Boundaries - Historical Notes

The following is a summary of acts which authorized boundary changes for
Lake County.

1. Acts of 1870, Chapter 30, established out of that portion of Obion County which lied west of low water mark of Reel Foot Lake the County of Lake.
2. Acts of 1893, Chapter 173, changed the boundary lines between Lake and Obion counties.
3. Acts of 1897, Chapter 176, changed the boundary lines in accordance with the constitutional provision and legislative Act creating the county of Lake.