Fowlkes, Tennessee Explained

Official Name:Fowlkes, Tennessee
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Tennessee#USA
Pushpin Label:Fowlkes
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tennessee
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dyer
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1882
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5.42
Area Land Km2:5.42
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:2.09
Area Land Sq Mi:2.09
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:882
Population Density Km2:162.73
Population Density Sq Mi:421.40
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:341
Coordinates:35.9706°N -89.3861°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:38024[3]
Area Code:731
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1284753

Fowlkes is an unincorporated community in Dyer County, Tennessee, United States.

History

Originally founded as Fowlkes Station in 1882 by W.P. Fowlkes, the following year the Newport News & Mississippi Valley Railroad was completed in Dyer County. The line for this railroad passed through the community of Fowlkes. By 1887, the community supported a school, a Methodist church, and multiple grist mills and cotton gins.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 15, 2022.
  2. Web site: Census Population API. United States Census Bureau. Oct 15, 2022.
  3. Web site: Fowlkes TN ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2023. February 17, 2023.
  4. Book: Goodspeed's History of Tennessee . The Goodspeed Publishing Co. . 1887 . Nashville, TN . 850.
  5. Web site: Goodspeed History - Dyer County . 2024-07-01 . tn-roots.com.