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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Obion County is a county located in the northwest corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 31,807. The county seat is Union City. The county was formed in 1823 and organized in 1824.[1] It was named after the Obion River.
Obion County is part of the Union City, TN–KY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Martin–Union City, TN Combined Statistical Area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1820 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1823 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1824 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1824 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1833 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1881 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1830 | 2,099
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1840 | 4,814
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1850 | 7,633
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1860 | 12,817
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1870 | 15,584
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1880 | 22,912
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1890 | 27,273
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1900 | 28,286
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1910 | 29,946
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1920 | 28,393
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1930 | 29,086
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1940 | 30,978
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1950 | 29,056
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1960 | 26,957
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1970 | 29,936
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1980 | 32,781
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1990 | 31,717
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Research Tips
External Links
- Outstanding guide to Obion County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, town histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
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