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Tennessee AHGP Information Gibson, County, Tennessee Situated in the w. part of the state, and contains 660 square miles. Drained by branches of Obion and Forked Deer creeks. The surface is undulating; soil, fertile. Capital, Trenton. There were in 1840, neat cattle 12,775, sheep 8,830, swine 55,128; wheat 62,839 bushels produced, rye 2,630, Indian corn 634,595, oats 34,566, potatoes 21,797, tobacco 414,595 pounds, cotton 239,044; 14 stores, cap. $100,000; 6 tanneries, 8 distilleries, 15 grist m., 8 saw m. Cap. in manufac. $3,700. 1 acad. 20 students, 24 schools, 520 scholars. Pop. whites 10,612, slaves 2,969, free colored 108; total, 13,689. Trenton, p-v., Capital of Gibson County, Tennessee, 131 w. by s. Nashville, 814 W. Situated on the s. side of the n. fork of Forked Deer r., and contains a court house, jail, 2 churches, 10 stores, and about 700 inhabitants. Read More about Tennessee Counties and Towns © Tennessee American History and Genealogy Project
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