Finger, TN

Finger is a town in McNairy and Chester counties, Tennessee, USA. The 2000 census counted 350 residents. The area in and around Finger was settled in the early to mid-1820s. Originally named McIntyre's Crossing, after Robert Thompson McIntyre, who was an early political leader and businessman, it was not named Finger until 1895. That mix gives Finger a clear local shape within Tennessee, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. The city lies along State Route 199 at its junction with U.S. Route 45. Henderson lies along US 45 to the north, and Selmer lies to the south.