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Obion County, Tennessee Public Records

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Tennessee Federal Cases

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Tennessee handles bankruptcy cases for West Tennessee, posting court calendars and filing fees; case dockets are on PACER.

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Tennessee Death Row

The Tennessee Department of Correction publishes its own list of offenders now under a sentence of death in Tennessee, with related facts on the state's death penalty.

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Obion County at a glance

State
Tennessee
County seat
Union City
Population
30,787
Area
545 sq mi
Founded
1823
Cities and towns
7

Obion County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Obion County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Obion County.

Police Departments. Obion County is served by Obion County Sheriff's Office and several municipal police departments. These agencies work in coordination with the Sheriff's Office to address major crimes and ensure public safety.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Obion County Sheriff's Office, located at 1175 E. Reelfoot Avenue in Union City, Tennessee 38261, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Obion County. Inmate information can be obtained by contacting the jail directly at the Sheriff's Office phone number during business hours.

Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Obion County

Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.

From the old mine records

What is on record in Obion County

Old mine sites
12
Past producers, now closed
7
Prospects and occurrences, never worked
5
Producing when recorded
13
Main minerals
Clay; construction sand and gravel; Fire Clay (Refractory)
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
23
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
gravel pit
Maps surveyed
1964 to 1966
Records behind them
54 records for 48 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 25 mine sites inside the county: 7 past producers, now closed, 5 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 13 sites producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 23 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Clay; construction sand and gravel; Fire Clay (Refractory).

A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. Tennessee's coal regulatory program was run by OSMRE until the state took it back; the state AML program is in TDEC.

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Obion County: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. The purple dots come off the old survey maps and the darkest of those are shafts and tunnels; the red, green and orange ones are mine records. The small open circles with a name are the towns and the pale shapes around the edge are the neighbouring counties, both from the Census Bureau. Hover a dot for its name.
Tennessee mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Obion County (25 shown, 23 unnamed on the map)

Obion County sits over a mapped coal field and the coal there is lignite, worked mostly at the surface. The two federal files record a shaft, an adit or a deposit where one was drawn on a survey sheet or catalogued as a site; neither file carries the outline of the workings, so the counts above are not the measure of what was mined under this county. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by TDEC Mining, Data and Map Viewers and linked below.

Tennessee abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.

Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.

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Wage and hour cases in Obion County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 15 investigations in Obion County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $38,897 in back wages agreed for 323 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.

Investigations closed
15
Back wages agreed
$38,897
Workers due back wages
323
Civil money penalties
$13,697
Employers on the record
13
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
Job World, Inc.Union City1$14,413272
Aloha Pools and Spas of Union City and JonesbUnion City1$12,9461
Cooper Electric & Sheetmetal, Inc.Union City1$5,2097
Calhoun Spotting Service, Inc.Union City1$3,1466
Terry Petty Chevrolet Buick, Inc.Union City1$1,0216
Williams Sausage Company,INCUnion City1$6199
Shaw Automotive, LLCTroy1$1593
Movies To Go, Inc.Union City1$1323
TN Rehabilitation Center of Union CityUnion City1$5014
Flippen Fruit Farm, Inc.Troy1$00
Los Portales Union City LLCUnion City1$00
Rainey FarmsObion1$00
Craddock FarmsTroy1$00

Every employer on the Obion County record, by back wages agreed; 4 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Tennessee wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Obion County, Tennessee?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Obion County Sheriff or a city police department in Obion County. Ask that agency for its record.

How do I get a criminal background check in Obion County, Tennessee?

The Tennessee criminal history record comes from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). Request a Tennessee name based criminal history check online through Tennessee Open Records Information Services (TORIS), paying by credit card. Fee: $29.00 for each name based check.

How can I look up sex offenders in Obion County, Tennessee?

Search the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry (TBI), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.

How do I register to vote in Obion County, Tennessee?

Register with the county election commission or through the Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections. You can also register online with the state online registration. You must be registered no later than 30 days before the election; mailed forms must be postmarked at least 30 days before.

How do I look up property records in Obion County, Tennessee?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Obion County are kept by the Obion County register of deeds. Property values are set by the county assessor of property, and tax bills come from the county trustee.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Obion County, Tennessee?

Certified birth and death certificates for Tennessee come from the Tennessee Department of Health, Office of Vital Records. All county health departments can issue any birth or death certificate registered statewide with the Tennessee Office of Vital Records; you do not need to go to the county where the event occurred. In person with no appointment at Tennessee Vital Records, 1st Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower, 710 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243, or at any county health department; by mail to that address with a check or money order payable to Tennessee Vital Records; or online through VitalChek. Fee: $15.00 for each birth or death certificate, first and additional copies.

How do I find business license records in Obion County, Tennessee?

Business entity filings are searched with the Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations. Business licenses are issued by the county clerk, and by the city if it imposes the business tax, where the business is located; businesses with taxable receipts over $3,000 need one.

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