Caffey, Tennessee

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Unincorporated Community in Tennessee, United States

CountryUnited States

38357

Caffey (New Hope)
Unincorporated Community
Interactive map of Caffey
Coordinates: 35°03′29″N 88°29′41″W / 35.05806°N 88.49472°W / 35.05806; -88.49472
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	McNairy
Postal code	38357
Area code	731

Caffey is a rural unincorporated community 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of Michie, Tennessee in McNairy County, Tennessee, United States. Caffey is sometimes referred to as the community of New Hope after New Hope road and church.^[1]

Caffey is named after R.W. Caffey, a local Justice of Peace, administrator and land owner in the 5th Civil District of McNairy County.^[2]

The early years of settlement in Caffey likely revolved around agriculture. The area also had a local carpenter by 1862.^[3]

R.W. Caffey married Lina Farris Chambers before 1861. Lina and Caffey shared John Chambers' vast acreage that was deeded to his widowed partner. The estate dispute led to a lawsuit in 1867 between the Farris-Chambers families over 2,395 acres belonging to their heirs across the 5th and 9th Civil Districts. However, after over a decade of trials and hearings, R.W. Caffey won a majority of the settlement by an agreement in 1880.^[2]

By 1901, R.W. Caffey deeded land to the New Hope Church for the construction of the New Hope United Methodist Church building.^[4] The first school service was established in 1908.^[5]

Geography

Caffey is elevated 502 feet (153 m) above sea level.^[1] Multiple small unnamed streams run through the area.

References

1 2 "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
1 2 Kennedy, Nancy Wardlow. "McNairy County: Looking Back" (PDF). mcnairytnhistory.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑ "Monterey, Tenn.-Corinth, Miss". www.davidrumsey.com. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
↑ Kennedy, Nancy Wardlow (22 Dec 2006). "Cemeteries of McNairy County, Tennessee". yumpu.com. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
↑ Kennedy, Nancy (29 Apr 2020). "Reflections of Our Villages and Small Communities (8)". Facebook.com. Retrieved 16 Feb 2026.

v t e Municipalities and communities of McNairy County, Tennessee, United States
County seat: Selmer
Cities	Finger Ramer	McNairy County map
Towns	Adamsville‡ Bethel Springs Eastview Guys Michie Milledgeville‡ Selmer Stantonville
CDP	Chewalla
Other communities	Acton Falcon McNairy Pocohontas‡ Purdy
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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