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Kenton is a town in Gibson and Obion counties, Tennessee.The population was 1,281 at the 2010 census, a decline of 25 from 2000. The Gibson County portion of Kenton is part of the Humboldt, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area, while the Obion County portion is part of the Union City, TN–KY Micropolitan Statistical Area.
2008: When District 77 Democratic Representative Phillip Pinion retired and left the seat open, Sanderson ran in the August 7, 2008 Republican primary, winning with 1,152 votes (65.0%), [4] but lost the November 4, 2008 general election to Democratic nominee Judy Barker.
Trenton is located in central Gibson County at (35.973627, −88.941569 U.S. Route 45W passes through the east side of the city, bypassing downtown. It leads north 33 miles (53 km) to Union City and south 30 miles (48 km) to Jackson.
The origin of the county's name is disputed. The county is officially held to be named for John White (1751–1846), a Revolutionary War soldier, surveyor, and frontiersman who was the first known white settler of the area. White had moved his family to the Cumberland Mountains from Virginia in 1789. [5]
W of Sparta on TN 26: Sparta: 2: Oldham Theater: Oldham Theater: November 4, 1993 (#93001188) December 12, 2003: W. Liberty Square: Sparta: Delisted due to loss of integrity and modifications during renovation.
Winfield is a town in Scott County, Tennessee, United States.Originally named Chitwood in the late 18th century for Revolutionary War hero Captain James Chitwood after his family settled the area extensively, the name was changed following the Civil War due to the family's mixed allegiances.
The community was first settled in the 1820s [1] after the Jackson Purchase opened West Tennessee to European-American settlement. It was originally known as Buckner's Bluff after early settler J.W. Buckner, but was renamed Eaton in 1827, after John H. Eaton, United States Senator from Tennessee who later became United States Secretary of War in the administration of President Andrew Jackson. [1]
TN: 5th • Density: ... ZIP codes: 37040-37044. Area code: 931: FIPS code: 47-15160 [11] GNIS feature ID: ... a Cherokee warrior was murdered by a white man. Through ...