Crucifer, Tennessee

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|subdivision_name2 = Henderson

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|timezone = Central (CST)

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Crucifer is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, Tennessee, United States.{{cite gnis|1306211|Crucifer, Tennessee}}

Crucifer was originally called "Cross Plains", and under the latter name was founded ca. 1835.{{cite book|title=History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MJ8KT_aU9pEC&pg=PA806|year=1886|publisher=Southern Historical Press|page=806| isbn=9780893080976 }} A post office called Crucifer was established in 1836, and remained in operation until 1904.{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=TN&county=Henderson | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=5 January 2017}}