Reverie, Tennessee
Encyclopedia
Reverie is an unincorporated community
in Tipton County
, Tennessee, United States. In 2001, the population was 11.
Over a period of about 24 hours on March 7, 1876, the Mississippi River abandoned its former channel that coincided with the Tennessee-Arkansas border, and established a new channel east of Reverie. This places Reverie on the Arkansas
side, while most of the area of Tipton County is located east of the Mississippi River, the Tennessee side. The formation of the new Centennial Cut-off, named for the US centennial, and the abandonment of the stretch of river formerly known as the Devil's Elbow led to a 1918 Supreme Court
case on whether the border should be moved with the river.
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
.
, in 2000 the total population of the Reverie voting precinct was 11. The entire population was non-Hispanic white
at that time.
Agriculture is the dominant source of income in the area surrounding Reverie, especially the cultivation of cotton.
After the abolition of slavery, sharecropping
was the primary means of income for low income families in the area. Mostly for the cultivation
of cotton, land would be used by sharecroppers in return for a share of the crop to the landowner.
Modern machines such as the cotton picker
have made the manual cultivation obsolete over time as they took over the work from the hand laborers
.
In 2007, there are no industries in Reverie.
was opened that in 2007 is no longer in existence.
Mastodons are members of the prehistoric, extinct
genus
Mammut, they resemble modern elephants. Native to North America they are said to have lived on the North American continent
from almost 4 million years ago until their eventual disappearance about 10,000 years ago.
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
.
In 1957, the site was reported as destroyed.
, artifacts from a 15 acre
(60,703 m2) aboriginal village dated AD 1400-1650 were found in the first half of the 20th century.
A collection of these artifacts is on display at the Hampson Museum State Park
in Wilson, Arkansas
.
In 1964, the Nodena Site was declared a National Historic Landmark
. In 1966 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
.
. 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.
In 2008, Reverie is surrounded by the modern Missippippi River in the southeast and the sidearms following the 1795 course in the northwest. 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, because it is surrounded by water on all sides.
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 the driver to go via Memphis, Tennessee
and is longer than 83 miles (134 km).
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.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Tipton County
Tipton County, Tennessee
Tipton County is a county located on the western end of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 51,271. Its county seat is Covington. Tipton County is part of the Memphis, TN–MS–AR Metropolitan Statistical Area, centered on Shelby County, which borders Tipton on...
, Tennessee, United States. In 2001, the population was 11.
Over a period of about 24 hours on March 7, 1876, the Mississippi River abandoned its former channel that coincided with the Tennessee-Arkansas border, and established a new channel east of Reverie. This places Reverie on the Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
side, while most of the area of Tipton County is located east of the Mississippi River, the Tennessee side. The formation of the new Centennial Cut-off, named for the US centennial, and the abandonment of the stretch of river formerly known as the Devil's Elbow led to a 1918 Supreme Court
Supreme court
A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of many legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, instance court, judgment court, high court, or apex court...
case on whether the border should be moved with the river.
In 1900, a prehistoric mastodon
Mastodon
Mastodons were large tusked mammal species of the extinct genus Mammut which inhabited Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and Central America from the Oligocene through Pleistocene, 33.9 mya to 11,000 years ago. The American mastodon is the most recent and best known species of the group...
skeleton
Skeleton
The skeleton is the body part that forms the supporting structure of an organism. There are two different skeletal types: the exoskeleton, which is the stable outer shell of an organism, and the endoskeleton, which forms the support structure inside the body.In a figurative sense, skeleton can...
was discovered 3 mi (4,8 km) east of Reverie.
In the first half of the 20th century, archeological artifacts
Artifact (archaeology)
An artifact or artefact is "something made or given shape by man, such as a tool or a work of art, esp an object of archaeological interest"...
from an aboriginal
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
village dated AD 1400-1650 were found about 4 mi (6.4 km) northeast of Reverie, at the Nodena Site
Nodena Site
The Nodena Site is an archeological site east of Wilson, Arkansas and northeast of Reverie, Tennessee in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. Around 1400–1650 CE an aboriginal palisaded village existed in the Nodena area on a meander bend of the Mississippi River. The Nodena site...
.
Demographics
According to the United States CensusUnited States Census
The United States Census is a decennial census mandated by the United States Constitution. The population is enumerated every 10 years and the results are used to allocate Congressional seats , electoral votes, and government program funding. The United States Census Bureau The United States Census...
, in 2000 the total population of the Reverie voting precinct was 11. The entire population was non-Hispanic white
White American
White Americans are people of the United States who are considered or consider themselves White. The United States Census Bureau defines White people as those "having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa...
at that time.
Education
The state of Tennessee pays for the children in the population to attend schools in Arkansas.Economy
After the abolition of slavery, sharecropping
Sharecropping
Sharecropping is a system of agriculture in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crop produced on the land . This should not be confused with a crop fixed rent contract, in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a fixed amount of...
was the primary means of income for low income families in the area. Mostly for the cultivation
Tillage
Tillage is the agricultural preparation of the soil by mechanical agitation of various types, such as digging, stirring, and overturning. Examples of human-powered tilling methods using hand tools include shovelling, picking, mattock work, hoeing, and raking...
of cotton, land would be used by sharecroppers in return for a share of the crop to the landowner.
Modern machines such as the cotton picker
Cotton picker
The mechanical cotton picker is a machine that automates cotton harvesting in a way that reduces harvest time and maximizes efficiency.-History:...
have made the manual cultivation obsolete over time as they took over the work from the hand laborers
Manual labour
Manual labour , manual or manual work is physical work done by people, most especially in contrast to that done by machines, and also to that done by working animals...
.
In 2007, there are no industries in Reverie.
History
Founded in the 1800s, Reverie is one of the early settlements in Tipton County. In 1883, a U.S. Post officeUnited States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...
was opened that in 2007 is no longer in existence.
Prehistoric Mastodon skeleton
Mastodons are members of the prehistoric, extinct
Extinction
In biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Mammut, they resemble modern elephants. Native to North America they are said to have lived on the North American continent
Continent
A continent is one of several very large landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, with seven regions commonly regarded as continents—they are : Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.Plate tectonics is...
from almost 4 million years ago until their eventual disappearance about 10,000 years ago.
In 1900, archaeologist Dr. James K. Hampson documented the find of skeletal remains of a mastodon
Mastodon
Mastodons were large tusked mammal species of the extinct genus Mammut which inhabited Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and Central America from the Oligocene through Pleistocene, 33.9 mya to 11,000 years ago. The American mastodon is the most recent and best known species of the group...
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
Blytheville, Arkansas
Blytheville is the largest city in and one of the two county seats of Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 15,620 at the 2010 census....
.
In 1957, the site was reported as destroyed.
Aboriginal village AD 1400-1650
About 4 mi (6.4 km) northeast of Reverie, at the Nodena SiteNodena Site
The Nodena Site is an archeological site east of Wilson, Arkansas and northeast of Reverie, Tennessee in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. Around 1400–1650 CE an aboriginal palisaded village existed in the Nodena area on a meander bend of the Mississippi River. The Nodena site...
, artifacts from a 15 acre
Acre
The acre is a unit of area in a number of different systems, including the imperial and U.S. customary systems. The most commonly used acres today are the international acre and, in the United States, the survey acre. The most common use of the acre is to measure tracts of land.The acre is related...
(60,703 m2) aboriginal village dated AD 1400-1650 were found in the first half of the 20th century.
A collection of these artifacts is on display at the Hampson Museum State Park
Hampson Museum State Park
The Hampson Museum State Park in Wilson, Arkansas, U.S.A. exhibits an archeological collection of early American aboriginal artifacts from the Nodena Site. The Nodena Site is an archeological site east of Wilson and northeast of Reverie, Tennessee....
in Wilson, Arkansas
Wilson, Arkansas
Wilson is a town in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 939 at the 2000 census.The town was named after Robert E. Lee Wilson, a landowner and logging business owner in the area in the late 19th century....
.
In 1964, the Nodena Site was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
. In 1966 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
Location and landscape
Reverie is located at 35.53806 North, -89.99 West. The coordinates mark the location of the historical post officePost office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
. The elevation above sea level is 239.44 ft (73 m).
The landscape is dominated by the Mississippi River flood plains, fields
Field (agriculture)
In agriculture, the word field refers generally to an area of land enclosed or otherwise and used for agricultural purposes such as:* Cultivating crops* Usage as a paddock or, generally, an enclosure of livestock...
and few trees.
Mississippi River Island No. 35
When the border between Tennessee and Arkansas was established in 1795, it followed the middle of the Mississippi River. At that time, the river ran northwest of Reverie. After the avulsion of 1876, the Mississippi River ran southeast of Reverie, cutting it off from Tipton County.In 2008, Reverie is surrounded by the modern Missippippi River in the southeast and the sidearms following the 1795 course in the northwest. 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, because it is surrounded by water on all sides.
County seat Covington, Tennessee
Distance
Distance is a numerical description of how far apart objects are. In physics or everyday discussion, distance may refer to a physical length, or an estimation based on other criteria . In mathematics, a distance function or metric is a generalization of the concept of physical distance...
between Reverie and the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
, Covington, Tennessee
Covington, Tennessee
Covington is a city in central Tipton County in the State of Tennessee. Covington is the largest city and county seat of, Tipton County. Covington is located in one of just five counties of West Tennessee that are located along the Mississippi River, thus it is in extreme western Tennessee.This...
, is only 18 miles (29 km).
In 2007, the road trip to Covington requires the driver to go via Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
and is longer than 83 miles (134 km).
Postal
Postal addressAddress (geography)
An address is a collection of information, presented in a mostly fixed format, used for describing the location of a building, apartment, or other structure or a plot of land, generally using political boundaries and street names as references, along with other identifiers such as house or...
and ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
for the community used to be Reverie TN, AR 72395. The ZIP code is cross referenced with Wilson, Arkansas
Wilson, Arkansas
Wilson is a town in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 939 at the 2000 census.The town was named after Robert E. Lee Wilson, a landowner and logging business owner in the area in the late 19th century....
. United States Postal Service recommends using Wilson, AR 72395 for Reverie.