Apison

History

In 1881, the railroad came through a small settlement, now known as Apison, that had previously had its mail delivered by horse and buggy. The town then was known as O'Brian that was assigned by the railroad officials. The name was later changed because of another Tennessee town already having the same name. Due to the large deposits of Apison shale rock found along the railroad tracks, the town was renamed to its current name. In 2001, the old Apison Elementary School was turned into a Tres Dias retreat center.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  14,585
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  12,616
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  12,243
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  10,907
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  10,752
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  10,437
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  10,212
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  9,964

Most recent

• M 2.58 — 2025-02-25
  8 km N of Menlo, Georgia
• M 2.58 — 2024-03-10
  14 km W of Graysville, Tennessee
• M 2.58 — 2024-02-29
  9 km NNW of Graysville, Tennessee
• M 2.5 — 2023-12-23
  7 km ENE of Stevenson, Alabama
• M 2.52 — 2023-06-21
  6 km SSE of Sewanee, Tennessee
• M 2.94 — 2022-01-21
  16 km NNE of Eton, Georgia