Samburg, Tennessee

Samburg, Tennessee
Buildings along Lakeview Drive, with Reelfoot Lake on the left
Buildings along Lakeview Drive, with Reelfoot Lake on the left
Location of Samburg in Obion County, Tennessee.
Location of Samburg in Obion County, Tennessee.
Coordinates: 36°22′48″N 89°21′8″W / 36.38000°N 89.35222°W / 36.38000; -89.35222
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyObion
Government
 • MayorJohn Glessner
Area
 • Total0.69 sq mi (1.80 km2)
 • Land0.47 sq mi (1.23 km2)
 • Water0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
Elevation285 ft (87 m)
Population
 • Total210
 • Density443.97/sq mi (171.29/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38254
Area code731
FIPS code47-66360[4]
GNIS feature ID1300630[2]

Samburg is a town in Obion County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 210 at the 2020 census.[5] Samburg is located on the eastern shores of Reelfoot Lake.

On the night of December 10 and morning of December 11, 2021 a devastating tornado destroyed much of the town.[6]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Samburg, Tennessee
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  6. ^ "Deadly tornado causes destruction in Obion and Dyer counties". 11 December 2021.