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Formed October 16, 1823 (58th<\/sup> county)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Obion County (30,788), Union City (11,168)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Art Deco masonry building was built in 1939.  It is on a square where Washington Avenue meets 3rd<\/sup> Street.  United States Highway 51 is seven blocks to the northwest of the site.  Joseph Holman and Thomas Marr provided the designs.  The courthouse grounds have a Flame of Freedom and veterans\u2019 memorials.  An 1890 structure preceded this one in Union City.  Troy was the first county seat until 1890 when Union City assumed the role.  The county was organized on October 16, 1823 as the 58th<\/sup> county.  It was named for the Obion River.  Union City is named for its location at the junction of two railroads.  <\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obion County government consists of a county mayor, a sheriff, a law director, an assessor, and a clerk (executive).  It has 21 Commissioners (legislative.)  One Circuit Court Judge, One Chancery Court Judge, One General Court Judge, and One Juvenile Court Judge serve Obion and Weakley counties and a court clerk serves Obion County (judicial.)  The county is located on the northwest border with Kentucky.  Memphis, Tennessee is southwest and Nashville, Tennessee is southeast of the county.  The county center is 9.6 miles Southwest of Union City nearer Troy.  The county is surrounded clockwise by Kentucky and Weakley, Gibson, Dyer, and Lake counties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The area of the county is 545 square miles.  It is 26 out of 95 in the state.  It ranks 49 out of 95 in population in the state.  It has a density of 56.5 persons per square mile making it 62 out of 95 in the state.  <\/a>Obion County has 56.3% of its population in its incorporated areas.  United States Highway 45 West enters the county from the northeast, Kentucky, and exits to the southeast, Gibson County.  United States Highway 51 is joined with United States Highway 45 West from Kentucky, splits and continues southwest into Dyer County.  The county resembles a small letter r.  Union City is located in the northeast quarter of the county.  Union City is the county seat and the largest city.  It is 36.3% of the county population.  The county is pronounced OE-BIE-ON.  This county is in the Union City Micropolitan Statistical Area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Location in State and Municipalities<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hornbeak<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Obion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Rives<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Samburg<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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South Fulton<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Troy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Union City<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Woodland Mills<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Kenton (part)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Trimble (part)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jerry Fager<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Formed October 16, 1823 (58th county) Obion County (30,788), Union City (11,168) The Art Deco masonry building was built in 1939.  It is on a square where Washington Avenue meets 3rd Street.  United States Highway 51 is seven blocks to the northwest of the site.  Joseph Holman and Thomas Marr provided the designs.  The courthouse … <\/p>\n

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