More historic than 7% of U.S. towns · #171 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Most of Soddy-Daisy was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1989. Below: 5 old photos and papers, maps from 1935 on, and the census since 1970.
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1829.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Soddy-Daisy’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Soddy-Daisy is more historic than 7% of U.S. towns, #171 of 177 in Tennessee. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Soddy-Daisy’s overall grade.
Tennessee towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Tennessee town has 6.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Soddy-Daisy’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (16% of Tennessee towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share (±2.4 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1969.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Soddy-Daisy’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds
Three other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
Soddy
1829–1972
Melville
1878–1883
Daisy
1883–1972
Soddy Daisy
1972–today
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Hamlets and corners on the map
DaisyGreen Gables Mobile Home ParkHidden Hills EstatesHolly HeightsJ And B Mobile Home ParkMelvilleMile StraightMimosa Trailer ParkMountain Shade Mobile Home ParkNew SalemNorth SoddyPine Harbor HeightsSoddySoddy Lake HeightsTall Pines Mobile Home Park
Gone or out of use
Cliffs Milllocale
13cemeteries and burying grounds inside Soddy-Daisy
Soddy-Daisy is an incorporated city, comprising the former Tennessee cities of Soddy and Daisy. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.
Soddy-Daisy was home to Hamilton County's first courthouse and government seat, Poe's Tavern. The tavern, built in 1819, was the home of Soddy-Daisy resident Hasten Poe. In 1838, the tavern served as a way station for 1,900 Cherokees who were on the Trail of Tears. During the Civil War, Poe's Tavern served as a hospital for both Union and Confederate troops. Though the original Poe's Tavern was torn down in 1911, the city of Soddy-Daisy has reconstructed a replica of the building a block away from the original site.
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
In 1969, according to Wikidata. Soddy-Daisy’s post office opened in 1829, and the census of 1970 counted 7,569 people here.
How does Soddy-Daisy rank for history?
Soddy-Daisy is more historic than 7% of U.S. towns, #171 of 177 in Tennessee. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Soddy-Daisy?
4% of Soddy-Daisy’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.4 points), against a typical 4.9% for a Tennessee town; the median home was built in 1989.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (10), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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