Unitia, Tennessee

[1] Historically it was a crossroads village, the site of a post office, and a stop on the Underground Railroad.

The historical center of the community was flooded in the 1940s by the filling of the reservoir behind Fort Loudoun Dam.

[8] In 1895, a Rand McNally atlas listed Unitia as a community with a post office, a population of 142, and no rail service.

Historians identify Unitia and the nearby community of Friendsville, which was also established by Quakers, as "stations" on the Underground Railroad, despite Tennessee being a Confederate state.

[10] In the 1940s, the filling of the Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir behind Fort Loudoun Dam inundated the part of Unitia that lay closest to the Tennessee River, including Main Street and some homes and commercial establishments.