Headnote
OBION COUNTY, situated at the northwest corner of Tennessee, with the Mississippi river for its western boundary. Area, 700 square miles, Seat of justice, Troy. Pop.in 1840, 4,814; in 1850, 7,633. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Tennessee

Obion County, Tennessee (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
OBION COUNTY, situated at the northwest corner of Tennessee, with the Mississippi river for its western boundary. Area, 700 square miles, Seat of justice, Troy. Pop.in 1840, 4,814; in 1850, 7,633.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 272.
Date Type
In Obion County, Tennessee, a dawn attack on Union City routs its Confederate defenders Battles/Soldiers
Tennessee State Senator Almon Case is murdered in cold blood in Obion County, Tennessee. Crime/Disasters
Name Type
Hornbeak, TN City or Town
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