Palmersville | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Tennessee#USA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Tennessee |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tennessee |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Weakley |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 7.45 |
Area Land Km2: | 7.45 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 162 |
Population Density Km2: | 21.74 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 449 |
Coordinates: | 36.4033°N -88.5872°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 38241 |
Blank1 Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1283116 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.88 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.88 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 56.33 |
Palmersville is a small unincorporated community in northeastern Weakley County, Tennessee. It has a post office, with ZIP code 38241. The United States Census Bureau does not maintain demographic data for Palmersville. Palmersville is located at the intersection of Tennessee State Route 89 and Tennessee State Route 190.
Palmersville is within the 8th Congressional district represented in the U.S. House by Republican David Kustoff.
The United States Census Bureau does not maintain demographic data for Palmersville.
Palmersville was one of the first settlements in Weakley County. It is named for one of its founders, W. R. Palmer. Minida College was built in Palmersville during the late 1800s.[3] In 1924, the town was devastated by a fire which destroyed all but four buildings leaving only the local bank, the blacksmith shop, and two stores unscathed.[4]