Obion County, TN

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)
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County
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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.
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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
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Hornbeak, TN City or Town
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