Place:Obion, Tennessee, United States

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NameObion
Alt namesObionsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates36.383°N 89.15°W
Located inTennessee, United States     (1823 - )
See alsoLake, Tennessee, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Bell Meade
Bethel
Camp Ground
Cat Corner
Central
Chambers
Christian Chapel
Clayton
Cloverdale
Crockett
Crystal
Cunningham
Dixie
Elbridge
Englewood
Fremont
Glass
Gratio
Grays Camp
Harris
Highland
Hornbeak
Kenton
Lassiter Corner
Macedonia
Mason Hall
McConnell
McCutchen Heights
Midway
Minnick
Moffatt
Mount Moriah
Obion
Old Fremont
Pierce Station
Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Valley
Polk
Protemus
Push
Rives
Roneys Store
Samburg
Shofner
South Fulton
Spout Springs
Sunnyside
Troy
Union City
Walnut Log
Webb Chapel
Wolverine
Woodland Mills
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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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.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1820 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1823 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1824 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1824 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1830 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1833 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1870 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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
1830 2,099
1840 4,814
1850 7,633
1860 12,817
1870 15,584
1880 22,912
1890 27,273
1900 28,286
1910 29,946
1920 28,393
1930 29,086
1940 30,978
1950 29,056
1960 26,957
1970 29,936
1980 32,781
1990 31,717
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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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