Obion County Historical Society
PO Box 241
Union City, Tennessee, 38261

The Genealogical Society and Historical Society merged, since the members of both were essentially the same people, and elected to use the Historical Society name.

• Membership includes quarterly, Obion Origins.
• Back issues and Index to Obion Origins are available.
• Write for information about membership or queries.

Some genealogical files and records are at the Obion County Museum. Contact R. C. Forrester at the above address.

County Historian: Rebel C. Forrester, P. O. Box 336, Union City, TN 38281-0336

Books AVAILABLE on Obion County

For information about books, write: The Obion County Historical Society, P. O. Box 241, Union City, TN 38261

• A Time Returned, A Pictorial History of Obion Co., Bill & C. Threldkeld
• Doing Our Job, Obion Countians in WWII, an Oral History, R. C. Forrester & Bill Threlkeld
• Glory and Tears, Obion Co. During the Civil War, Rebel C. Forrester
• Cemeteries of Obion County, Tennessee, Obion County Historical Society
• Index of Cemeteries, Vol. 1, located in northern third of county.  Cemeteries of Obion County, Tennessee, Vol 2, Obion Co Historical Society (Volume One no longer available)
• Index of Cemeteries, Vol. 2, located in central third of county, including Troy. Obion County History Book, Vol. 2, 1985, Obion Co. Historical Society.
• List of Biographies, Vol. 2 (not exhaustive).
• Obion County Tennessee Marriage Records, 1824-1877 Compiled by Grace Dietzel Gary & Carolyn Stricklin
• Now, Let's Go Back, Union City 1890-1910, Ed Dietzel and R. C. Forrester
• I Had A Real Good Time, The Making of a County Editor, Recollections of James Brice of the Troy News Banner (1862-1926), Compiled and Edited by R. C. Forrester and Betty B. Wood.
• The Sleeping Beauty of Obion County, R. C. Forrester, True story of Susan Godsey, d. 1871 after being in a state of sleep for 24 yrs - with short regular periods of waking.
• Books Formerly Listed in Obion Origins ~~~ these may be out of print, check with Obion County Historical Society for more information.
• Obion County History Book, Vol. 1, 1981, Obion Co. Historical Society (No more available). Volume not indexed. Index of Biographies, Vol. 1 (not exhaustive).
• The Bicycle Shop, Roy Wehman
• Roads Less Traveled, R. C. Forrester and Bill Threldkeld, 104 pg., illustrated, 15 historical/scenic tours of Obion Co.
• Future Publications: Volume 3 and 4 of Cemeteries of Obion County are being compiled covering the southern third of the county and the Union City area.
• History of Obion County edited by E. H. Marshall, originally published in 1941 has been reprinted by Higginson Book Co., 148-P Washington Street, Salem MA 01970. Compiles 1877 work of Goodspeed, Reelfoot Lake 1925, personal interviews.

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