Lauderdale County is a county in Tennessee, United States, on the Mississippi River in the western part of the state. It had a population of 25,143 at the 2020 census and covers 508 square miles (1,320 km2), centred near 35\u00b046\u2032N 89\u00b038\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Ripley is the county seat, and its postal code is 38063. The county has one city, three towns, and about 33 smaller unincorporated communities. Lauderdale County sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n
Ripley is the only incorporated city; Gates, Halls, and Henning are incorporated towns. The rest of the places below are unincorporated communities — crossroads, river landings, and farm hamlets with no town government of their own.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 7,800<\/td>\n | 38063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Halls<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38040<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Henning<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38041<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gates<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38037<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Arp<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Asbury<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ashport<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Barr<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Central<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cherry<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Curve<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38040<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Double Bridges<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dry Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Durhamville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Edith<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Flippin<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38041<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fort Pillow<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38068<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fulton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38041<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Glimp<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38037<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Golddust<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hales Point<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hurricane Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38040<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Key Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Keyes Point<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Knob Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lightfoot<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38037<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Luckett<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mack<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38037<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Nankipoo<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oak Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Olive Branch<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38040<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Opossum<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Orysa<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pleasant Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Poplar Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Porter Gap<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38037<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Three Point<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 38063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Most of the unincorporated places above are served by the Ripley post office; those nearer Halls, Henning, or Gates use those towns’ ZIP codes instead, and Fort Pillow is served out of Henning’s neighbor exchange at 38068.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nFort Pillow, on the county’s northwest corner along the Mississippi River, carries the 38068 ZIP.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nLauderdale County lies in the West Tennessee plain, bounded on its western edge by the Mississippi River and its bluffs. The Forked Deer River crosses the county’s southern half before emptying toward the Mississippi. Fort Pillow State Historic Park, on the river bluffs in the northwest, preserves Civil War-era earthworks and overlooks the floodplain.<\/p>\n The county borders Dyer County<\/a> to the north, Tipton County<\/a> to the south, and Haywood County<\/a> to the east. Across the Mississippi River to the west lies Crittenden County, Arkansas.<\/p>\n The 2020 census counted 25,143 residents in Lauderdale County. Ripley, the seat, is by far the largest community, followed by Halls. Lauderdale County’s median household income runs well below the Tennessee median of $67,631, reflecting the county’s agricultural economic base. Population density works out to roughly 53 people per square mile of land.<\/p>\n Agriculture anchors the county’s economy, with cotton, soybeans, corn, and wheat grown across the flat bottomland along the Mississippi and Forked Deer rivers — a continuation of the cotton economy the county has run on since before the Civil War. The West Tennessee State Penitentiary, near Henning, is one of the county’s larger employers. Henning is also home to the Alex Haley House Museum, the boyhood home of the author of “Roots,” which draws visitors from across the country.<\/p>\n Lauderdale County was organized in 1835 from parts of Tipton, Dyer, and Haywood counties. It was named for Lieutenant Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815. Fort Pillow, on the county’s Mississippi River bluff, was the site of an 1864 Civil War battle in which Confederate troops killed Black Union soldiers after they had surrendered, an event that remains one of the war’s most studied atrocities.<\/p>\n U.S. Route 51 runs north-south through Ripley and Henning, linking the county to Dyersburg to the north and Memphis to the south. State Route 19 crosses the county east-west toward Brownsville.<\/p>\n Memphis International Airport, about an hour’s drive south, is the nearest major commercial airport.<\/p>\n Where is Lauderdale County, Tennessee?<\/strong> What is the population of Lauderdale County?<\/strong> How big is Lauderdale County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Lauderdale County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Lauderdale County?<\/strong> |