Mohawk, Tennessee facts for kids

Buildings by the railroad tracks and North Mohawk Road

Mohawk is a small place in western Greene County, Tennessee. It's not a city or town with its own government. Mohawk is about 15 miles (24 km) west of Greeneville. It has its own post office with the zip code 37810.

Mohawk is nestled between two hills. It's close to where two small streams, Riley Creek and Lick Creek, join together. You can find it just west of a bridge where the Norfolk Southern train tracks cross over Lick Creek. Mohawk Road is the main road here. It links the community to bigger roads like U.S. Route 11E (Andrew Johnson Highway) and State Highway 348 (McDonald Road).

Mohawk has an interesting history. People used to call it "Lick Creek Siding." Later, its name changed to "Pane." The name "Mohawk" came about during the Civil War. Local stories say that a group of Native Americans passed through the area. After that, the people living there decided to change the name to Mohawk. By the 1940s, Mohawk was a busy and successful farming community. It had a mill for grinding grain, a car dealership, and a general store.

Learning in Mohawk

Mohawk is home to McDonald Elementary School. This is a public school for students in Greene County. It teaches children from Pre-kindergarten all the way up to Fifth Grade.

The History of McDonald School

The land for McDonald Elementary School was given by Alex Ailshie. He donated 6 acres (24,000 m2) of land in 1919. The first building on this site was McDonald High School. The school was named after Earnest McDonald. He was a wealthy man who gave money to help build the school.

The original high school building was taken down in 1957. A new brick building was built in its place. This is the building that is still used today. McDonald High School closed after the 1966–67 school year. High school students then started going to a larger regional high school. The building was then changed to be an elementary school. In 2019, the middle school part of the building was used for other things. Middle school students now go to West Greene Middle School.