Obion, Tennessee Established in 1872
Obion, Tennessee is
located in the southwest corner of Obion County adjoining US
highway 51, which is a major link from Kentucky to Memphis, TN.
The town has a population of 1137 residents. We have 2.0 Square
miles within our city limits with 26.3 miles of paved streets.
Our city has 507 water customer and 464 natural gas customers.
In addition Obion also serves 223 rural water customers. We are
within a day’s drive of the major markets. We have the
availability of drawing from the surrounding rural areas in this
agricultural section of Obion County.
We are located mid-way
between Union City and Dyersburg, Tennessee, on the proposed
interstate 69 corridor, that will eventually connect Canada and
Mexico. We are 2 hours north of Memphis, TN., which is
a distribution center of America. A twenty minute drive south of
US 51, high school graduates and adults wanting to further their
education can enroll in Dyersburg State Community College at
Dyersburg or the Tennessee Technology Center in Newbern. The
University of Tennessee at Martin is 40 minutes north (four-lane
highway) of our town.
Our town
offers 24-hour police protection, with 3 patrol cars and four
full-time state certified officers. We have 24-hour fire
protection, with three classes A pumper trucks with an ISO
rating of 7. Our fire department is dispatches by 911 with no
delay in response time. We have 10 trained and state licensed
first responders. The city public works department employees
three full time and two part-time men. The town also employees a
city recorder, a city clerk, and a part time clerk.
The county
school bus route covers the entire city. There are two city
parks with playground equipment. We have six churches located in
Obion.
In addition we have the
availability of Charter Communication Cable and Bell South
Transmission Interchange serving our town. We have a major
railway, gas, and oil pipelines and MCI transmission interchange
located in our area.
Obion is surrounded by
fertile farmland with the agriculture related industry a major
source of revenue. Obion County’s corn production for 2005 was 7
million bushels, soybean productions were 3 million bushels and
wheat production totaled 1.7 million bushels.
Just South of Obion,
located in the Obion River area, you will fond Gooch Wildlife
Management Area, a state facility which draws duck hunters from
surrounding Counties and States during the hunting season.
Fifteen miles to the west of Obion is Reelfoot Lake, renowned
for its excellent hunting and fishing, seasonal eagle tours and
restaurants.
Just 1 mile North of
Obion is the Sweetwater Farms Residential Development, acreage
available.
There are plans for a
Ethanol Plant east of Obion, their office is on site now. This
will become an ethanol-distribution hub for Northwest Tennessee.
This will be an extra market for corn growers.
Obion is a
good place to live for the young families, the seniors, and
those in between. You are welcome in our little town, but there
is nothing little about the big hearts of its citizens.
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