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[[Image:Randolph_TN_United_Methodist_Church.jpg|thumb|Randolph [[United Methodist Church]]]]
”’Randolph, Tennessee”’ is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] rural community in [[Tipton County, Tennessee|Tipton County]]. Founded in [[1827]], the community is one of the earliest settlements in Tipton County. Randolph is located on the banks of the [[Mississippi River]].

==History==
Randolph was founded in 1827. Located on the banks of the [[Mississippi River]], Randolph was a center of steamboat commerce and a cotton shipping point, and in this respect an early rival of [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]].<ref name=TipCtyGuide>{{Citation
| title = Covington-Tipton County Community Guide
| place = Covington, Tennessee
| publisher = Tipton County Chamber of Commerce
| year = 2005}}
</ref> In [[1830]], it was the most important shipping point in Tennessee but the fortunes declined after [[David Crockett]]’s failed attempt to cut a canal from the [[Hatchie River]] to the [[Tennessee River]].<ref name=TNMarkers>{{Citation
| title = Tennessee Historical Markers
| place =
| publisher = Tennessee Historical Commission
| year = 1996
| edition = 8th
| isbn = 0874020212}}
</ref>

Because of its strategic location on top of the second Chickasaw Bluff along the Mississippi River, two forts were built near the town in the [[Civil War]]. Fort Randolph is no longer in existence and Fort Wright, which was built in [[1861]] by the state of Tennessee to defend Memphis in the Civil War. In 2008, only a powder magazine is left of Fort Wright.<ref name=TipCtyGuide/>

[[Union Army]] soldiers under the command of [[General William Tecumseh Sherman]] burnt down the town in [[1862]].<ref name=TNMarkers/>

In 2008, the community consists of two dozen dwellings with no major industry or business present.

==Geography==
===Geography===
[[Image:TNMap-doton-Randolph.PNG|right]]
Randolph is located at 35° 30′ 59′ North, 89° 53′ 19′ West<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.maplandia.com/united-states/tennessee/tipton-county/randolph/ |title=Randolph Map |accessdate=2008-10-01 |work= |publisher=MapLandia.com |date= }}</ref> on the banks of the Mississippi River. The elevation above sea level is 315 [[foot (unit of length)|ft]] (96 [[metre|m]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=12628 |title=Randolph Tennessee profile |accessdate=2008-10-01 |work= |publisher=EpoDunk.com |date= }}</ref>

Cotton-fields and the [[Mississippi River]] [[bluffs]] dominate the rural landscape of the area.

===Postal and telephone===
The U.S. [[ZIP Code]] for Randolph is 38015<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tennessee.hometownlocator.com/zip-codes/ZIPCodes,city,Randolph,nd,0.cfm |title=Randolph, TN ZIP codes |accessdate=2008-10-01 |work= |publisher=HometownLocator.com |date= }}</ref> and the telephone [[area code]] is 901 (Memphis Metro Area).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allareacodes.com/tennessee_area_codes.htm#901 |title=Tennessee Area Codes |accessdate=2008-10-01 |work= |publisher=AllAreaCodes.com |date= }}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Randolph_TN_marker_hwy51.jpg|Historical marker on [[Tennessee State Route 51|TN State Route 51]]
Image:Randolph_TN_marker.jpg|Historical marker in Randolph
Image:Randolph_TN_scenic.jpg|Scenic view onto the [[Mississippi River]] at Randolph
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Tipton County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Tennessee]]