Trimble, TN

Trimble is a town in Dyer and Obion counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The 2020 census counted 547 residents. 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. The town was first settled in 1873 on land owned by local Jesse Pierce. The town features a gazebo and covered bridge that is often used for weddings. The portion in Obion County is in the Obion County Schools. A newcomer can read Trimble through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Trimble comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. By the end of the year, a saloon was in operation, operated by Gammons & Fowlkes.