Soddy Daisy, Tennessee
| Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee | |
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| City | |
 Location in Hamilton County and state of Tennessee. |
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| Coordinates: 35°15′31″N 85°10′37″W / 35.25861°N 85.17694°WCoordinates: 35°15′31″N 85°10′37″W / 35.25861°N 85.17694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Hamilton |
| Incorporated | 1969 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.8 sq mi (61.7 km2) |
| • Land | 23.0 sq mi (59.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 699 ft (213 m) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 12,937 |
| • Density | 562.2/sq mi (213.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 37379, 37384 |
| Area code(s) | 423 |
| FIPS code | 47-69560 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1270798 |
| Website | City of Soddy-Daisy |
Soddy-Daisy is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 11,530 at the 2000 census and 12,714 at the 2010 census. The city was formed in 1969 when the communities of Soddy (to the north) and Daisy (to the south), along with nearby developed areas along U.S. Highway 27, merged to form Soddy-Daisy. It is rapidly becoming a bedroom community of nearby Chattanooga and is part of the Chattanooga Metropolitan Statistical Area. Sequoyah Nuclear Generating Station is located in Soddy-Daisy.
Soddy-Daisy is an incorporated city, comprising the Tennessee cities Soddy and Daisy. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.
There are two popular stories about how the city of Soddy got its name. The first is that the word "Soddy" is an anglicization of "Tsati," a shorter Cherokee form of the Cherokee word ᎠᏂ ᎫᏌᏘ Ᏹ (Ani-Kusati-yi), referring to the Muskogean Koasati people who lived there in the 18th century prior to Cherokee migration to the area after 1776. The second theory is that Soddy was named for William Sodder, who ran a trading post in the city. Others claim that Soddy's name is a reference to "Soddy Creek," which is believed to have originated from the word Cherokee word "Sauta," which is derived from "Echota." Soddy was a very small town until the Soddy Coal Company began mining in 1867.
Daisy is rumored to have taken its name from Daisy Parks, the daughter of Thomas Parks. Thomas Parks was Vice-President of the Tabler-Cleudup Coal & Coke Company, and founded the Daisy Coal Company in April 1881.
The two cities incorporated in April 1969 along a 9-mile stretch of U.S. 27.
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