Love" place names derive from the surname Love (Scots-Irish origin, common in Appalachian settlement) — not the emotion. Dr. Love (Overton), Love family (Coffee), early landowners (Knox, Maury).

No "Love" incorporated municipalities in TN. Nearest: Love County, OK (named for judge); Love, MS (unincorporated).