Rives, TN

Rives is a town in Obion County, Tennessee. The 2020 census counted 312 residents. Rives is part of the Union City, TN–KY Micropolitan Statistical Area. Located just south of Union City, Rives was originally known as Troy Station. Rives is in the Obion County Schools. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Rives, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Rives, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Settlers from South Carolina first came to the area in the 1820's and by the 1850's the town was flourishing because of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. Tennessee State Route 216 passes straight through the center of Rives.