Trimble is a town in Dyer and Obion counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, Trimble had a population of 547.
The Dyer County portion of Trimble is part of the Dyersburg, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area, while the Obion County portion is part of the Union City, TN–KY Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The town was first settled in 1873 on land owned by local Jesse Pierce. By the end of the year, a saloon was in operation, operated by Gammons & Fowlkes. The following year, the town was named Trimble Station, when the Paducah & Memphis Railroad extended its line from Troy Station, TN south to the Dyer County line. Construction of this extension was completed on May 15, 1874. The line was not extended south to Dyersburg until June of 1882 by the Chesapeake, Ohio, & Southwestern Railroad, a predecessor of the Newport News & Mississippi Valley Railroad and the Illinois Central Railroad.
In 1884, a school named Trimble Academy was chartered in the town.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square mile (1.7 km), all land.
Demographics
As of the census
- Trimble Elementary School
- The zoned high school is Dyer County High School in Newbern.
The portion in Obion County is in the Obion County School District.
References
External links
- Town of Trimble official website