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HISTORICAL
GENERAL
Established September 29, 1824
Organized December 6, 1824
County formed from Indian lands
Somerville is county seat

PEOPLE
Named for Marquis de Lafayette
Was a young French nobleman
Provided great service to American cause during Revolutionary War

Colletown	Opened: March 11, 1837	Closed: September 15, 1957
Concord Cross Roads	Opened: July 29, 1834	Closed: July 11, 1835
Concordia	Opened: September 25, 1837	Closed: November 28, 1856
Ebenezer	Opened: March 17, 1846	Closed: February 2, 1852
Egypt	Opened: July 11, 1835 Reopened: July 19, 1854	Closed: April 19, 1854 Reclosed: July 25, 1866
Elba	Opened: November 3, 1853 Reopened: July 16, 1874	Closed: July 25, 1866 Reclosed: December 31, 1902
Fayette Corner	Opened: May 10, 1827 Reopened: May 27, 1857 Reopened: February 15, 1871	Closed: October 31, 1856 Reclosed: June 20, 1870 Reclosed: June 15, 1906
Forest Hill	Opened: December 28, 1840	Closed: August 25, 1841
Gallaway	Opened: October 8, 1887	Closed: Operating
Galway	Opened: November 28, 1856	Closed: October 8, 1887
Hickory Withe	Opened: July 31, 1845 Reopened: February 3, 1874	Closed: February 20, 1867 Reclosed: Operating
Ina	Opened: September 13, 1888	Closed: February 28, 1907
Laconia	Opened: December 11, 1909	Closed: Operating
Lagrange	Opened: February 7, 1828	Closed: Operating
Ispaham	Opened: July 17, 1849	Closed: September 30, 1851
Kirk	Opened: June 10, 1896	Closed: December 31, 1902
Lambert	Opened: July 17, 1874	Closed: October 15, 1907
Laurel Creek	Opened: January 2, 1833 Reopened: April 15, 1858	Closed: November 30, 1857 Reclosed: July 13, 1858
Longtown	Opened: January 27, 1897	Closed: February 28, 1907
Loosahatchee	Opened: February 2, 1853	Closed: August 8, 1854
Macon	Opened: April 18, 1937	Closed: Operating
Markville	Opened: September 29, 1873	Closed: January 14, 1905
Moscow	Opened: April 24, 1828 Reopened: February 8, 1833	Closed: May 24, 1832 Reclosed: Operating
Mount Comfort	Opened: April 24, 1828	Closed: September 22, 1866
New Castle	Opened: October 7, 1836	Closed: July 31, 1845
New Kent	Opened: May 10, 1888	Closed: December 16, 1912
Nonconner	Opened: May 17, 1841	Closed: March 11, 1859
Oakland	Opened: March 8, 1937	Closed: Operating
Pate	Opened: June 27, 1889	Closed: June 20, 1899
Pattersonville	Opened: October 29, 1898	Closed: July 15, 1907
Pierce	Opened: August 20, 1853	Closed: July 10, 1860
Piperton	Opened: June 12, 1888	Closed: September 21, 1898
Richmond	Opened: October 8, 1830	Closed: June 18, 1834
Rossville	Opened: August 4, 1853	Closed: Operating
Round Point	Opened: January 31, 1852	Closed: March 31, 1852
Sandy Springs	Opened: May 10, 1834	Closed: August 1, 1852
Sardis	Opened: April 6, 1871	Closed: October 20, 1873
Silver Spring	Opened: August 16, 1852	Closed: November 3, 1853
Somerville	Opened: September 3, 1825	Closed: Operating
State Line	Opened: September 10, 1833	Closed: October 20, 1937
Walkers Station	Opened: May 14, 1867	Closed: November 22, 1869
Walnut Grove	Opened: December 4, 1833	Closed: December 8, 1834
Warren	Opened: June 20, 1899	Closed: September 24, 1965
White Hall	Opened: February 1, 1838	Closed: October 13, 1851
Willis Station	Opened: December 2, 1855 Reopened: November 22, 1869	Closed: September 22, 1866 Reclosed: April 10, 1873
Williston	Opened: April 10, 1873	Closed: ?
Wolf River	Opened: March 20, 1824 Reopened: April 6, 1848	Closed: December 23, 1847 Reclosed: September 22, 1866
Yum Yum	Opened: May 28, 1886	Closed: January 14, 1905
Zephanian	Opened: August 29, 1881	Closed: December 6, 1886

STATISTICS
FAYETTE COUNTY:
SIZE
Square Miles: 705
Miles of City Streets: 44.82
Miles of County Roads: 668.42

HISTORICAL
GENERAL
Community of Concordia split into Braden and Gallaway 1850
Incorporated in 1966

HISTORICAL
GENERAL
Named after a Indian word meaning "between two rivers"
Incorporated in 1860

SPECIAL DAYS
Moscow Summer Games
Mid-June
Games for all ages : 10K race, marble shoot, etc.
Medallions for winners

6,300 sq ft mansion built in 1911
Open for tours and luncheons year round
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

PEOPLE
Once known as Bowersville after George Bowers
Name honors Lt. Robert Somerville

HOSPITALS
Methodist Hospital Of Fayette
214 Lakeview Rd
Somerville

SPECIAL DAYS
Fayette County Egg Festival
Late-September
Meringue throw, omelet brunch, egg scramble
Barbecued chicken contest, and more

VISITOR CENTERS
Somerville-Fayette County Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 411, City Hall Somerville TN 38068

Acadia	Opened: June 18, 1834	Closed: June 9, 1836
Belmont	Opened: January 19, 1833	Closed: August 24, 1858
Birch Pond	Opened: January 1, 1830	Closed: July 31, 1845
Bluff Creek	Opened: March 25, 1833	Closed: February 1, 1838

Braden	Opened: November 20, 1882	Closed: Operating
Braden’s Station	Opened: July 13, 1869 Reopened: September 25, 1875	Closed: September 4, 1876 Reclosed: November 29, 1882
Brinkley	Opened: April 11, 1881	Closed: December 31, 1904
Canadaville	Opened: July 16, 1874	Closed: December 31, 1902
Championville	Opened: August 20, 1853	Closed: December 27, 1859
Claxton	Opened: March 3, 1893	Closed: May 15, 1905