Palmersville is a small unincorporated town

Unincorporated area

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 in northwestern Weakley County, Tennessee

Tennessee

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, United States

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. Its ZIP code

ZIP Code

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 is 38241. The United States Census Bureau

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 does not maintain demographic data for it.

Palmersville is within the 8th Congressional district

Tennessee's 8th congressional district

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 represented in the U.S. House by Republican Stephen Fincher

Stephen Fincher

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History

Palmersville was one of the first settlements in Weakley County. It is named for one its founders, W.R. Palmer. In 1924, the town was devastated by a fire which destroyed all but four buildings leaving only the local bank, the blacksmith shop, and two stores unscathed.

Notable natives

• Pauline LaFon Gore
  Pauline LaFon Gore
  Pauline LaFon Gore was the mother of former United States Vice President Al Gore and the wife of former US Senator Al Gore, Sr.. She is credited with playing a significant role in both of their careers with Al Gore saying "there will never be a better campaigner than Pauline LaFon Gore"...
  
  , mother of former Vice President Al Gore
  Al Gore
  Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....
  
  
• Ned McWherter
  Ned McWherter
  Ned Ray McWherter was an American politician who served as the 46th Governor of Tennessee from 1987 to 1995. He was a Democrat.McWherter was born in Palmersville, Weakley County, Tennessee...
  
  , former Governor of Tennessee

Media

• WWKF-FM 99.3 "Today's Best Music with "Ace & TJ in the Morning
  Ace & TJ Show
  The Ace & TJ Show is a syndicated morning radio show, previously on KISS 95.1 out of Charlotte, NC. The Ace & TJ Show debuted on KISS 95.1 on April 6, 1998. Their last day on Kiss 95.1 was Friday, May 20, 2011. Contract discussions with CBS Radio were not successful...
  
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• WAKQ-FM 105.5 "Today's Best Music with "Ace & TJ in the Morning
  Ace & TJ Show
  The Ace & TJ Show is a syndicated morning radio show, previously on KISS 95.1 out of Charlotte, NC. The Ace & TJ Show debuted on KISS 95.1 on April 6, 1998. Their last day on Kiss 95.1 was Friday, May 20, 2011. Contract discussions with CBS Radio were not successful...
  
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• WTPR-AM 710 "The Greatest Hits of All Time"

External links

• A Brief History of Palmersville