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After the new Lake County was established, Tiptonville was designated as its county seat. The first session of court was held on September 5, 1870. [5] In 1907 and 1908, a violent conflict took place in Lake and Obion counties, and neighboring Fulton County, Kentucky, which also had frontage on the lake. Private investors bought title to most ...
Tiptonville is a town in and the county seat of Lake County, Tennessee, United States. [7] Its population was 2,439 as of the 2000 census and 4,464 in 2010, showing an increase of 2,025. It is also home to the Northwest Correctional Complex , a maximum security prison, known for once housing mass murderer Jessie Dotson .
Misty Ridge is an unincorporated community in Bradley County, Tennessee. It is included in the Cleveland metropolitan statistical area . The community is located in northwestern Bradley County a few miles south of Georgetown, Tennessee , partly on White Oak Mountain near the Hamilton County line.
The following are people born in or otherwise closely associated with the town of Tiptonville, Tennessee. Pages in category "People from Tiptonville, Tennessee" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Ridgely is located at (36.264559, -89.482668 The town is situated southwest of Reelfoot Lake and east of the Mississippi River. State Route 78 traverses Ridgely, connecting the town with Tiptonville to the north and Dyersburg to the south.
SR 212 begins in Tiptonville city limits, (but north of downtown) at an intersection with SR 22. It travels to the west to an entrance to the Northwest Correctional Complex and then, at a steep curve, it turns south. Then, at another steep curve, it turns back west and travels in front of the Northwest Correctional Complex.
As of the census [4] of 2000, there were 1,719 people, 596 households, and 470 families residing in the town. The population density was 627.8 inhabitants per square mile (242.4/km 2).
The house was constructed by an unknown builder in 1891 for Aaron Caldwell, a Russian Jewish immigrant who ran a clothing store in Tiptonville. [ 3 ] According to its NRHP nomination, "Its steeply pitched roof, asymmetrical facade, two story bay, and distinctive porch make Caldwell-Hopson House a prime example of a Queen Anne-influenced ...