County · code 47095
Lake CountyTennessee
Lake County is a county in Tennessee, established in 1870 with its seat in Tiptonville. The county was named after Reelfoot Lake.
- Founded1870
- County seatTiptonville
- Named forReelfoot Lake, Tennessee
- Land area166 sq mi + 28 sq mi water
- Population7,005 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped3,905 checked 14 October 2026
Where it is
Lake on the map of Tennessee
Tennessee has 95 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1870 from Obion County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Lake County was created from Obion County on June 24, 1870. The county gained territory from Dyer County in 1883 and from Obion County in 1893.
- 1870Lake County created Lake created from Obion. · Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 30, secs. 1-2, 11/pp. 56, 58
- 1883
- 1893
- 1897Boundary clarified Boundary between Lake and Obion clarified (no change).with Obionno change· Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 176, secs. 1-2/pp. 384-387
- 1925Boundary clarified Boundary between Lake and Obion clarified (no change).with Obionno change· Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 548/p. 2110
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Lake
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Official
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 3,905 parcels from Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, Division of Property Assessments (published by the Office of Information Resources). Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 10 September 2026 · checked 14 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 2,902 in all from TECB and local 911 districts via TNMap (tnmap_oir).
edited 6 October 2026 · checked 14 October 2026 -
Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Lake by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Lake County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Lake County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Lake County
- When was Lake County founded?
- Lake County was founded in 1870, formed from Obion County, and named after Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee.
- What is the county seat of Lake County?
- The county seat of Lake County is Tiptonville.
- Is there an online parcel map for Lake County?
- Yes. Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, Division of Property Assessments (published by the Office of Information Resources) publishes a parcel map of 3,905 parcels, rated official here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Lake County's boundary or name changed?
- Lake County was created in 1870 from Obion County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 later changes, chiefly involving Dyer County and Obion County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Lake County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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