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Lake County, TennesseeLake County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameNamed for Reelfoot Lake, formed by a series of earthquakes in 1811 that dammed the Reelfoot River and altered the course of the Mississippi River, an area now part of the state park system. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts History of Lake CountyCreated 1870 from Obion County; named for Reelfoot Lake, formed by a series of earthquakes in 1811 that dammed the Reelfoot River and altered the course of the Mississippi River, an area now part of the state park system. Lake County was formed in 1870 from Obion County (Acts of Tennessee 1870, Chapter 30). Located in the northwest corner of Tennessee, Lake County is bounded by Kentucky on the north, Reelfoot Lake and
Obion County on the east, the Mississippi River on the west, and Dyer County on the south. The smallest county in
the state, Lake County covers 210 square miles. Its flat terrain contains some of the richest soil in the state. The
county was named for Reelfoot Lake, which was formed by a series of earthquakes that jolted the region from December
1811 to mid-March 1812. Despite popular legends that attribute the name of the lake to "Chief Reelfoot and his
Indian Bride," the lake was named for Bill Jones, whose clubfoot gained him the nickname "Reelfoot Jones." Jones
died in March 1839, when he slipped from a foot log, fell into Spring Creek, and drowned. Thereafter the creek was
known as "Reelfoot Creek," and since it fed the lake, the shallow body of water acquired the name Reelfoot also. Find more from the Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture: LAKE COUNTY GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 194 square miles (502 kmē), of which, 163
square miles (423 kmē) of it is land and 30 square miles (79 kmē) of it (15.68%) is water. Neighboring Counties:
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history. Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally."  |
