Everything about Reverie Tennessee totally explained
Reverie is an
unincorporated community in
Tipton County,
Tennessee,
United States. In
2001, the population was 11.
In 1900, a
prehistoric mastodon skeleton was discovered 3
mi (4,8
km) east of Reverie.
In the first half of the
20th century,
archeological artifacts from an
aboriginal village dated AD 1400-1650 were found about 4
mi (6.4
km) northeast of Reverie, at the
Nodena Site.
Demographics
According to the
United States Census, in 2000 the total
population of the Reverie
voting precinct was 11. The entire population was non-
Hispanic white at that time.
In
1900,
archaeologist Dr. James K. Hampson documented the find of
skeletal remains of a
mastodon on
Island No. 35 of the Mississippi River, approximately 3
mi (4.8
km) east of Reverie and 23
mi (37
km) south of
Blytheville, Arkansas.
A collection of these artifacts is on display at the
Hampson Museum State Park in
Wilson, Arkansas. In
1966 it was added to the
National Register of Historic Places.
1811 and 1812 earthquakes
In
1811 and
1812, several
earthquakes spreading out from the
New Madrid Seismic Zone caused a
tectonic shift which changed the course of the
Mississippi River.
The earthquakes cut off a
meander (or horseshoe bend) of the Mississippi River with the western tip of what is now
Tipton County, Tennessee, placing the settlement of Reverie west of the Mississippi River, on the
Mississippi County, Arkansas side. After the earthquakes of 1811 and 1812 the riverbed of the Mississippi River had moved about 3.5
mi (5.6
km) southeast from its former location, straightening a
bend and shortening the river about 3 mi (4.8 km).
The
Arkansas and
Tennessee stateline remained unchanged by the
tectonic events of 1811 and 1812, still marking the middle of the Mississippi River as it was in 1795. The Tennessee/Arkansas state line near Reverie in
2007 is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northwest of the Mississippi River.
Geography
Location and landscape
Reverie is located at 35.53806 North, -89.99 West. The
coordinates mark the location of the
historical post office. The elevation above sea level is 239.44
ft (73
m).
The landscape is dominated by the Mississippi River
flood plains,
fields and few
trees.
Mississippi River Island No. 35
Along and
parallel to the Tennessee/Arkansas state line, the former course of the Mississippi River as it was before the
earthquakes in 1811 and 1812 is still visible in the landscape almost 200 years after the events, following the state border in the middle of the river as of 1795, when the border between Tennessee and Arkansas was established.
The former
riverbed has shrunk to small side arms of the Mississippi River which, dependent on the water level and
precipitation, are still partly connected to the river. The bed of the Mississippi River as of
2007 in the southeast and small side arms following the pre-earthquake riverbed as of
1795 in the northwest surround the Reverie area by water of the the Mississippi River.
Although the sidearms are only partially connected most of the time, Reverie is located on what
topologically is Island No. 35 of the Mississippi River.
County seat Covington, Tennessee
The direct
distance between Reverie and the
county seat,
Covington, Tennessee, is only 18
miles (29
km).
In
2007, the road trip to Covington requires to go via
Memphis, Tennessee and is longer than 83 miles (134 km).
Postal
Postal
address and
ZIP code for the community used to be
Reverie TN, AR 72395. The ZIP code is cross referenced with
Wilson, Arkansas.
United States Postal Service recommends using
Wilson, AR 72395 for Reverie.
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