From the Tennessee State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1876-77, by R. L. Polk & Co. BEECH POINT. A small settlement and post office, located on Clover Creek, in the western part of Obion County, 12 miles from Troy, the county seat, … Continue reading →
(The Union City Daily Messenger – Tuesday, July 1st, 1930) MANY ATTEND CHURCH CENTENNIAL. ______ Parent Church of Cumberland Presbyterian in County Celebrates. ______ The hundredth anniversary of Camp Ground Cumberland Presbyterian Church four miles west of Troy was … Continue reading →
From the Tennessee State Gazetter and Business Directory, 1876-77, by R. L. Polk & Co. UNION CITY. A rapidly improving town of about 3,000 inhabitants, in the northwestern part of Obion County, 10 miles from Troy, the county seat, 33 … Continue reading →
Obion Democrat – Friday, October 12th, 1888. (This article was torn in half and haphazardly taped back together, making some words nearly impossible to read.) The court-house of Union City, an illustration of which appears on this page, is on … Continue reading →
The following sketches appeared in the Obion Democrat on Friday, October 12th, 1888. The only surviving copy of this edition is in very poor condition. Union City Methodist Church. Union City Training School. Trautwein, Semones & Co’s. Works. Residence of … Continue reading →
October 1888
Continue reading →School districts were often referred to in old deed records and may provide some insight as to where your ancestor lived or owned land. This is a list of Obion County’s 95 school districts as of September 1909. Most districts … Continue reading →
A TORNADO STRUCK TROY ON MARCH 26TH, 1949.Photos courtesy of Leroy Albritton This is a front and rear picture of the Salant Factory which was located on the south side of the town square. In later years this building … Continue reading →
“Walter Harrison Collins and His New Studebaker” submitted by Charles Richard Collins of Paducah, KY (submitted to original Obion Co TNGenWeb site around 2000)
Continue reading →Troy Cumberland Presbyterian Church – September 2021 The Troy Cumberland Presbyterian Church was established at the organization of the Obion Presbytery in March 1833. The church hardly grew prior to the Civil War. In 1877, the first Union Revival was … Continue reading →