Tennessee: Individual County Chronologies
ANDERSON
13 Dec 1801
ANDERSON created from GRAINGER, KNOX, and Non-County Area 2.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 45, secs. 1, 2, 4, 30/pp. 274,
279)
11 Sep 1806
ANDERSON lost to creation of CAMPBELL.
(Scott, ch. 21, sec. 1/p. 945)
07 Nov 1807
ANDERSON exchanged with CAMPBELL.
(Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 51, secs. 1-2/p. 86)
28 Oct 1811
ANDERSON lost to CAMPBELL [repealed 17 November 1813].
(Tenn. Acts 1811, 9th assy., 1st sess., ch. 56/p. 62)
17 Nov 1813
ANDERSON gained from CAMPBELL [repealed act of 28 October 1811].
(Tenn. Acts 1813, 10th assy., ch. 101/p. 137)
24 Sep 1817
ANDERSON lost to CAMPBELL.
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 20/p. 24)
01 Jan 1818
ANDERSON lost to creation of MORGAN; gained from ROANE.
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 38, secs. 1, 18/pp. 41, 45 and ch. 81/p.
89)
17 Dec 1849
ANDERSON lost to creation of SCOTT.
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 45, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 145, 147)
26 Jan 1854
ANDERSON lost to creation of UNION.
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 61, secs. 1-2, 4, 18/pp. 181-187; Tenn.
Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 22/p. 26; Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 2, secs. 1-2/pp. 25-26;
Graves, 1:68-69)
11 Feb 1854
ANDERSON gained from SCOTT.
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 320, secs. 1-2, 10, 21, 24-25/pp.
744-754)
20 Feb 1854
ANDERSON lost to CAMPBELL [loss apparently included the area ANDERSON gained
from SCOTT on 11 February 1854].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 129/p. 203)
22 Feb 1856
ANDERSON lost to ROANE to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1856_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 161/p. 244)
04 Mar 1858
Legislature authorized ROANE to gain from ANDERSON effective 1 May 1858
[repealed 20 March 1858, no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 47, secs. 1-11/pp. 57-59 and ch.
83, sec. 3/p. 91)
15 Mar 1858
ANDERSON lost small area to ROANE [repealed 7 July 1870; change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1858_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., priv., ch. 129/p. 324)
20 Mar 1858
Act of 4 March 1858 authorizing ROANE to gain from ANDERSON was repealed [no
change].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 83, secs. 1-4, 8-9/pp.
91-93)
08 Jun 1865
ANDERSON gained from CAMPBELL to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1865, 34th assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 29/p. 112)
07 Mar 1868
ANDERSON lost to CAMPBELL to accommodate local resident [repealed 27 January
1905; location unknown, not mapped]
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 60/p. 75)
19 Feb 1869
ANDERSON lost to CAMPBELL to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped]
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 36/p. 48)
07 Jul 1870
ANDERSON gained small area from ROANE [repealed act of 15 March 1858; change
too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1870_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 88/p. 137)
24 Mar 1873
ANDERSON lost to SCOTT to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 75/p. 109)
12 Mar 1883
ANDERSON lost to CAMPBELL to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1883_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 51/p. 54)
02 Mar 1887
ANDERSON gained from CAMPBELL to accommodate local residents [repealed 1
April 1893; locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 35/p. 106)
25 Mar 1887
Legislature authorized ANDERSON to gain from ROANE, but ROANE would not
accept survey [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 127/p. 226; "Roane County v. Anderson
County" in Tenn. Rpts., 89:259-269)
27 Feb 1889
ANDERSON gained small area from ROANE [overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court,
11 October 1890; change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes
1889_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 34/p. 62)
22 Mar 1889
ANDERSON gained Holt Island from KNOX to accommodate local resident [change
too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1889_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 124/p. 229)
11 Oct 1890
ANDERSON lost small area to ROANE when Tennessee Supreme Court overturned
act of 27 February 1889 [change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see
small_changes 1890_pt. for location].
("Roane County v. Anderson County" in Tenn. Rpts., 89:259-269)
01 Apr 1893
ANDERSON lost to CAMPBELL to accommodate local residents [repealed act of 2
March 1887; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 60/p. 77)
21 Apr 1899
ANDERSON lost to ROANE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 317/p. 752)
02 Apr 1903
ANDERSON lost small area to MORGAN.
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 304/p. 883; repeated in ch. 504/p.
1347)
27 Jan 1905
ANDERSON gained from CAMPBELL to accommodate local resident [repealed act of
7 March 1868; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 53/p. 98)
24 Mar 1919
ANDERSON gained from CAMPBELL [repealed 22 April 1933].
(Tenn. Acts 1919, 61st assy., priv., ch. 95/p. 204)
22 Apr 1927
ANDERSON lost to CAMPBELL to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 398/p. 1145)
22 Apr 1933
ANDERSON lost to CAMPBELL [repealed act of 24 March 1919].
(Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 612/p. 1459)
BEDFORD
03 Dec 1807
BEDFORD created from RUTHERFORD and WILLIAMSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 37, sec. 1/p. 71)
01 Dec 1809
BEDFORD gained from WILLIAMSON.
(Scott, ch. 37/p. 1141)
01 Jan 1810
BEDFORD lost to creation of LINCOLN and lost to FRANKLIN.
(Scott, ch. 43/pp. 1147-1148 and ch. 51/pp. 1158-1160)
20 Aug 1822
BEDFORD gained from LINCOLN to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1822_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1822, 14th assy., 2d sess., ch. 109/p. 96)
08 Jan 1836
BEDFORD lost to creation of COFFEE.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 36, secs. 1, 14/pp.
155, 159)
04 Feb 1836
Boundary between BEDFORD and COFFEE clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 41/p. 168)
07 Apr 1836
BEDFORD lost to creation of MARSHALL.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 35, secs. 1, 13-17/pp.
149, 153-154)
17 Jan 1838
Boundary between BEDFORD and MARSHALL clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 272/p. 402)
10 Jan 1844
BEDFORD lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1844_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 74/p. 93)
11 Mar 1850
BEDFORD lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 144/p. 346)
25 Feb 1856
BEDFORD gained from MARSHALL to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 173, secs. 1-5, 8-9/pp. 264-266)
19 Mar 1860
BEDFORD lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 135, secs. 1-13/pp.
438-440)
06 Dec 1866
BEDFORD lost to MARSHALL to accommodate local resident [repealed 12 December
1867; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1866, 34th assy., 2d adj. sess., pub., ch. 9/p. 9)
03 Dec 1867
BEDFORD lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1867_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 13, secs. 1-7/pp.
9-11)
12 Dec 1867
BEDFORD gained from MARSHALL to accommodate local resident [repealed act of
6 December 1866; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 20/p. 20)
23 Nov 1871
BEDFORD lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 34/p. 32)
13 Apr 1872
BEDFORD lost to creation of MOORE .
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 96, secs. 1-2, 4, 10/pp.
90-93; Goodspeed [D], 808)
27 Mar 1883
BEDFORD exchanged small areas with RUTHERFORD [change too small to display
on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1883_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 166/p. 215)
22 Mar 1887
BEDFORD lost to MOORE to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1887_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 108/p. 197)
28 Mar 1887
BEDFORD gained from COFFEE to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 207/p. 337)
26 Mar 1889
BEDFORD gained from MARSHALL to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1889_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 112/p. 216)
25 Mar 1893
BEDFORD gained from RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1893_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 28/p. 36)
29 Jan 1895
BEDFORD lost to COFFEE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 8/p. 12)
14 May 1895
BEDFORD gained from MARSHALL to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 216/p. 438)
24 Mar 1897
BEDFORD gained from COFFEE to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 256/p. 571)
21 Apr 1899
BEDFORD lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 380/p. 888)
24 Apr 1899
BEDFORD gained from MOORE to accommodate local resident [repealed 7 February
1901; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 413/p. 975)
07 Feb 1901
BEDFORD lost to MOORE to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 24
April 1899; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 388/p. 869)
15 Apr 1907
BEDFORD exchanged with MARSHALL to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1907, 55th assy., ch. 490/p. 1655)
30 Apr 1909
BEDFORD lost to MOORE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 481/p. 1763)
15 May 1915
BEDFORD lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 675/p. 2174)
21 Mar 1917
BEDFORD lost small area to COFFEE.
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 202/p. 672)
07 Apr 1917
BEDFORD gained from RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 754/p. 2348)
10 Feb 1921
BEDFORD gained from COFFEE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1921, 62d assy., priv., ch. 168/p. 460)
27 Mar 1923
BEDFORD gained from RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped]; BEDFORD lost small area to COFFEE.
(Tenn. Acts 1923, 63d assy., priv., ch. 339/p. 1175; ch. 344/p.
1182)
31 Mar 1923
BEDFORD lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [repealed 4 April
1927; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1923, 63d assy., priv., ch. 543/p. 2054)
14 Apr 1925
Boundary between BEDFORD and RUTHERFORD adjusted to accommodate local
resident [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 575/p. 2165)
04 Apr 1927
BEDFORD gained from RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [repealed act
of 31 March 1923; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 219/p. 599)
29 Apr 1927
BEDFORD gained from COFFEE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 740/p. 2407)
02 Feb 1931
BEDFORD gained from COFFEE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 141/p. 339)
12 Feb 1935
BEDFORD lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 127/p. 280)
18 May 1937
BEDFORD gained from COFFEE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1937, 70th assy., priv., ch. 556/p. 1783)
08 Feb 1945
BEDFORD lost to MOORE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1945, 74th assy., priv., ch. 109/p. 374)
20 Mar 1959
BEDFORD lost to MOORE to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1959, 81st assy., priv., ch. 310, sec. 1/p. 1036)
20 Mar 1963
BEDFORD lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1963, 83d assy., priv., ch. 170/p. 525)
BELL (proposed)
20 Dec 1870
Legislature authorized creation of BELL from FAYETTE, HARDEMAN, and McNAIRY;
voided by Tennessee Supreme Court, 8 June 1871.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 16, secs. 1-2,4/pp. 15-16;
"Cocke v. Gooch" in Tenn. Rpts., 52:294; Bejach, 24-37)
BENTON
01 Jan 1836
BENTON created from HUMPHREYS.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 30, secs. 1-2/p.
134)
15 Feb 1836
BENTON gained from HENRY.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 70/p. 201)
20 Feb 1836
Legislature authorized BENTON to gain from PERRY dependent on local
referendum [local action unknown, no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 45/p. 172)
26 Jan 1852
Legislature authorized BENTON to retain its name [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 249/p. 407)
12 Dec 1867
BENTON lost to CARROLL [repealed 25 February 1869].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 20/p. 20)
25 Feb 1869
BENTON gained from CARROLL [repealed act of 12 December 1867].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 39, secs. 1-3, 5, 15/pp.
53-54, 56; McBride, 8)
19 Mar 1877
Legislature authorized creation of HANES from BENTON and three other
counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 14, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 21-22;
McBride, 9)
22 Mar 1877
BENTON lost to DECATUR to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 58/p. 73)
06 Apr 1881
BENTON lost to HENRY [repealed 9 April 1885; location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 161/p. 218)
14 Mar 1883
BENTON gained from CARROLL to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 55/p. 57)
29 Mar 1883
BENTON exchanged with DECATUR.
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 221/p. 299)
09 Apr 1885
BENTON gained from HENRY [repealed act of 6 April 1881; location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 152/p. 263)
04 Mar 1891
BENTON gained from DECATUR to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 51/p. 134)
30 Mar 1891
BENTON lost to HENRY.
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 200/p. 408)
03 Feb 1905
BENTON lost to CARROLL to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 20/p. 53)
22 Apr 1935
BENTON gained White Oak Island from HUMPHREYS to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 730/p. 1927)
10 Mar 1939
BENTON gained from DECATUR to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 600/p. 1902)
08 Apr 1949
BENTON gained small area from CARROLL [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1949_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1949, 76th assy., priv., ch. 599/p. 1740)
16 Mar 1951
BENTON gained from CARROLL to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1951, 77th assy., priv., ch. 605/p. 1829)
BLEDSOE
30 Nov 1807
BLEDSOE created from ROANE and Non-County Area 6.
(Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 9, secs. 1-3/p. 39)
20 Apr 1809
BLEDSOE gained from ROANE.
(Tenn. Acts 1809, 7th assy., 2d sess., ch. 20/p. 30)
06 Nov 1815
BLEDSOE gained from WHITE along entire boundary.
(Tenn. Acts 1815, 11th assy., ch. 182/p. 230)
26 Dec 1817
BLEDSOE lost to creation of MARION.
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 109, sec. 1-2, 8/pp. 113-115; U.S.
Stat., vol. 7, p. 156)
28 Sep 1821
BLEDSOE gained from RHEA.
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 73/p. 87)
10 Nov 1821
BLEDSOE gained from HAMILTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 169/p.
163)
09 Dec 1826
Boundary between BLEDSOE and WHITE clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1826, 16th assy., ext. sess., priv., ch. 153/p. 133)
31 Dec 1829
Boundary between BLEDSOE and HAMILTON adjusted [not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1829, 18th assy., priv., ch. 141/p. 109)
11 Oct 1832
BLEDSOE gained from MARION to accommodate local residents [repealed 20
February 1836]; boundary change is an estimated line.
(Tenn. Acts 1832, 19th assy., called sess., priv., ch. 46/p. 36)
20 Feb 1836
BLEDSOE lost to MARION [repealed act of 11 October 1832]; boundary change is
estimated line.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 66/p. 196)
16 Dec 1837
BLEDSOE gained from WHITE to accommodate local residents; boundary change is
an estimated line.
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 65/p. 89)
16 Nov 1855
BLEDSOE lost to creation of CUMBERLAND, and lost to WHITE.
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 6, sec. 1/p. 9)
21 Sep 1857
BLEDSOE lost to HAMILTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 162, secs. 3-4/p. 246)
15 Mar 1858
BLEDSOE gained from VAN BUREN to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., priv., ch. 129/p. 324)
20 Mar 1858
BLEDSOE gained from CUMBERLAND and RHEA to accommodate local residents
[change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1858_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 83, secs. 1-4, 8-9/pp.
91-93)
19 Mar 1860
BLEDSOE gained from VAN BUREN to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 135, secs. 1-13/pp.
438-440)
24 Mar 1860
BLEDSOE lost to VAN BUREN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 211/p. 596)
28 Jan 1869
Boundary between BLEDSOE and SEQUATCHIE redefined [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 21/p. 21)
25 Mar 1879
BLEDSOE gained from CUMBERLAND to accommodate local residents [description
clarified 14 March 1883; change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see
small_changes 1879_pt. for location]. BLEDSOE lost to VAN BUREN to accommodate local residents
[locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp.
174-177)
05 Apr 1881
BLEDSOE gained from HAMILTON to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 143/p. 191)
14 Mar 1883
Boundary between BLEDSOE and CUMBERLAND clarified [corrected act of 25 March
1879; no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 58/p. 59)
23 Feb 1889
BLEDSOE gained from RHEA to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 25/p. 32)
30 Apr 1897
BLEDSOE gained from CUMBERLAND to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 149/p. 336)
11 Feb 1903
BLEDSOE gained from RHEA to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped; map depicts net changes in BLEDSOE-RHEA line 1889-1903].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 41/p. 74, repeated in ch. 54/p.
95)
10 Apr 1903
BLEDSOE gained from SEQUATCHIE to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 562/p. 1500)
29 Feb 1988
BLEDSOE lost to CUMBERLAND to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1988, 95th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 478/p. 23)
BLOUNT (State of Franklin)
by Oct 1785
BLOUNT (State of Franklin) created from GREENE, probably at the Second
General Assembly of Franklin in August 1785. The text of the act is not extant and the precise
boundaries are unknown. It is not clear whether BLOUNT ever became fully organized; it is not to be
confused with Tennessee's BLOUNT County created in 1795 in the same general area [not
mapped].
(Williams, Samuel C., Lost State of Franklin, 88-89)
01 Feb 1789
BLOUNT eliminated with all other counties in the State of Franklin when John
Sevier, governor of the State of Franklin, formally swore allegiance to North Carolina, effectively
ending Franklin's operation and signaling the region's return to North Carolina control.
(Folmsbee, Corlew, and Mitchell, 88-90; Williams, Samuel Cole, Lost State
of Franklin, 213-225)
BLOUNT
02 Aug 1795
BLOUNT created by Territory of the United States South of the River Ohio
(Southwest Territory) from KNOX and Non-County Area 1 (Cherokee Reserve).
(Terr. South of R. Ohio Acts 1795, ch. 6/p. 60)
20 Apr 1796
Boundary between BLOUNT and SEVIER clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1796, 1st assy., 1st sess., ch. 35/p. 106)
01 Jun 1796
BLOUNT became a county in the newly-established state of Tennessee.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 1, ch. 47[1796], pp. 491-492; Folmsbee, Corlew, and
Mitchell 110)
28 Dec 1798
BLOUNT gained from Non-County Area 1 (Cherokee Reserve).
(Tenn. Acts 1798, 2d assy., 2d sess., ch. 6/p. 165)
29 Oct 1801
BLOUNT gained all of Non-County Area 1 (Cherokee Reserve); Non-County Area 1
eliminated.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 52/p. 289)
22 Nov 1809
BLOUNT lost small area to SEVIER [change too small to display on interactive
map; shapefile users see small_changes 1809_pt. for location].
(Scott, ch. 91/p. 1184)
02 Nov 1815
BLOUNT lost to RHEA and ROANE.
(Tenn. Acts 1815, 11th assy., ch. 200/p. 265)
22 Nov 1823
BLOUNT gained from Non-County Area 9; Non-County Area 9 eliminated.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 256, sec. 1/p. 218)
13 Feb 1836
BLOUNT exchanged with MONROE.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 143/p. 269)
17 Jan 1838
BLOUNT gained small area from MONROE.
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 270/p. 400)
18 Dec 1839
BLOUNT lost to SEVIER [repealed 4 February 1850].
(Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 36/p. 64)
27 Jan 1844
Legislature authorized creation of JONES from BLOUNT and MONROE; creation
did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 196, secs. 1, 3, 20/pp. 215-216, 219;
Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 12/p. 44; McBride, 8)
04 Feb 1850
BLOUNT gained from SEVIER [repealed act of 18 December 1839].
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 98/p. 288)
18 Jun 1870
BLOUNT lost to creation of CHRISTIANA (now LOUDON).
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 2, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 4, 6 and
ch. 77/p. 123)
26 Mar 1877
BLOUNT lost to MONROE to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 130/p. 156)
18 Mar 1879
BLOUNT lost to SEVIER.
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 119/p. 153)
20 Mar 1883
BLOUNT lost to MONROE to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 102/p. 99)
29 Mar 1883
BLOUNT gained from LOUDON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 217/p. 294)
02 Mar 1887
BLOUNT gained from SEVIER to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 51/p. 121)
22 Mar 1901
BLOUNT gained from SEVIER to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1901_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 208/p. 448)
10 Feb 1903
BLOUNT gained from SEVIER to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 55/p. 96)
02 Apr 1903
BLOUNT gained from SEVIER to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 514/p. 1382)
03 Apr 1903
BLOUNT lost to SEVIER.
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 478/p. 1323)
01 Aug 1917
BLOUNT gained from SEVIER to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 816/p. 2549)
27 Feb 1939
BLOUNT exchanged with SEVIER to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 303/p. 880)
15 Feb 1941
BLOUNT exchanged with SEVIER to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1941, 72d assy., priv., ch. 458/p. 1594; ch. 459/p.
1595)
02 Mar 1945
BLOUNT lost to SEVIER to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1945_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1945, 74th assy., priv., ch. 610, secs. 1-2/pp.
1861-1863)
11 Mar 1953
BLOUNT lost to KNOX to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1953, 78th assy., priv., ch. 116/p. 397)
03 Apr 1996
BLOUNT lost small areas to SEVIER to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1996, 99th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 705/p. 211)
BRADLEY
10 Feb 1836
BRADLEY created from McMINN.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 32/p. 140)
28 Nov 1839
BRADLEY lost to creation of POLK.
(Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 10, secs. 1-2/p. 17)
04 Mar 1858
BRADLEY lost to POLK to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 47, secs. 1-11/pp. 57-59 and ch.
83, sec. 3/p. 91)
19 Mar 1860
BRADLEY lost to POLK .
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 135, secs. 1-13/pp.
438-440)
06 Dec 1866
BRADLEY lost to POLK to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1866_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1866, 34th assy., 2d adj. sess., pub., ch. 10/p. 9)
11 Mar 1867
BRADLEY gained from MEIGS to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1866, 34th assy., 2d adj. sess., priv., ch. 76, sec. 3/p.
236)
18 Feb 1871
BRADLEY lost to creation of JAMES (extinct) .
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 66, secs. 1-2, 4-6/pp. 90-92;
Donnelly, 6)
13 May 1895
BRADLEY lost to JAMES (extinct) to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 191/p. 387)
21 Mar 1917
BRADLEY gained from JAMES (extinct) and MEIGS to accommodate local residents
[change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1917_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 188/p. 651)
14 Apr 1919
Legislature authorized BRADLEY to gain from JAMES (extinct), but act was
overturned by JAMES County District Court on 20 October 1919 [no change; see 1 February
1957].
(Tenn. Acts 1919, 61st assy., priv., ch. 607/p. 1802; "No Addition to
Bradley," Chattanooga Times, 21 October 1919, p. 6; Donnelly, 19, 28-31)
02 Jul 1931
BRADLEY gained from MEIGS to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1931_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 812/p. 2132)
14 Apr 1949
BRADLEY gained from MEIGS to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1949, 76th assy., priv., ch. 791/p. 2374)
01 Feb 1957
Western boundary of BRADLEY [with JAMES (extinct) 1871-1920; HAMILTON since
1920] clarified to legalize line in use since 1919, and to eliminate confusion surrounding the act
of 14 April 1919 that did not take effect [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1957, 80th assy., priv., ch. 16/p. 89; Donnelly, 28-31)
21 Apr 1980
BRADLEY gained small area from HAMILTON [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1980, 91st assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 801/p. 933)
CAMPBELL
11 Sep 1806
CAMPBELL created from ANDERSON and CLAIBORNE.
(Scott, ch. 21, sec. 1/p. 945)
07 Nov 1807
CAMPBELL exchanged with ANDERSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 51, secs. 1-2/p. 86)
28 Oct 1811
CAMPBELL gained from ANDERSON [repealed 17 November 1813].
(Tenn. Acts 1811, 9th assy., 1st sess., ch. 56/p. 62)
17 Nov 1813
CAMPBELL lost to ANDERSON [repealed act of 28 October 1811].
(Tenn. Acts 1813, 10th assy., ch. 101/p. 137)
24 Sep 1817
CAMPBELL gained from ANDERSON and OVERTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 20/p. 24)
22 Nov 1817
CAMPBELL exchanged with CLAIBORNE.
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 159/p. 194)
28 Nov 1823
CAMPBELL lost to creation of FENTRESS.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 302, secs. 1-2/p. 260)
19 Jan 1848
CAMPBELL gained from CLAIBORNE to accommodate local resident [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1848_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1847, 27th assy., ch. 66/p. 99)
17 Dec 1849
CAMPBELL lost to creation of SCOTT.
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 45, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 145, 147)
26 Jan 1852
CAMPBELL gained from CLAIBORNE.
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 249/p. 407)
26 Jan 1854
CAMPBELL exchanged with CLAIBORNE, lost to creation of UNION.
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 61, secs. 1-2, 4, 18/pp. 181-187; Tenn.
Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 22/p. 26; Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 2, secs. 1-2/pp. 25-26;
Graves, 1:68-69)
20 Feb 1854
CAMPBELL gained from ANDERSON [gain apparently included the area ANDERSON
gained from SCOTT on 11 February 1854]; lost to CLAIBORNE.
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 129/p. 203)
29 Feb 1856
CAMPBELL exchanged two small areas with SCOTT to accommodate local residents
[change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1856_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 166 [printed as 156]/p. 258)
17 Feb 1858
CAMPBELL lost to SCOTT.
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 36/p. 44)
23 Mar 1860
CAMPBELL gained small area from UNION [location unknown, not mapped];
CAMPBELL lost to UNION to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 196, secs. 1-11/pp.
575-577)
24 Mar 1860
CAMPBELL gained land of Larkin W. Cross [location and county unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 211/p. 596)
08 Jun 1865
CAMPBELL lost to ANDERSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1865, 34th assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 29/p. 112)
06 Dec 1866
CAMPBELL gained from SCOTT to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1866, 34th assy., 2d adj. sess., pub., ch. 9/p. 9)
07 Mar 1868
CAMPBELL gained from ANDERSON to accommodate local resident [repealed 27
January 1905; location unknown, not mapped]; CAMPBELL lost to SCOTT to accommodate local residents
[locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 60/p. 75)
19 Feb 1869
CAMPBELL gained from ANDERSON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 36/p. 48)
28 Jun 1870
CAMPBELL gained from CLAIBORNE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 41/p. 70)
07 Jul 1870
CAMPBELL lost to SCOTT to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 84/p. 133)
26 Jan 1871
CAMPBELL gained from SCOTT.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 91/p. 114)
26 Oct 1871
CAMPBELL gained from CLAIBORNE to accommodate local residents; CAMPBELL lost
to UNION to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 10/p. 9; ch. 7/p. 7)
15 Dec 1871
CAMPBELL lost to SCOTT.
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 118/p. 130)
24 Mar 1873
Legislature authorized creation of WEBSTER from CAMPBELL, CLAIBORNE, and
UNION; creation did not take effect. CAMPBELL lost to SCOTT to accommodate local residents
[locations unknown, not mapped]. CAMPBELL lost to SCOTT to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 70/p. 104; ch. 71/p. 105; ch. 77, secs.
1, 13/pp. 111, 115; ch. 99/p. 133; McBride, 8)
25 Mar 1879
CAMPBELL lost to SCOTT to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp.
174-177)
30 Mar 1881
CAMPBELL gained small area from CLAIBORNE [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1881_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 42/p. 51)
12 Mar 1883
CAMPBELL gained from ANDERSON and SCOTT to accommodate local resident
[change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1883_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 51/p. 54)
27 Mar 1883
CAMPBELL lost to SCOTT to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1883_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 195/p. 268)
28 Mar 1883
CAMPBELL lost to SCOTT to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 100/p. 98)
02 Mar 1887
CAMPBELL lost to ANDERSON to accommodate local residents [repealed 1 April
1893; locations unknown, not mapped]. CAMPBELL lost to SCOTT to accommodate local residents
[locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 35/p. 106; ch. 46/p. 118)
13 Feb 1891
Legislature authorized CAMPBELL to gain from CLAIBORNE; gain did not take
effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 23/p. 52)
01 Apr 1893
CAMPBELL gained from ANDERSON to accommodate local residents [repealed act
of 2 March 1887; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 60/p. 77)
09 Apr 1895
CAMPBELL gained from CLAIBORNE to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 93/p. 158)
29 Apr 1897
CAMPBELL gained from SCOTT to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped; map depicts net changes in CAMPBELL-SCOTT line 1866-1897].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 278/p. 602)
30 Mar 1899
CAMPBELL gained from CLAIBORNE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 144/p. 254)
15 Apr 1903
CAMPBELL gained from UNION to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 386/p. 1127)
27 Jan 1905
CAMPBELL lost to ANDERSON to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 7
March 1868; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 53/p. 98)
27 Apr 1909
CAMPBELL gained from CLAIBORNE to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 257/p. 873)
24 Mar 1919
CAMPBELL lost to ANDERSON [repealed 22 April 1933].
(Tenn. Acts 1919, 61st assy., priv., ch. 95/p. 204)
28 Mar 1923
CAMPBELL lost to CLAIBORNE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1923, 63d assy., priv., ch. 378/p. 1330)
22 Apr 1927
CAMPBELL gained from ANDERSON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 398/p. 1145)
22 Apr 1933
CAMPBELL gained from ANDERSON [repealed act of 24 March 1919].
(Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 612/p. 1459)
24 Feb 1945
CAMPBELL gained from CLAIBORNE to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1945, 74th assy., priv., ch. 319/p. 996)
06 Mar 1957
CAMPBELL gained from CLAIBORNE to accommodate local resident [map depicts
net changes in CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE line 1870-1957].
(Tenn. Acts 1957, 80th assy., priv., ch. 142/p. 420)
CANNON
31 Jan 1836
CANNON created from RUTHERFORD, SMITH, WARREN, and WILSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 33, secs. 1, 14/pp.
141, 145 and ch. 39, secs. 1, 6, 10, 12/pp. 163-167)
13 Jan 1838
CANNON gained small area from WILSON; lost to creation of DEKALB.
(Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 67/p. 91; ch. 2, secs. 1-2, 18/pp. 7-8,
11 and Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 199, sec. 3/p. 291)
03 Feb 1842
CANNON gained from WILSON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1841, 24th assy., 1st sess., ch. 90/p. 97)
04 Feb 1842
CANNON gained from RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1841, 24th assy., 1st sess., ch. 85/p. 95)
02 Jan 1844
CANNON gained from DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 57/p. 58)
27 Jan 1844
Legislature authorized CANNON to gain from WILSON, dependent on local
referendum [local action unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 173/p. 198)
31 Jan 1846
CANNON gained from WILSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 137, sec. 6/p. 213)
21 Nov 1851
CANNON gained small area from RUTHERFORD [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 20/p. 25)
17 Feb 1852
CANNON lost to DEKALB to accommodate local resident [repealed 14 February
1854; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 304/p. 588)
14 Feb 1854
CANNON gained from DEKALB to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 17
February 1852 and was in turn repealed 20 November 1855; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 152/p. 224)
20 Feb 1854
CANNON exchanged with RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 108/p. 187)
23 Feb 1854
CANNON lost to DEKALB to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 118/p. 192)
20 Nov 1855
CANNON lost to DEKALB to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 14
February 1854; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 27/p. 29)
04 Mar 1858
CANNON gained from WILSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 47, secs. 1-11/pp. 57-59 and ch.
83, sec. 3/p. 91)
07 Mar 1860
CANNON gained from DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 100, secs. 1-14/pp.
368-370)
23 Mar 1860
CANNON lost small area to DEKALB [repealed 7 July 1870; location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 196, secs. 1-11/pp.
575-577)
24 Mar 1860
CANNON exchanged with COFFEE to accommodate local residents [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1860_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 211/p. 596)
02 Dec 1867
CANNON gained from DEKALB to accommodate local residents [repealed in part
on 14 December 1868; locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 12/p. 9)
07 Mar 1868
CANNON gained from COFFEE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 60/p. 75)
14 Dec 1868
CANNON lost to DEKALB to accommodate local residents [repealed part of act
of 2 December 1867; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 5/p. 5)
07 Jul 1870
CANNON gained small area from DEKALB [repealed act of 23 March 1860;
location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 118/p. 181)
28 Jan 1871
CANNON lost to COFFEE to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1871_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 18, secs. 1, 3-7/pp.
20-22)
03 Feb 1871
CANNON gained from RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1871_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 117/p. 135)
10 Mar 1879
CANNON lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1879_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 57/p. 77)
28 Mar 1887
CANNON gained from DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 228/p. 389)
16 Mar 1889
CANNON gained from WARREN to accommodate local resident [repealed 22 April
1899; location unknown, not mapped]; CANNON gained from WILSON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 57/p. 88; ch. 55/p.
87)
26 Mar 1889
CANNON lost to DEKALB and WARREN to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 111/p. 216; ch. 110/p.
215)
27 Mar 1891
CANNON gained small area from RUTHERFORD.
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 254/p. 489)
01 Apr 1893
CANNON lost to COFFEE to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1893_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 58/p. 75)
21 Apr 1899
CANNON lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 316/p. 752)
22 Apr 1899
CANNON lost to WARREN to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 16
March 1889; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 305/p. 734)
25 Mar 1903
CANNON gained from DEKALB to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 213/p. 464; repeated in ch. 387/p.
1127)
09 Apr 1903
CANNON lost to DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 582/p. 1546)
10 Apr 1903
CANNON lost to COFFEE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 598/p. 1562)
26 Jan 1905
CANNON gained from WILSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 35/p. 81)
07 Apr 1905
CANNON gained from WILSON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 222/p. 456)
30 Apr 1909
CANNON gained two small areas from WILSON to accommodate local residents
[locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 454/p. 1674; ch. 455/p. 1675)
17 May 1915
CANNON gained from COFFEE and DEKALB to accommodate local residents
[locations unknown, not mapped]; CANNON lost to DEKALB to accommodate local resident [locations
unknown, not mapped]; CANNON lost to WARREN to accommodate local resident [repealed 6 February 1943;
location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 660/p. 2143; ch. 662/p. 2146; ch.
556/p. 1794; ch. 444/p. 1502)
15 Apr 1925
CANNON lost to WARREN to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 756/p. 2703)
16 Apr 1925
CANNON lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 713,p. 2602; ch. 712/p.
2601).
15 Feb 1929
CANNON gained from WILSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped; map depicts net changes in CANNON-WILSON line 1842-1929]
(Tenn. Acts 1929, 66th assy., priv., ch. 147/p. 298)
05 Apr 1933
CANNON gained from COFFEE and DEKALB to accommodate local residents
[locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 270/p. 649; ch. 271/p.
650)
10 Mar 1939
CANNON gained from DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 524/p. 1678)
15 Feb 1941
CANNON gained from WARREN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1941, 72d assy., priv., ch. 435/p. 1504)
06 Feb 1943
CANNON gained from WARREN to accommodate local residents [repealed act of 17
May 1915; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1943, 73d assy., priv., ch. 266/p. 952)
10 Feb 1943
CANNON lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped]; CANNON lost small area to RUTHERFORD [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1943, 73d assy., priv., ch. 390/p. 1329; ch. 410/p.
1446)
15 Apr 1949
CANNON gained from RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1949, 76th assy., priv., ch. 813/p. 2571)
10 Apr 1953
CANNON gained from WARREN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1953, 78th assy., priv., ch. 573/p. 1928)
22 Mar 1963
CANNON gained small area from RUTHERFORD [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1963_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1963, 83d assy., priv., ch. 229/p. 711)
10 Mar 1965
CANNON gained from WARREN to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1965, 84th assy., priv., ch. 103/p. 368)
02 Mar 1970
CANNON lost small area to COFFEE from [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1970, 86th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 569/p. 632)
15 Apr 1971
CANNON lost to DEKALB to accommodate local resident [repealed 22 March 1972;
location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1971, 87th assy., 1st reg. sess., priv., ch. 65/p. 238)
25 May 1971
CANNON gained from RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1971, 87th assy., 1st reg. sess., priv., ch. 182/p.
731)
22 Mar 1972
CANNON gained from DEKALB to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 15
April 1971; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1972, 87th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 548/p. 297)
09 Mar 1976
CANNON gained from DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped; map depicts net changes in CANNON-DEKALB line 1844-1976].
(Tenn. Acts 1976, 89th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 487/p. 239)
30 Mar 1981
CANNON gained small area from DEKALB [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1981_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1981, 92d assy., 1st reg. sess., pub., ch. 81/p. 86)
25 Apr 2000
CANNON lost small area (4.5 acres) to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local
resident [change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 2000_pt.
for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1998, 100th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 652/p. 143)
CARROLL
07 Nov 1821
CARROLL created from Non-County Area 4; Non-County Area 10 attached to
CARROLL for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 32, secs. 3-4/p. 40;
Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 201, sec. 10/p. 196).
23 Aug 1822
Part of Non-County Area 10 detached from CARROLL and added to Non-County
Area 12 attached to MADISON.
(Tenn. Acts 1822, 14th assy., 2d sess., ch. 199/p. 157)
21 Oct 1823
CARROLL lost Non-County Area 10 attachment to creation of GIBSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 111/p. 116)
13 Nov 1823
CARROLL boundaries clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 206/p. 184)
01 Feb 1850
CARROLL lost to WEAKLEY.
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 83/p. 268)
24 Feb 1852
Legislature authorized creation of CHRISTIAN from CARROLL and three other
counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 219, sec. 1/p. 327; McBride, 8)
12 Dec 1867
CARROLL gained from BENTON [repealed 25 February 1869]; CARROLL gained from
HENRY to accommodate local residents [repealed 9 December 1869; change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1867_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 20/p. 20)
25 Feb 1869
CARROLL lost to BENTON [repealed act of 12 December 1867]; Legislature
authorized creation of GRANT from CARROLL and three other counties; creation did not take
effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 39, secs. 1-3, 5, 15/pp.
53-54, 56; McBride, 8)
09 Dec 1869
CARROLL lost to HENRY to accommodate local residents [repealed act of 12
December 1867; change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes
1869_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 32/p. 40)
06 Jun 1870
Legislature authorized creation of ETHERIDGE from CARROLL and four other
counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 3, secs. 1-2, 4-7/pp. 9-12;
McBride, 8)
19 Mar 1877
Legislature authorized creation of HANES from CARROLL and three other
counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 14, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 21-22;
McBride, 9)
14 Mar 1883
CARROLL gained from HENDERSON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped]; CARROLL lost to BENTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 55/p. 57; ch. 56/p. 57)
09 Feb 1893
CARROLL gained from HENDERSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 3/p. 4)
03 Feb 1905
CARROLL gained from BENTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 20/p. 53)
08 Apr 1949
CARROLL lost small area to BENTON [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1949_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1949, 76th assy., priv., ch. 599/p. 1740)
16 Mar 1951
CARROLL lost to BENTON to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1951, 77th assy., priv., ch. 605/p. 1829)
CARTER
09 Apr 1796
CARTER created from WASHINGTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1796, 1st assy., 1st sess., ch. 31, sec. 1/p. 100)
04 Aug 1804
CARTER gained from SULLIVAN.
(Scott, ch. 18/pp. 833-834)
24 Oct 1805
Boundary between CARTER and SULLIVAN clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1805, 6th assy., 1st sess., ch. 46/p. 45)
02 Nov 1809
CARTER gained from WASHINGTON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Scott, ch. 27/p. 1136)
02 Jan 1836
CARTER lost to creation of JOHNSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 31, sec. 1/p.
137)
26 Jan 1852
CARTER gained from JOHNSON to accommodate local residents [repealed 3 March
1854; locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 249/p. 407)
03 Mar 1854
CARTER lost to JOHNSON to accommodate local residents [repealed act of 26
January 1852; locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 181/p. 250)
17 Jun 1870
CARTER gained from WASHINGTON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 21/p. 36)
21 Oct 1875
CARTER lost to creation of UNICOI.
(Tenn. Acts 1875, 39th assy., ch. 68, secs. 14-15/p. 86; Goodspeed [K],
905)
28 Mar 1883
Boundary between CARTER and UNICOI clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 201/p. 281)
22 Apr 1895
CARTER gained small area from JOHNSON [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1895_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 61/p. 98)
07 Apr 1899
CARTER gained from WASHINGTON to accommodate local resident [repealed 17 May
1915; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 171/p. 319)
06 Apr 1911
CARTER lost to JOHNSON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 275/p. 713)
17 May 1915
CARTER lost to WASHINGTON to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 7
April 1899; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 646/p. 2114)
CASWELL (State of Franklin)
01 Mar 1785
The First General Assembly of the State of Franklin convened in
Jonesborough, Tenn., and recognized the three existing North Carolina counties located in eastern
Tennessee (GREENE, SULLIVAN, and WASHINGTON) and created four new counties; the text of the acts is
not extant and the precise boundaries of the counties are unknown. North Carolina did not recognize
the legitimacy of these counties and sought to regain control of the area. CASWELL (State of
Franklin) created from part of GREENE in the vicinity of present JEFFERSON and HAMBLEN [not
mapped].
(Jordan, "Evolution . . . Hawkins and Sumner," 4-5, 8; Ramsey, 293-295;
Williams, Samuel C., Lost State of Franklin, 55-58)
01 Feb 1789
CASWELL eliminated with all other counties in the State of Franklin when
John Sevier, governor of the State of Franklin, formally swore allegiance to North Carolina,
effectively ending Franklin's operation and signaling the region's return to North Carolina
control.
(Folmsbee, Corlew, and Mitchell, 88-90; Williams, Samuel Cole, Lost State
of Franklin, 213-225)
CHEATHAM
05 Apr 1856
CHEATHAM created from DAVIDSON, MONTGOMERY, and ROBERTSON. CHEATHAM was
located in the same general area where previous attempts had been made to create a CUMBERLAND County
in 1837 and 1844. Part of DICKSON was to be included in CHEATHAM, but original plat excluded
DICKSON due to constitutional considerations.
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 122, secs. 1, 18-21, 26/pp. 151,
156-158; "Davidson County v. Cheatham County" in S.W. Rptr, 63:209-213; Binkley, 30-31)
07 Mar 1860
CHEATHAM lost to MONTGOMERY to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1860_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 100, secs. 1-14/pp.
368-370)
14 Mar 1868
CHEATHAM exchanged small areas with DICKSON; boundary between CHEATHAM and
MONTGOMERY adjusted [repealed 28 January 1869; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 82/p. 108)
28 Jan 1869
Boundary between CHEATHAM and MONTGOMERY adjusted [repealed act of 14 March
1868; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 21/p. 21)
09 Dec 1869
CHEATHAM lost to DAVIDSON to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 32/p. 40)
28 Feb 1870
CHEATHAM lost to WILLIAMSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 88/p. 105)
24 Mar 1873
CHEATHAM gained from DICKSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 69/p. 103)
22 Mar 1877
CHEATHAM exchanged with DICKSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 60/p. 75)
26 Mar 1877
CHEATHAM lost to DAVIDSON to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 110/p. 134)
01 May 1877
CHEATHAM gained from MONTGOMERY to accommodate local resident [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1877_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 61/p. 76)
31 Jan 1879
CHEATHAM gained from DICKSON to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 13/p. 31)
25 Mar 1879
CHEATHAM lost to DAVIDSON to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1879_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp.
174-177)
04 Apr 1881
CHEATHAM gained from MONTGOMERY and ROBERTSON to accommodate local resident
[change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1881_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 60/p. 74)
05 Apr 1881
CHEATHAM lost to DICKSON to accommodate local residents [overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, 6 April 1901, but ruling was not observed].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 143/p. 191)
14 Mar 1883
CHEATHAM gained from MONTGOMERY to accommodate local resident [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1883_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 53/p. 56)
09 Apr 1885
CHEATHAM lost to ROBERTSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 144/p. 254)
22 Mar 1887
CHEATHAM exchanged with MONTGOMERY to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 75/p. 154)
25 Mar 1887
CHEATHAM lost to DICKSON [repealed 26 March 1891].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 105/p. 195)
26 Mar 1891
CHEATHAM gained from DICKSON [repealed act of 25 March 1887].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 251/p. 474)
04 Feb 1893
CHEATHAM lost to DICKSON [overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, 2 February
1897].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 119/p. 263)
02 Feb 1897
CHEATHAM gained from DICKSON when Tennessee Supreme Court overturned act of
4 February 1893.
("Cheatham County v. Dickson County" in S.W. Rptr, 39:734-735)
23 Mar 1901
Boundary between CHEATHAM and DAVIDSON clarified when Tennessee Supreme
Court confirmed the line claimed by CHEATHAM [no change].
("Davidson County v. Cheatham County" in S.W. Rptr., 63: 209-213)
06 Apr 1901
Tennessee Supreme Court overturned act of 5 April 1881 by which CHEATHAM
lost to DICKSON, but ruling was not observed [no change].
("McMillan v. Hannah" in Tenn. Rpts., 106:689-694)
17 May 1915
CHEATHAM lost small area to DICKSON [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1915_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 526/p. 1696)
01 Mar 1945
CHEATHAM gained small area from DICKSON to accommodate local resident
[change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1945_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1945, 74th assy., priv., ch. 436/p. 1354)
25 Feb 1949
CHEATHAM gained from ROBERTSON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1949, 76th assy., priv., ch. 274/p. 714)
04 Apr 1974
CHEATHAM gained small area from DAVIDSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1974, 88th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 760, sec. 1/p.
1132)
20 May 1977
CHEATHAM gained small area from DAVIDSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1977, 90th assy., pub., ch. 293/p. 704)
CHESTER
in Apr 1882
CHESTER created from HARDEMAN, HENDERSON, McNAIRY, and MADISON An
unsuccessful attempt was made to create WISDOM in this same general area in 1875.
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 42, secs. 1-2, 4, 15/pp.
59-60, 63; Goodspeed [E], 808; "John Brown et al. v. Joel F. Hamlett et al." in Tenn. Rpts.,
76:731-738)
09 Mar 1883
CHESTER lost to HARDEMAN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 41/p. 47)
09 Apr 1885
CHESTER gained from McNAIRY to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped]; CHESTER lost to HARDEMAN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 131/p. 243; ch. 109/p. 208)
16 Mar 1889
CHESTER gained from McNAIRY to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped; CHESTER lost to HARDEMAN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 59/p. 89; ch. 54/p.
86)
29 Mar 1889
CHESTER gained from HARDIN to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1889_pt. for location]; CHESTER
gained from McNAIRY to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 143/p. 280, repeated in ch.
255/p. 481; ch. 142/p. 280)
06 Apr 1889
CHESTER gained from McNAIRY to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 252/p. 478)
23 Mar 1891
CHESTER gained from HARDIN to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1891_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 151/p. 325)
25 Mar 1893
CHESTER lost to HARDEMAN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 30/p. 37)
05 Apr 1893
Legislature authorized CHESTER to gain from HENDERSON; gain did not take
effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 81/p. 108)
10 Apr 1903
CHESTER gained from McNAIRY to accommodate local residents; act repealed 15
April 1903 [not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 266/p. 724 and ch. 369/p. 1104)
04 Apr 1905
CHESTER gained from HENDERSON to accommodate local residents [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1905_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 161/p. 352)
30 Mar 1917
CHESTER gained from HARDIN to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 311/p. 958)
04 Mar 1939
CHESTER gained from McNAIRY to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 364/p. 1031)
10 Mar 1947
CHESTER gained from McNAIRY to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1947, 75th assy., priv., ch. 611/p. 2645)
13 Apr 1972
CHESTER gained from HENDERSON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1972, 87th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 738/p. 927)
03 May 1973
CHESTER gained from McNAIRY to accommodate local residents [map depicts net
changes in CHESTER-McNAIRY line 1885-1973].
(Tenn. Acts 1973, 88th assy., 1st reg. sess., pub., ch. 149, sec. 1/p.
405)
11 Mar 1974
CHESTER gained from McNAIRY to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1974, 88th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 501, sec. 1/p.
241)
20 May 1977
CHESTER gained from McNAIRY to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1977, 90th assy., pub., ch. 308/p. 762; ch. 309, sec. 1/p.
764; ch. 310/p. 767; ch. 311, sec. 1/p. 769; ch. 312, sec. 1/p. 772)
CHRISTIAN (proposed)
24 Feb 1852
Legislature authorized creation of CHRISTIAN from CARROLL, GIBSON,
HENDERSON, and MADISON; creation did not take effect. In 1869 another unsuccessful attempt was made
to create GRANT in the same general area.
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 195, secs. 1-2, 14/pp. 288, 292 and no.
17/p. 730; HRS Tenn., Crockett, 4)
CHRISTIANA (see
LOUDON)
CLAIBORNE
06 Dec 1801
CLAIBORNE created from GRAINGER, HAWKINS, and Non-County Area 2.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 46, secs. 1, 13, 17/pp. 279, 281)
11 Sep 1806
CLAIBORNE lost to creation of CAMPBELL.
(Scott, ch. 21, sec. 1/p. 945)
19 Oct 1809
CLAIBORNE gained from GRAINGER when boundary was changed from the north bank
to the middle of Clinch River [not mapped].
(Scott, ch. 20/p. 1133)
22 Nov 1817
CLAIBORNE exchanged with CAMPBELL.
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 159/p. 194)
15 Oct 1824
CLAIBORNE exchanged with HAWKINS.
(Tenn. Acts 1824, 15th assy., 2d sess., ch. 121/p. 118)
07 Jan 1844
Legislature authorized creation of HANCOCK from CLAIBORNE and HAWKINS;
Chancery Court of HAWKINS halted organization of HANCOCK on constitutional grounds; creation did not
take effect [not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 71, secs. 1-2, 4, 16-17/pp. 87-88, 91;
"Ford v. Farmer" in Tenn. Rpts., 28:151-161 [Humphreys, vol. 9])
23 Dec 1845
CLAIBORNE lost to HAWKINS to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1845_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 31/p. 79)
29 Jan 1846
CLAIBORNE lost to creation of HANCOCK; creation upheld by Tennessee Supreme
Court, September 1848.
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 126/p. 200; "Ford v. Farmer" in Tenn.
Rpts., 28:151-161 [Humphreys, vol. 9])
19 Jan 1848
CLAIBORNE lost to CAMPBELL to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1848_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1847, 27th assy., ch. 66/p. 99)
26 Jan 1852
CLAIBORNE lost to CAMPBELL.
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 249/p. 407)
26 Jan 1854
CLAIBORNE exchanged with CAMPBELL, lost to creation of UNION.
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 61, secs. 1-2, 4, 18/pp. 181-187; Tenn.
Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 22/p. 26; Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 2, secs. 1-2/pp. 25-26;
Graves, 1:68-69)
20 Feb 1854
CLAIBORNE gained from CAMPBELL.
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 129/p. 203)
29 Feb 1856
CLAIBORNE gained from UNION to accommodate local resident [repealed 23 March
1860; location unknown; not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 166 [printed as 156]/p. 258)
23 Mar 1860
CLAIBORNE lost to UNION to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 29
February 1856; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 196, secs. 1-11/pp.
575-577)
07 Mar 1868
CLAIBORNE lost to UNION to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 60/p. 75)
28 Feb 1870
CLAIBORNE gained from GRAINGER to accommodate local residents; CLAIBORNE
lost to UNION to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 88/p. 105)
28 Jun 1870
CLAIBORNE lost to CAMPBELL to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 41/p. 70)
26 Oct 1871
CLAIBORNE lost to CAMPBELL to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 10/p. 9)
24 Mar 1873
Legislature authorized creation of WEBSTER from CAMPBELL, CLAIBORNE, and
UNION; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 77, secs. 1, 13/pp. 111, 115; McBride,
8)
18 Mar 1879
CLAIBORNE gained from UNION to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 111/p. 148)
25 Mar 1879
CLAIBORNE gained from UNION to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp.
174-177)
30 Mar 1881
CLAIBORNE lost small area to CAMPBELL [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1881_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 42/p. 51)
09 Mar 1883
CLAIBORNE gained from UNION to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 40/p. 46)
28 Mar 1887
CLAIBORNE lost to UNION to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 227/p. 388)
01 Jul 1887
CLAIBORNE gained from UNION to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 45/p. 117)
13 Feb 1891
Legislature authorized CAMPBELL to gain from CLAIBORNE; gain did not take
effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 23/p. 52)
03 Mar 1891
CLAIBORNE exchanged with UNION to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 255/p. 489)
17 Mar 1891
CLAIBORNE lost to UNION to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 53/p. 136)
29 Jan 1895
CLAIBORNE exchanged with UNION to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 7/p. 12)
09 Apr 1895
CLAIBORNE lost to CAMPBELL to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 93/p. 158)
14 May 1895
CLAIBORNE gained from HANCOCK to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped]; CLAIBORNE exchanged with UNION to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 195/p. 391; ch. 215/p. 438)
17 Mar 1899
CLAIBORNE exchanged with HANCOCK to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 132/p. 218)
30 Mar 1899
CLAIBORNE lost to CAMPBELL to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 144/p. 254)
27 Apr 1909
CLAIBORNE lost to CAMPBELL to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 257/p. 873)
30 Apr 1909
CLAIBORNE lost to UNION to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 394/p. 1387)
30 Jan 1917
CLAIBORNE lost to HANCOCK to accommodate local residents [repealed 15 April
1949; locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 36/p. 111)
28 Mar 1923
CLAIBORNE gained from CAMPBELL to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1923, 63d assy., priv., ch. 378/p. 1330)
10 Feb 1937
CLAIBORNE lost to UNION to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1937, 70th assy., priv., ch. 175/p. 509)
24 Feb 1945
CLAIBORNE lost to CAMPBELL to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1945, 74th assy., priv., ch. 319/p. 996)
28 Feb 1947
CLAIBORNE lost to UNION to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1947, 75th assy., priv., ch. 441/p. 1765)
15 Apr 1949
CLAIBORNE gained from HANCOCK to accommodate local residents [repealed act
of 30 January 1917; locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1949, 76th assy., priv., ch. 891/p. 2889)
29 Jan 1951
CLAIBORNE lost to UNION to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1951_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1951, 77th assy., priv., ch. 52/p. 145)
06 Mar 1957
CLAIBORNE lost to CAMPBELL to accommodate local resident [map depicts net
changes in CLAIBORNE-CAMPBELL line 1870-1957].
(Tenn. Acts 1957, 80th assy., priv., ch. 142/p. 420)
25 Mar 1965
CLAIBORNE lost to UNION to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped; map depicts net changes in CALIBORNE-UNION line 1879-1965].
(Tenn. Acts 1965, 84th assy., priv., ch. 156/p. 544)
CLAY
07 Dec 1870
CLAY created from JACKSON and OVERTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 29, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 51-52;
Moore and Foster, 1:843)
26 Oct 1871
CLAY gained from OVERTON to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1871_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 6/p. 7)
24 Mar 1875
CLAY gained from OVERTON [change too small to display on interactive map;
shapefile users see small_changes 1875_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1875, 39th assy., ch. 140, secs. 1-5/pp. 228-230)
01 Jun 1881
CLAY gained from OVERTON to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 132/p. 181)
27 Mar 1883
CLAY lost to PICKETT to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 122/p. 166)
24 Mar 1885
CLAY lost to JACKSON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 55/p. 111)
09 Apr 1885
CLAY gained from PICKETT to accommodate local residents; CLAY gained from
OVERTON to accommodate local residents [change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile
users see small_changes 1885_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 128/p. 240; ch. 125/p. 238)
02 Mar 1887
CLAY gained from PICKETT to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 52/p. 122)
23 Mar 1887
CLAY gained Brimstone Island from JACKSON [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1887_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 102/p. 192)
16 Mar 1889
CLAY gained from OVERTON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 62/p. 91)
12 Mar 1891
CLAY lost to OVERTON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 233/p. 448)
01 Apr 1893
CLAY lost to PICKETT [repealed 3 April 1901].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 57/p. 75)
22 Mar 1901
CLAY gained from OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 214/p. 453)
03 Apr 1901
CLAY gained from PICKETT [repealed act of 1 April 1893].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 270/p. 580)
12 Apr 1901
CLAY lost to MACON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 282/p. 648)
20 Apr 1901
CLAY lost to OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 482/p. 1154)
25 Mar 1903
CLAY lost to MACON to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 226/p. 495)
11 Apr 1905
CLAY lost to OVERTON and PICKETT to accommodate local resident [changes too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1905_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 258/p. 559; ch. 266/p. 569)
13 Apr 1905
CLAY lost to OVERTON to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1905_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 337/p. 702)
06 Mar 1909
CLAY lost to JACKSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 167/p. 596; repeated in ch. 306/p.
1118)
01 May 1909
CLAY gained from OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 538/p. 1945)
03 Jul 1911
CLAY lost to JACKSON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 530/p. 1592)
04 Jul 1911
CLAY lost to JACKSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 575/p. 1722)
31 Mar 1933
CLAY lost to OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 221/p. 536)
21 Feb 1939
CLAY lost to OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 244/p. 728)
10 Mar 1939
CLAY gained from OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped; map depicts net changes in CLAY-OVERTON line 1889-1939].
(Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 561/p. 1766)
11 Feb 1943
CLAY lost to JACKSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped; map depicts net changes in CLAY-JACKSON line 1885-1943].
(Tenn. Acts 1943, 73d assy., priv., ch. 449/p. 1561)
05 Feb 1974
CLAY lost small area to PICKETT [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1974, 88th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 421/p. 27)
COCKE
09 Oct 1797
COCKE created from GREENE and JEFFERSON; part of JEFFERSON south of COCKE
was left separate from the rest of JEFFERSON by this creation.
(Tenn. Acts 1797, 2d assy., 1st sess., ch. 8, sec. 1/p. 124)
02 Jan 1799
COCKE gained from GREENE.
(Tenn. Acts 1798, 2d assy., 2d sess., ch. 13/p. 168)
22 Oct 1811
COCKE lost small area to JEFFERSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1811, 9th assy., 1st sess., ch. 41/p. 49)
19 Nov 1811
COCKE gained that part of JEFFERSON south of COCKE and east of SEVIER [see 9
October 1797].
(Tenn. Acts 1811, 9th assy., 1st sess., ch. 110/p. 128)
11 Oct 1817
COCKE exchanged with JEFFERSON to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 23/p. 26)
11 Dec 1827
COCKE gained small area from JEFFERSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1827, 17th assy., priv., ch. 176/p. 151)
28 Jan 1846
Legislature authorized COCKE to be renamed UNION; did not take effect [no
change].
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 123, sec. 10/p. 196)
04 Feb 1848
COCKE gained from GREENE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1847, 27th assy., ch. 145/p. 226)
10 Mar 1879
COCKE gained from JEFFERSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 55/p. 75)
26 Mar 1883
COCKE gained from HAMBLEN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 118/p. 164)
27 Mar 1883
COCKE gained from JEFFERSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 139/p. 188)
COFFEE
08 Jan 1836
COFFEE created from BEDFORD, FRANKLIN, and WARREN.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 36, secs. 1, 14/pp.
155, 159)
04 Feb 1836
COFFEE gained from RUTHERFORD. Boundary between COFFEE and BEDFORD clarified
[no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 41/p. 168)
10 Feb 1838
COFFEE gained from FRANKLIN.
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 67, secs. 2, 4/p. 92)
27 May 1844
COFFEE lost to creation of GRUNDY.
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 204, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 230-231;
Nicholson, 18)
30 Jan 1846
COFFEE lost to GRUNDY [overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, December
1848].
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 134/p. 211)
01 Dec 1848
COFFEE gained from GRUNDY when Tennessee Supreme Court ruled act of 30
January 1846 unconstitutional and void.
("Gotcher v. Burrows" in Tenn. Rpts., 28:585-591 [Humphreys, vol.
9])
02 Feb 1850
COFFEE gained from GRUNDY to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 79/p. 260)
02 Feb 1852
COFFEE gained from GRUNDY to accommodate local residents [repealed 3 March
1854; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 262/p. 429)
25 Feb 1852
COFFEE gained small area from FRANKLIN [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1852_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 327/p. 603)
03 Mar 1854
COFFEE lost to GRUNDY to accommodate local residents [repealed act of 2
February 1852; locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 181/p. 250)
27 Feb 1856
COFFEE gained from GRUNDY to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 248/p. 503)
04 Mar 1858
COFFEE lost to RUTHERFORD.
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 47, secs. 1-11/pp. 57-59 and ch.
83, sec. 3/p. 91)
24 Mar 1860
COFFEE exchanged with CANNON to accommodate local residents [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1860_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 211/p. 596)
07 Mar 1868
COFFEE lost to CANNON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 60/p. 75)
28 Jan 1871
COFFEE gained from CANNON to accommodate local resident; COFFEE gained small
area from FRANKLIN [changes too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see
small_changes 1871_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 18, secs. 1, 3-7/pp.
20-22)
24 Mar 1873
Legislature authorized COFFEE to gain from GRUNDY to accommodate local
residents, dependent on local referendum [local action unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 73/p. 107)
26 Mar 1877
COFFEE gained from GRUNDY to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 131/p. 157)
26 Mar 1879
COFFEE gained small area from FRANKLIN [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1879_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 178/p. 222)
31 Mar 1879
COFFEE lost small area to GRUNDY [change too small to display on interactive
map; shapefile users see small_changes 1879_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 235/p. 276)
28 Mar 1887
COFFEE lost to BEDFORD to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 207/p. 337)
25 Feb 1891
COFFEE gained from RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 25/p. 54)
01 Apr 1893
COFFEE gained from CANNON to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1893_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 58/p. 75)
29 Jan 1895
COFFEE gained from BEDFORD to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 8/p. 12)
01 Feb 1895
COFFEE gained from RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 16/p. 24)
24 Mar 1897
COFFEE lost to BEDFORD to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 256/p. 571)
13 Apr 1899
COFFEE gained small area from FRANKLIN [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 245/p. 560)
10 Apr 1903
COFFEE gained from CANNON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 598/p. 1562)
13 Apr 1905
COFFEE gained from GRUNDY to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 374/p. 779)
01 Apr 1915
COFFEE gained from FRANKLIN to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1915_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 146/p. 486)
17 May 1915
COFFEE lost to CANNON and WARREN to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 660/p. 2143; ch. 478/p.
1562)
21 Mar 1917
COFFEE gained small area from BEDFORD.
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 202/p. 672)
03 Apr 1917
COFFEE lost to MOORE to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1917_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 804/p. 2511)
10 Feb 1921
COFFEE lost to BEDFORD to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1921, 62d assy., priv., ch. 168/p. 460)
11 Apr 1921
COFFEE gained small area from FRANKLIN [overturned in 1923; change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1921_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1921, 62d assy., priv., ch. 762/p. 2363)
27 Mar 1923
COFFEE gained small area from BEDFORD; lost to WARREN to accommodate local
resident [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1923, 63d assy., priv., ch. 339/p. 1175; ch. 337/p.
1173)
1923
COFFEE lost small area to FRANKLIN [overturned act of 11 April 1921;
change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1923_pt. for
location].
(Rauchle, 38)
14 Apr 1925
COFFEE lost to WARREN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 579/p. 2174)
15 Apr 1925
COFFEE gained from WARREN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 750/p. 2694)
29 Apr 1927
COFFEE lost to BEDFORD to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 740/p. 2407)
02 Feb 1931
COFFEE lost to BEDFORD to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 141/p. 339)
05 Apr 1933
COFFEE lost to CANNON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 271/p. 650)
07 Apr 1933
COFFEE lost to MOORE.
(Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 342/p. 818)
13 May 1937
COFFEE lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1937, 70th assy., priv., ch. 456/p. 1493)
18 May 1937
COFFEE lost to BEDFORD to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1937, 70th assy., priv., ch. 556/p. 1783)
20 May 1937
COFFEE lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1937, 70th assy., priv., ch. 694/p. 2126)
07 Mar 1947
COFFEE lost to WARREN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1947, 75th assy., priv., ch. 562/p. 2370)
05 Mar 1951
COFFEE lost to MOORE to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1951_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1951, 77th assy., priv., ch. 351/p. 935)
24 Mar 1953
COFFEE lost to WARREN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1953, 78th assy., priv., ch. 180/p. 651)
21 Mar 1955
COFFEE exchanged small areas with FRANKLIN [locations unknown, not mapped;
map depicts net changes in COFFEE-FRANKLIN line 1899-1955].
(Tenn. Acts 1955, 79th assy., priv., ch. 343, sec. 1/p. 1155)
02 Mar 1970
COFFEE gained small area from CANNON [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1970, 86th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 569/p. 632)
21 May 1971
COFFEE exchanged with MOORE to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1971_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1971, 87th assy., 1st reg. sess., priv., ch. 181/p.
729)
12 Apr 1993
COFFEE exchanged small areas with FRANKLIN [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1993_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1993, 98th assy., 1st reg. sess., pub., ch. 161/p. 240)
24 Mar 1998
COFFEE exchanged small areas with FRANKLIN [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1998_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1998, 100th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 652/p. 143)
CROCKETT (proposed)
20 Dec 1845
Legislature authorized creation of CROCKETT from DYER, GIBSON, HAYWOOD, and
MADISON. In October 1846, Circuit Court Judge in MADISON decreed CROCKETT's creation
unconstitutional; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 25, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 66-67; Goodspeed
[F], 832; HRS Tenn., Crockett, 3-4)
24 Feb 1852
Legislature again authorized creation of CROCKETT from DYER, GIBSON,
HAYWOOD, and MADISON; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 219, sec. 1/p. 327; ch. 195, secs. 1-2,
14/pp. 288, 292 and no. 17/p. 730; HRS Tenn., Crockett, 4; McBride, 8)
25 Jan 1866
Legislature again authorized creation of CROCKETT from DYER, GIBSON,
HAYWOOD, and MADISON; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1865, 34th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 19, secs. 2-3/p. 25; HRS
Tenn., Crockett, 4)
07 Jul 1870
Legislature again authorized creation of CROCKETT from DYER, GIBSON,
HAYWOOD, and MADISON; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 89, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 138-139;
Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 26/p. 31; HRS Tenn., Crockett, 4-5)
CROCKETT
19 Feb 1872
CROCKETT created from DYER, GIBSON, HAYWOOD, and MADISON.
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 132, secs. 1-2, 4/pp.
148-150; HRS Tenn., Crockett, 5-6)
25 Mar 1879
CROCKETT gained from GIBSON to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp.
174-177)
05 Apr 1881
CROCKETT gained from GIBSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 108/p. 138)
26 Mar 1883
CROCKETT gained from GIBSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 121/p. 166)
24 Mar 1887
CROCKETT exchanged with GIBSON to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 128/p. 227)
28 Mar 1887
CROCKETT exchanged with DYER to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 194/p. 326)
16 Mar 1889
CROCKETT lost to GIBSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 50/p. 83)
26 Mar 1889
CROCKETT lost to DYER to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 108/p. 214)
20 Mar 1893
CROCKETT lost to DYER to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 22/p. 31)
29 Apr 1897
CROCKETT gained from GIBSON to accommodate local resident [map depicts net
changes in CROCKETT-GIBSON line 1879-1897].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 137/p. 323)
16 Feb 1911
CROCKETT gained from MADISON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 97/p. 233)
CUMBERLAND (proposed)
27 Nov 1837
Legislature authorized creation of a county named CUMBERLAND from DAVIDSON,
DICKSON, MONTGOMERY, and ROBERTSON; creation did not take effect; not related to present
CUMBERLAND.
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 8, secs. 1, 18, 20/pp. 28, 32-33 and ch.
124, secs. 1-3/pp. 189-190; McBride, 6-7; HRS Tenn., Cheatham, 5)
03 Jan 1844
Legislature again authorized creation of a county named CUMBERLAND from
DAVIDSON, DICKSON, MONTGOMERY, and ROBERTSON; creation did not take effect; not related to present
CUMBERLAND. CHEATHAM was created in this same general area in 1856.
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 59, secs. 1, 18, 20/pp. 59, 64-65; Tenn.
Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 122, sec. 21/p. 157; McBride, 7; HRS Tenn., Cheatham, 5-6)
CUMBERLAND
16 Nov 1855
CUMBERLAND created from BLEDSOE, FENTRESS, MORGAN, PUTNAM, RHEA, and WHITE;
not to be confused with the CUMBERLAND County which was proposed in 1837 and 1844 in a different
part of the state.
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 6, sec. 1/p. 9)
29 Feb 1856
CUMBERLAND gained from MORGAN, RHEA, and ROANE.
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 166 [printed as 156]/p. 258)
17 Feb 1858
CUMBERLAND lost to FENTRESS.
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 36/p. 44)
20 Mar 1858
CUMBERLAND lost to BLEDSOE to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1858_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 83, secs. 1-4, 8-9/pp.
91-93)
24 Mar 1860
CUMBERLAND gained from WHITE to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped]; CUMBERLAND lost to RHEA to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 210/p. 596)
15 Dec 1871
CUMBERLAND lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 104/p. 117)
24 Mar 1873
CUMBERLAND lost to ROANE.
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 76/p. 110)
25 Mar 1879
CUMBERLAND lost to BLEDSOE to accommodate local residents [description
clarified 14 March 1883; change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see
small_changes 1879_pt. for location]. CUMBERLAND lost to ROANE to accommodate local resident
[location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp.
174-177)
09 Mar 1883
CUMBERLAND lost to WHITE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 45/p. 49)
14 Mar 1883
Boundary between CUMBERLAND and BLEDSOE clarified [corrected act of 25 March
1879; no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 58/p. 59)
22 Mar 1883
CUMBERLAND lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped; map depicts net changes in CUMBERLAND-PUTNAM line 1871-1883].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 109/p. 137)
23 Feb 1889
CUMBERLAND lost to FENTRESS to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 26/p. 33)
26 Mar 1889
CUMBERLAND lost to MORGAN to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1889_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 115/p. 219)
30 Apr 1897
CUMBERLAND lost to BLEDSOE to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 149/p. 336)
12 Apr 1899
CUMBERLAND lost to WHITE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 226/p. 479)
22 Apr 1899
CUMBERLAND lost to WHITE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped; map depicts net changes in CUMBERLAND-WHITE line 1860-1899].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 366/p. 361)
22 Feb 1951
CUMBERLAND gained from FENTRESS to accommodate local resident [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1951_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1951, 77th assy., priv., ch. 243/p. 672)
27 Mar 1972
CUMBERLAND lost small area to PUTNAM.
(Tenn. Acts 1972, 87th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 554/p. 315)
29 Feb 1988
CUMBERLAND gained from BLEDSOE and RHEA to accommodate local residents [gain
from RHEA too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1988_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1988, 95th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 478/p. 23; ch.
477/p. 22)
28 Apr 1988
CUMBERLAND lost small area to PUTNAM.
(Tenn. Acts 1988, 95th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 852/p. 675)
DAVIDSON
17 May 1783
DAVIDSON created by North Carolina from WASHINGTON.
(N.C. St. Recs., 24:ch. 52/p. 540)
06 Jan 1787
DAVIDSON lost to creation of SUMNER.
(N.C. St. Recs., 24:ch. 32/pp. 826-828)
06 Dec 1788
DAVIDSON lost to creation of TENNESSEE County (extinct).
(N.C. St. Recs., 24:ch. 28/pp. 972-973)
26 May 1790
The United States created the Territory of the United States South of the
River Ohio (Southwest Territory), covering the territory ceded in April 1790 by North Carolina (area
of present Tennessee). DAVIDSON became a county in the Southwest Territory.
(Terr. Papers U.S., 4:18-19; U.S. Stat., vol. 1, ch. 14[1790], p.
123)
01 Jun 1796
DAVIDSON became a county in the newly-established state of Tennessee.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 1, ch. 47[1796], pp. 491-492; Folmsbee, Corlew, and
Mitchell 110)
29 Dec 1798
DAVIDSON gained from Non-County Area 2.
(Tenn. Acts 1798, 2d assy., 2d sess., ch. 10/p. 167)
26 Oct 1799
DAVIDSON lost to creation of WILLIAMSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1799, 3d assy., ch. 3, sec. 1/p. 182)
06 Nov 1801
DAVIDSON gained from WILSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 57/p. 291)
14 Nov 1801
DAVIDSON gained from Non-County Area 2.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 37/p. 270)
25 Oct 1803
DAVIDSON lost to creation of RUTHERFORD and lost to WILSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1803, 5th assy., 1st sess., ch. 70/p. 119; ch. 74/p.
127)
02 Nov 1815
Legislature authorized WILLIAMSON to gain from DAVIDSON, dependent on local
referendum [local action unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1815, 11th assy., ch. 153/p. 192)
27 Nov 1837
Legislature authorized creation of a county named CUMBERLAND from DAVIDSON
and three other counties; creation did not take effect; not related to present CUMBERLAND.
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 8, secs. 1, 18, 20/pp. 28, 32-33 and ch.
124, secs. 1-3/pp. 189-190; McBride, 6-7; HRS Tenn., Cheatham, 5)
03 Jan 1844
Legislature again authorized creation of a county named CUMBERLAND from
DAVIDSON and three other counties; creation did not take effect; not related to present
CUMBERLAND.
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 59, secs. 1, 18, 20/pp. 59, 64-65; Tenn.
Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 122, sec. 21/p. 157; McBride, 7; HRS Tenn., Cheatham, 5-6)
01 May 1848
DAVIDSON gained from RUTHERFORD.
(Tenn. Acts 1847, 27th assy., ch. 145/p. 226)
22 Feb 1856
DAVIDSON lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped];
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 161/p. 244)
05 Apr 1856
DAVIDSON lost to creation of CHEATHAM.
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 122, secs. 1, 18-21, 26/pp. 151,
156-158; "Davidson County v. Cheatham County" in S.W. Rptr, 63:209-213; Binkley, 30-31)
19 Mar 1860
DAVIDSON gained from ROBERTSON [repealed 14 March 1868]; DAVIDSON gained
from WILSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 135, secs. 1-13/pp.
438-440)
14 Mar 1868
DAVIDSON lost to ROBERTSON [repealed act of 19 March 1860].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 82/p. 108)
09 Dec 1869
DAVIDSON gained from CHEATHAM to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 32/p. 40)
24 Mar 1873
DAVIDSON gained from ROBERTSON to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 100/p. 134)
26 Mar 1877
DAVIDSON gained from CHEATHAM to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 110/p. 134)
25 Mar 1879
DAVIDSON gained from CHEATHAM to accommodate local resident [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1879_pt. for location];
DAVIDSON lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp.
174-177)
16 Mar 1889
DAVIDSON gained small area from WILLIAMSON [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1889_pt. for location]; DAVIDSON lost to
ROBERTSON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 75/p. 110; ch. 45/p.
76)
30 Mar 1891
DAVIDSON lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 258/p. 493)
09 Feb 1893
DAVIDSON lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 2/p. 4)
08 Feb 1895
DAVIDSON gained from WILLIAMSON to accommodate local residents [repealed 13
April 1899; locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 28/p. 39)
15 Feb 1897
DAVIDSON gained from RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 175/p. 384)
29 Apr 1897
DAVIDSON gained from WILLIAMSON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 279/p. 603)
01 May 1897
DAVIDSON gained from WILLIAMSON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 227/p. 534)
13 Apr 1899
DAVIDSON lost to WILLIAMSON to accommodate local residents [repealed act of
8 February 1895; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 220/p. 473)
17 Apr 1899
DAVIDSON exchanged with WILSON to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 263/p. 604)
23 Mar 1901
Boundary between DAVIDSON and CHEATHAM clarified when Tennessee Supreme
Court confirmed the line claimed by CHEATHAM [no change].
("Davidson County v. Cheatham County" in S.W. Rptr., 63: 209-213)
01 Jul 1925
DAVIDSON gained from RUTHERFORD.
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 360/p. 1338)
01 Jul 1927
DAVIDSON gained small area from RUTHERFORD [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1927_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 444/p. 1294)
02 Jul 1931
DAVIDSON exchanged small areas with WILLIAMSON [map depicts net changes in
DAVIDSON-WILLIAMSON line 1897-1931].
(Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 793/p. 2092)
15 Feb 1941
DAVIDSON gained small areas from ROBERTSON [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1941, 72d assy., priv., ch. 383/p. 1299)
30 Mar 1972
DAVIDSON lost small area to WILSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1972, 87th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 572/p. 399)
25 Apr 1972
DAVIDSON lost small area to WILSON [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1972_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1972, 87th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 853/p. 1626)
04 Apr 1974
DAVIDSON lost small area to CHEATHAM.
(Tenn. Acts 1974, 88th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 760, sec. 1/p.
1132)
20 May 1977
DAVIDSON lost small area to CHEATHAM.
(Tenn. Acts 1977, 90th assy., pub., ch. 293/p. 704)
DECATUR
06 Apr 1846
DECATUR created from HENDERSON and PERRY.
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 7, secs. 11-12, 18/pp. 38-39 and ch. 62,
secs. 1, 7-8/pp. 122-123)
01 Dec 1847
DECATUR gained from PERRY when boundary was changed from west bank to east
bank of Tennessee River [not mapped]; DECATUR lost to HENDERSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1847, 27th assy., ch. 15/p. 44)
08 Nov 1849
Boundary between DECATUR and HENDERSON clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 92/p. 283)
04 Feb 1852
Legislature authorized DECATUR to gain from HARDIN; did not take effect
[change reauthorized 25 February 1856].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 367, secs. 1-6/pp. 680-682; Tenn. Acts
1853, 30th assy., ch. 11/p. 46)
25 Feb 1856
DECATUR exchanged with HARDIN [see 4 February 1852]; DECATUR gained from
HENDERSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 173, secs. 1-5, 8-9/pp. 264-266)
19 Feb 1869
DECATUR gained small area from WAYNE.
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 36/p. 48)
01 Jan 1872
DECATUR gained Eagle Nest Island [in the Tennessee River] from HARDIN;
DECATUR lost to HARDIN to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 33/p. 31)
24 Mar 1873
DECATUR gained from HENDERSON to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 100/p. 134)
19 Mar 1877
Legislature authorized creation of HANES from DECATUR and three other
counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 14, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 21-22;
McBride, 9)
22 Mar 1877
DECATUR gained from BENTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 58/p. 73)
05 Apr 1881
DECATUR lost small area to HENDERSON [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 130/p. 180)
29 Mar 1883
DECATUR exchanged with BENTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 221/p. 299)
18 Feb 1885
DECATUR gained from HENDERSON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped; map depicts net changes in DECATUR-HENDERSON line 1856-1885].
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 13/p. 55)
04 Mar 1891
DECATUR lost to BENTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 51/p. 134)
10 Mar 1939
DECATUR lost to BENTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 600/p. 1902)
DEKALB
13 Jan 1838
DEKALB created from CANNON, WARREN, and WHITE; legislation also mentioned
including part of JACKSON in DEKALB, but boundary description does not appear to include any portion
of JACKSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 2, secs. 1-2, 18/pp. 7-8, 11 and Tenn.
Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 199, sec. 3/p. 291)
02 Jan 1844
DEKALB lost to CANNON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 57/p. 58)
31 Jan 1848
DEKALB gained two small areas from SMITH to accommodate local residents
[change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1848_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1847, 27th assy., ch. 99/p. 149)
01 Feb 1850
DEKALB gained small area from SMITH [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1850_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 139/p. 341)
02 Feb 1852
DEKALB gained from SMITH to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1852_pt. for location; DEKALB gained
from WARREN to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 262/p. 429)
17 Feb 1852
DEKALB gained from CANNON to accommodate local resident [repealed 14
February 1854; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 304/p. 588)
11 Feb 1854
DEKALB gained from SMITH to accommodate local residents; DEKALB lost to
re-creation of PUTNAM.
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 320, secs. 1-2, 10, 21, 24-25/pp.
744-754)
14 Feb 1854
DEKALB lost to CANNON to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 17
February 1852 and was in turn repealed 20 November 1855; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 152/p. 224)
23 Feb 1854
DEKALB gained from CANNON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 118/p. 192)
03 Mar 1854
DEKALB lost to WHITE to accommodate local resident [repealed 24 March 1860;
location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 181/p. 250)
20 Nov 1855
DEKALB gained from CANNON to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 14
February 1854; location unknown, not mapped]; DEKALB gained from PUTNAM.
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 27/p. 29)
23 Jan 1856
DEKALB gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 165/p. 256)
28 Feb 1856
DEKALB gained from WARREN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 122, secs. 23, 25/pp. 157-158)
17 Feb 1858
DEKALB gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 36/p. 44)
04 Mar 1858
DEKALB gained from SMITH to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1858_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 47, secs. 1-11/pp. 57-59 and ch.
83, sec. 3/p. 91)
15 Mar 1858
DEKALB gained from PUTNAM.
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., priv., ch. 129/p. 324)
20 Mar 1858
DEKALB gained from SMITH to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1858_pt. for location]; DEKALB gained
from WILSON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 83, secs. 1-4, 8-9/pp.
91-93)
07 Mar 1860
DEKALB gained from WILSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped]; DEKALB gained land of Jonathan Pickett [location and county unknown, not mapped];
DEKALB lost to CANNON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 100, secs. 1-14/pp.
368-370)
19 Mar 1860
DEKALB gained from SMITH.
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 135, secs. 1-13/pp.
438-440)
23 Mar 1860
DEKALB gained small area from CANNON [repealed 7 July 1870; location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 196, secs. 1-11/pp.
575-577)
24 Mar 1860
DEKALB gained from WHITE to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 3
March 1854; location unknown, not mapped]; DEKALB gained from WILSON to accommodate local residents
[locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 211/p. 596; ch. 210/p.
596)
02 Dec 1867
DEKALB lost to CANNON and WHITE to accommodate local residents [CANNON's
gain was repealed in part on 14 December 1868; locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 12/p. 9)
13 Dec 1867
DEKALB gained from WILSON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 23/p. 24)
14 Mar 1868
DEKALB gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped]; DEKALB lost to SMITH to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not mapped];
DEKALB lost to WHITE [repealed 14 December 1868].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 82/p. 108)
14 Dec 1868
DEKALB gained from CANNON to accommodate local residents [repealed part of
act of 2 December 1867; location unknown, not mapped]; DEKALB gained from WHITE [repealed act of 14
March 1868].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 5/p. 5)
25 Feb 1869
DEKALB gained from WILSON to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1869_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 39, secs. 1-3, 5, 15/pp.
53-54, 56; McBride, 8)
27 Feb 1869
DEKALB lost to WHITE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 43/p. 64)
21 Jan 1870
DEKALB lost to WHITE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 48/p. 62)
07 Jul 1870
DEKALB lost small area to CANNON [repealed act of 23 March 1860; location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 118/p. 181)
31 Oct 1871
DEKALB gained from SMITH to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 12/p. 10)
10 Mar 1879
DEKALB lost to WILSON to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1879_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 61/p. 79)
06 Apr 1881
DEKALB gained from SMITH and WHITE to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 164/p. 220; ch. 165/p.
221)
14 Mar 1883
DEKALB lost to WARREN to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 66/p. 64)
02 Mar 1887
DEKALB gained from SMITH to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 53/p. 123)
26 Mar 1887
DEKALB gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 192/p. 324)
28 Mar 1887
DEKALB lost to CANNON and WHITE to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 228/p. 389; ch. 193/p. 325)
26 Mar 1889
DEKALB gained from CANNON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 111/p. 216)
29 Mar 1889
DEKALB lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 141/p. 279)
06 Apr 1889
DEKALB gained from WHITE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 264/p. 490)
20 Mar 1893
DEKALB gained from SMITH to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 20/p. 30; repeated in sec. 2, ch. 73/p.
91)
01 Apr 1893
DEKALB lost to SMITH to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1893_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 73/p. 91)
29 Apr 1897
DEKALB gained from WARREN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped; DEKALB lost to SMITH to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 136/p. 322; ch. 263/p. 578)
30 Mar 1899
DEKALB lost to SMITH to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 143/p. 253)
31 Mar 1899
DEKALB gained small area from SMITH to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 179/p. 354)
20 Apr 1899
DEKALB exchanged with WARREN to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 342/p. 787 ; ch. 344/p. 789)
11 Apr 1901
DEKALB lost to SMITH to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 288/p. 653)
25 Mar 1903
DEKALB gained from SMITH to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped]; DEKALB lost to CANNON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 221/p. 491; ch. 387/p. 1127)
09 Apr 1903
DEKALB gained from CANNON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 582/p. 1546)
26 Jan 1905
DEKALB lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 36/p. 82)
27 Mar 1905
DEKALB exchanged with SMITH to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped; map depicts net changes in DEKALB-SMITH line 1868-1905].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 95/p. 206; ch. 88/p. 199)
04 Apr 1905
DEKALB gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 156/p. 345)
15 Apr 1907
DEKALB gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1907, 55th assy., ch. 503/p. 1686)
28 Jun 1911
DEKALB lost to WILSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 415/p. 1156)
04 May 1915
DEKALB lost to WILSON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 260/p. 967)
17 May 1915
DEKALB gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped]; DEKALB exchanged with both CANNON and WILSON to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped]; DEKALB lost to WHITE along the Caney Fork River [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 541/p. 1735; ch. 556/p. 1794; ch.
558/p. 1796; ch. 662/p. 2146; ch. 528/p. 1698; ch. 542/p. 1736; ch. 656/p. 2137)
14 Apr 1925
DEKALB lost to WARREN to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped; map depicts net changes in DEKALB-WARREN line 1852-1925].
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 530/p. 2061)
04 Feb 1927
DEKALB lost to WHITE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 82/p. 185; repeated in ch. 147/p.
321)
29 Apr 1927
DEKALB lost to WILSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 785/p. 2573)
03 Apr 1929
DEKALB lost small area to PUTNAM to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1929, 66th assy., priv., ch. 412/p. 1074)
03 Apr 1933
DEKALB lost to WILSON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 227/p. 548)
05 Apr 1933
DEKALB lost to CANNON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 270/p. 649)
05 Feb 1935
DEKALB lost to WILSON to accommodate local resident [map depicts net changes
in DEKALB-WILSON line 1858-1935].
(Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 93/p. 208)
10 Mar 1939
DEKALB lost to CANNON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 524/p. 1678)
15 Feb 1941
DEKALB gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped]; DEKALB lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1941, 72d assy., priv., ch. 426/p. 1487; ch. 434/p.
1502)
15 Apr 1971
DEKALB gained from CANNON to accommodate local resident [repealed 22 March
1972; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1971, 87th assy., 1st reg. sess., priv., ch. 65/p. 238)
22 Mar 1972
DEKALB lost to CANNON to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 15
April 1971; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1972, 87th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 548/p. 297)
09 Mar 1976
DEKALB lost to CANNON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped; map depicts net changes in DEKALB-CANNON line 1844-1976].
(Tenn. Acts 1976, 89th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 487/p. 239)
30 Mar 1981
DEKALB lost small area to CANNON [change too small to display on interactive
map; shapefile users see small_changes 1981_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1981, 92d assy., 1st reg. sess., pub., ch. 81/p. 86)
DICKSON
25 Oct 1803
DICKSON created from MONTGOMERY and ROBERTSON; act anticipated creation of
STEWART, effective 1 November 1803.
(Tenn. Acts 1803, 5th assy., 1st sess., ch. 66, sec. 1/p. 112)
31 Jul 1804
DICKSON lost to STEWART.
(Scott, ch. 13/p. 830)
15 Dec 1807
DICKSON lost to creation of MAURY; part of DICKSON south of MAURY reverted
to Non-County Area 7 attached to MAURY for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 94, secs. 1-2, 13, 16/pp.
149-153)
01 Jan 1808
DICKSON lost to creation of HICKMAN.
(Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 44/p. 79)
22 Nov 1809
DICKSON lost to HUMPHREYS.
(Scott, ch. 97/p. 1189)
02 Feb 1836
DICKSON lost to HUMPHREYS.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 46, secs. 1-2/pp.
173-174)
27 Nov 1837
Legislature authorized creation of a county named CUMBERLAND from DICKSON
and three other counties; creation did not take effect; not related to present CUMBERLAND.
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 8, secs. 1, 18, 20/pp. 28, 32-33 and ch.
124, secs. 1-3/pp. 189-190; McBride, 6-7; HRS Tenn., Cheatham, 5)
03 Jan 1844
Legislature again authorized creation of a county named CUMBERLAND from
DICKSON and three other counties; creation did not take effect; not related to present
CUMBERLAND.
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 59, secs. 1, 18, 20/pp. 59, 64-65; Tenn.
Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 122, sec. 21/p. 157; McBride, 7; HRS Tenn., Cheatham, 5-6)
07 Mar 1860
DICKSON gained from MONTGOMERY to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 100, secs. 1-14/pp.
368-370)
14 Mar 1868
DICKSON exchanged small areas with CHEATHAM.
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 82/p. 108)
23 Feb 1871
DICKSON lost to creation of HOUSTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 46, secs. 1-2, 4, 18, 20/pp.
49-51, 55; McClain, Iris H., 1-2)
24 Mar 1873
DICKSON lost to CHEATHAM.
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 69/p. 103)
22 Mar 1877
DICKSON exchanged with CHEATHAM.
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 60/p. 75)
31 Jan 1879
DICKSON lost to CHEATHAM to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 13/p. 31)
05 Apr 1881
DICKSON gained from CHEATHAM to accommodate local residents [overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, 6 April 1901, but ruling was not observed].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 143/p. 191)
19 Mar 1883
DICKSON gained from HICKMAN and HUMPHREYS to accommodate local residents
[gain from HUMPHREYS too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes
1883_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 87/p. 86; ch. 93/p. 92)
24 Mar 1885
DICKSON lost to HOUSTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 69/p. 125)
02 Mar 1887
DICKSON gained from MONTGOMERY to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 50/p. 121)
25 Mar 1887
DICKSON gained from CHEATHAM [repealed 26 March 1891].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 105/p. 195)
26 Mar 1891
DICKSON lost to CHEATHAM [repealed act of 25 March 1887].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 251/p. 474)
04 Feb 1893
DICKSON gained from CHEATHAM [overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, 2
February 1897].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 119/p. 263)
02 Feb 1897
DICKSON lost to CHEATHAM when Tennessee Supreme Court overturned act of 4
February 1893.
("Cheatham County v. Dickson County" in S.W. Rptr, 39:734-735)
06 Feb 1897
DICKSON gained from MONTGOMERY to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 199/p. 416)
06 Apr 1901
Tennessee Supreme Court overturned act of 5 April 1881 by which DICKSON
gained from CHEATHAM, but ruling was not observed [no change].
("McMillan v. Hannah" in Tenn. Rpts., 106:689-694)
16 Apr 1901
DICKSON gained from HICKMAN to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 300/p. 685)
17 Apr 1905
DICKSON lost to WILLIAMSON to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 525/p. 1185)
15 Feb 1909
DICKSON gained from HOUSTON to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 57/p. 169)
01 May 1909
DICKSON exchanged with WILLIAMSON to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 558/p. 1990)
17 May 1915
DICKSON gained small area from CHEATHAM.
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 526/p. 1696)
07 Apr 1921
DICKSON lost to WILLIAMSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1921, 62d assy., priv., ch. 643/p. 2026)
24 Feb 1937
DICKSON lost to MONTGOMERY to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1937_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1937, 70th assy., priv., ch. 255/p. 805)
05 Mar 1937
DICKSON exchanged with HOUSTON to accommodate local residents [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1937_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1937, 70th assy., priv., ch. 403/p. 1262)
01 Mar 1945
DICKSON lost small area to CHEATHAM to accommodate local resident [change
too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1945_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1945, 74th assy., priv., ch. 436/p. 1354)
DYER
16 Oct 1823
DYER created from Non-County Area 12 attached to MADISON.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 108, secs. 1, 5-6/pp.
113-114)
13 Nov 1823
DYER boundaries clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 206/p. 184)
24 Nov 1835
DYER lost to creation of LAUDERDALE.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 28, sec. 1/p.
125)
20 Dec 1845
Legislature authorized creation of CROCKETT from DYER and three other
counties; in October 1846, Circuit Court Judge in MADISON decreed CROCKETT's creation
unconstitutional; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 25, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 66-67; Goodspeed
[F], 832; HRS Tenn., Crockett, 3-4)
01 Feb 1850
DYER lost to GIBSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 83/p. 268)
24 Feb 1852
Legislature again authorized creation of CROCKETT from DYER and three other
counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 219, sec. 1/p. 327; ch. 195, secs. 1-2,
14/pp. 288, 292 and no. 17/p. 730; HRS Tenn., Crockett, 4; McBride, 8)
25 Jan 1866
Legislature again authorized creation of CROCKETT from DYER and three other
counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1865, 34th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 19, secs. 2-3/p. 25; HRS
Tenn., Crockett, 4)
07 Jul 1870
Legislature again authorized creation of CROCKETT from DYER and three other
counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 89, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 138-139;
Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 26/p. 31; HRS Tenn., Crockett, 4-5)
19 Feb 1872
DYER lost to creation of CROCKETT.
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 132, secs. 1-2, 4/pp.
148-150; HRS Tenn., Crockett, 5-6)
22 Mar 1877
Legislature authorized DYER to gain from LAUDERDALE; gain did not take
effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 43/p. 58)
19 Mar 1883
DYER lost to LAKE.
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 97/p. 96)
28 Mar 1887
DYER exchanged with CROCKETT to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 194/p. 326)
27 Feb 1889
DYER gained from GIBSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 32/p. 61)
26 Mar 1889
DYER gained from CROCKETT to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 108/p. 214)
04 Feb 1893
DYER gained small area from LAUDERDALE [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1893_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 120/p. 263)
20 Mar 1893
DYER gained from CROCKETT to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 22/p. 31)
19 Dec 1931
DYER lost small area to GIBSON to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., 2d ext. sess., priv., ch. 67/p. 450)
ETHERIDGE (proposed)
06 Jun 1870
Legislature authorized creation of ETHERIDGE from CARROLL, GIBSON,
HENDERSON, MADISON, and WEAKLEY; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 3, secs. 1-2, 4-7/pp. 9-12;
McBride, 8)
FAYETTE
29 Sep 1824
FAYETTE created from Non-County Area 13 attached to HARDEMAN; Non-County
Area 13 eliminated ending its attachment to HARDEMAN.
(Tenn. Acts 1824, 15th assy., 2d sess., ch. 36, sec. 1/p. 46)
16 Jan 1844
Legislature authorized creation of HANOVER from FAYETTE and SHELBY; creation
did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 123, secs. 1, 5, 10/pp. 153-156;
McBride, 8)
20 Dec 1870
Legislature authorized creation of BELL from FAYETTE, HARDEMAN, and McNAIRY;
voided by Tennessee Supreme Court, 8 June 1871.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 16, secs. 1-2,4/pp. 15-16;
"Cocke v. Gooch" in Tenn. Rpts., 52:294; Bejach, 24-37)
04 Nov 1871
Legislature authorized creation of NASHOBA from FAYETTE and SHELBY; creation
did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 16, secs. 1-2, 4, 12/pp.
14-17 and ch. 82/p. 73; McBride, 8)
18 Mar 1883
FAYETTE lost small area to TIPTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 81/p. 75)
28 Mar 1883
FAYETTE lost to HARDEMAN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 125/p. 171)
13 Apr 1907
FAYETTE gained from HARDEMAN to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1907, 55th assy., ch. 429/p. 1459)
FENTRESS
28 Nov 1823
FENTRESS created from CAMPBELL, MORGAN, and OVERTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 302, secs. 1-2/p. 260)
16 Dec 1831
FENTRESS lost to OVERTON to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1831_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1831, 19th assy., stated sess., priv., ch. 153/p. 125)
02 Feb 1842
FENTRESS lost to creation of PUTNAM.
(Tenn. Acts 1841, 24th assy., 1st sess., ch. 169, sec. 1/p. 186)
in Mar 1845
FENTRESS gained part of PUTNAM; PUTNAM eliminated when OVERTON Chancery
Court declared PUTNAM to have been unconstitutionally established.
(DeLozier, 21; McBride, 11; Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 75/p.
141)
02 Feb 1846
FENTRESS exchanged with MORGAN.
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 175/p. 260)
17 Dec 1849
FENTRESS lost to creation of SCOTT.
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 45, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 145, 147)
06 Feb 1850
FENTRESS lost to OVERTON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 110/p. 302)
21 Feb 1852
FENTRESS lost to OVERTON to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1852_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 221/p. 330)
11 Feb 1854
FENTRESS lost to the re-creation of PUTNAM; boundaries were slightly
different from 1842 county.
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 320, secs. 1-2, 10, 21, 24-25/pp.
744-754)
03 Mar 1854
FENTRESS gained from SCOTT to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 181/p. 250)
16 Nov 1855
FENTRESS lost to creation of CUMBERLAND.
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 6, sec. 1/p. 9)
17 Feb 1858
FENTRESS gained from CUMBERLAND.
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 36/p. 44)
19 Mar 1860
FENTRESS gained from SCOTT.
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 135, secs. 1-13/pp.
438-440)
25 Feb 1867
FENTRESS gained from OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1866, 34th assy., 2d adj. sess., pub., ch. 28/p. 49)
03 Dec 1867
FENTRESS lost to OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 13, secs. 1-7/pp.
9-11)
07 Mar 1868
FENTRESS lost to SCOTT to accommodate local resident [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 60/p. 75)
27 Feb 1869
FENTRESS gained from OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 43/p. 64)
02 Feb 1871
FENTRESS lost to OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 68/p. 95).
04 Nov 1871
FENTRESS lost to SCOTT [this change does not appear to have been observed by
either county; not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 14/p. 13)
24 Mar 1873
FENTRESS gained from OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 80/p. 118)
24 Mar 1875
FENTRESS lost to OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1875, 39th assy., ch. 140, secs. 1-5/pp. 228-230)
in Apr 1881
FENTRESS lost to creation of PICKETT.
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 34, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 48-50;
Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 37, sec 1/p. 35; Huddleston, 37)
14 Mar 1883
FENTRESS lost to OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 65/p. 64)
09 Apr 1885
FENTRESS gained from PICKETT to accommodate local residents [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1885_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 156/p. 268)
23 Feb 1889
FENTRESS gained from CUMBERLAND to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 26/p. 33)
31 Jan 1891
FENTRESS lost to PICKETT to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 28/p. 63)
03 Mar 1891
FENTRESS lost to PICKETT to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 42/p. 78)
12 Feb 1897
FENTRESS lost to SCOTT.
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 257/p. 571; repeated in ch. 217/p.
518)
27 Jan 1899
FENTRESS lost to PICKETT to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 105/p. 181)
02 Apr 1903
FENTRESS lost to OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 512/p. 1379)
26 Jan 1905
FENTRESS gained from PICKETT to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 39/p. 84)
15 Apr 1905
FENTRESS lost to OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 453/p. 953)
05 Apr 1911
FENTRESS lost to PICKETT to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 244/p. 636)
11 Apr 1919
FENTRESS lost to OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1919, 61st assy., priv., ch. 611/p. 1809)
25 Mar 1921
FENTRESS lost to PICKETT to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1921, 62d assy., priv., ch. 453/p. 1341)
07 Apr 1921
FENTRESS lost to PICKETT to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1921, 62d assy., priv., ch. 700/p. 2221)
09 Apr 1921
FENTRESS lost to PICKETT to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1921, 62d assy., priv., ch. 803/p. 2502)
16 Apr 1925
FENTRESS gained from PICKETT to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 700/p. 2570)
29 Apr 1927
FENTRESS gained from PICKETT to accommodate local resident [map depicts net
changes in FENTRESS-PICKETT line 1891-1927].
(Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 776/p. 2551)
22 Feb 1951
FENTRESS lost to CUMBERLAND to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1951_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1951, 77th assy., priv., ch. 243/p. 672)
FRANKLIN
03 Dec 1807
FRANKLIN created from all of Non-County Area 6.
(Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 72, sec. 1/p. 118)
22 Nov 1809
FRANKLIN gained from WARREN.
(Scott, ch. 79, sec. 1/p. 1176)
01 Jan 1810
FRANKLIN gained from BEDFORD.
(Scott, ch. 43/pp. 1147-1148 and ch. 51/pp. 1158-1160)
09 Nov 1813
FRANKLIN lost to WARREN.
(Tenn. Acts 1813, 10th assy., ch. 70/p. 95)
16 Nov 1819
Boundary between FRANKLIN and LINCOLN clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 90/p. 108)
18 Nov 1825
FRANKLIN gained from MARION.
(Tenn. Acts 1825, 16th assy., reg. sess., priv., ch. 188/p. 214)
08 Jan 1836
FRANKLIN lost to creation of COFFEE.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 36, secs. 1, 14/pp.
155, 159)
10 Feb 1838
FRANKLIN lost to COFFEE.
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 67, secs. 2, 4/p. 92)
25 Feb 1852
FRANKLIN lost small area to COFFEE [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1852_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 327/p. 603)
22 Feb 1856
FRANKLIN gained from LINCOLN to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 161/p. 244)
09 Dec 1857
FRANKLIN gained from GRUNDY to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1857_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 11, secs. 1, 13-15/pp. 7, 11;
Raulston and Livingood, 91-92; Robnett, 58)
07 Mar 1860
FRANKLIN gained from LINCOLN to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 100, secs. 1-14/pp.
368-370)
28 Jan 1871
FRANKLIN lost small area to COFFEE [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1871_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 18, secs. 1, 3-7/pp.
20-22)
13 Apr 1872
FRANKLIN lost to creation of MOORE, and inadvertently gained a small area
from LINCOLN.
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 96, secs. 1-2, 4, 10/pp.
90-93; Goodspeed [D], 808)
26 Mar 1879
FRANKLIN lost small area to COFFEE [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1879_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 178/p. 222)
31 Mar 1879
FRANKLIN lost small area to GRUNDY [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1879_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 235/p. 276)
05 Apr 1881
FRANKLIN gained from GRUNDY to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 107/p. 137)
14 Mar 1883
FRANKLIN lost to MOORE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 62/p. 62)
25 Mar 1887
FRANKLIN exchanged with MOORE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 104/p. 194)
18 Mar 1891
FRANKLIN gained small areas from GRUNDY and MARION [changes too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1891_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 143/p. 314)
30 Mar 1891
FRANKLIN lost to GRUNDY to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 228/p. 444)
13 Apr 1899
FRANKLIN lost small area to COFFEE [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 245/p. 560)
05 Feb 1901
FRANKLIN lost to MOORE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 379/p. 860)
15 Apr 1903
FRANKLIN lost to MOORE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 374/p. 1109)
06 Apr 1905
FRANKLIN lost to MOORE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 191/p. 395; repeated in ch. 390/p.
806)
07 Apr 1905
FRANKLIN lost to MOORE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 206/p. 430; repeated in ch. 385/p.
801)
24 Apr 1909
FRANKLIN lost to MOORE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 208/p. 725)
01 Apr 1915
FRANKLIN lost to COFFEE to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1915_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 146/p. 486)
17 May 1915
FRANKLIN lost to MOORE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 443/p. 1501)
21 Mar 1917
FRANKLIN lost to MOORE to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1917_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 194/p. 659)
23 Mar 1917
FRANKLIN lost to MOORE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 244/p. 788)
11 Apr 1921
FRANKLIN lost small area to COFFEE [overturned in 1923; change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1921_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1921, 62d assy., priv., ch. 762/p. 2363)
1923
FRANKLIN gained small area from COFFEE [overturned act of 11 April
1921; change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1923_pt. for
location].
(Rauchle, 38)
18 Apr 1927
FRANKLIN gained from GRUNDY to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1927_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 324/p. 948)
15 Feb 1941
FRANKLIN lost to MOORE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1941, 72d assy., priv., ch. 309/p. 1059)
23 Feb 1945
FRANKLIN lost to MOORE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1945, 74th assy., priv., ch. 285/p. 928)
01 Mar 1945
FRANKLIN lost to MOORE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1945, 74th assy., priv., ch. 428/p. 1341)
21 Feb 1947
FRANKLIN lost to MOORE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1947, 75th assy., priv., ch. 272/p. 1134)
11 Apr 1949
FRANKLIN lost to MOORE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1949, 76th assy., priv., ch. 610/p. 1804)
21 Mar 1955
FRANKLIN exchanged small areas with COFFEE [locations unknown, not mapped;
map depicts net changes in FRANKLIN-COFFEE line 1899-1955].
(Tenn. Acts 1955, 79th assy., priv., ch. 343, sec. 1/p. 1155)
10 Mar 1965
FRANKLIN lost to MOORE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped; map depicts net changes in FRANKLIN-MOORE line 1833-1965].
(Tenn. Acts 1965, 84th assy., priv., ch. 86/p. 294)
12 Apr 1993
FRANKLIN exchanged small areas with COFFEE [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1993_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1993, 98th assy., 1st reg. sess., pub., ch. 161/p. 240)
24 Mar 1998
FRANKLIN exchanged small areas with COFFEE [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1998_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1998, 100th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 652/p. 143)
GIBSON
21 Oct 1823
GIBSON created from all of Non-County Area 10 attached to CARROLL;
Non-County Area 10 eliminated.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 111/p. 116)
13 Nov 1823
GIBSON boundaries clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 206/p. 184)
04 Nov 1837
GIBSON exchanged with WEAKLEY.
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 245/p. 365)
20 Dec 1845
Legislature authorized creation of CROCKETT from GIBSON and three other
counties; in October 1846 Circuit Court Judge in MADISON decreed CROCKETT's creation
unconstitutional; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 25, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 66-67; Goodspeed
[F], 832; HRS Tenn., Crockett, 3-4)
01 Feb 1850
GIBSON gained from DYER.
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 83/p. 268)
24 Feb 1852
Legislature authorized creation of CHRISTIAN from GIBSON and three other
counties; creation did not take effect. Legislature again authorized creation of CROCKETT from
GIBSON and three other counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 219, sec. 1/p. 327; ch. 195, secs. 1-2,
14/pp. 288, 292 and no. 17/p. 730; HRS Tenn., Crockett, 4; McBride, 8)
25 Jan 1866
Legislature again authorized creation of CROCKETT from GIBSON and three
other counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1865, 34th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 19, secs. 2-3/p. 25; HRS
Tenn., Crockett, 4)
25 Feb 1869
Legislature authorized creation of GRANT from GIBSON and three other
counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 39, secs. 1-3, 5, 15/pp.
53-54, 56; McBride, 8)
06 Jun 1870
Legislature authorized creation of ETHERIDGE from GIBSON and four other
counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 3, secs. 1-2, 4-7/pp. 9-12;
McBride, 8)
07 Jul 1870
Legislature again authorized creation of CROCKETT from GIBSON and three
other counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 89, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 138-139;
Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 26/p. 31; HRS Tenn., Crockett, 4-5)
19 Feb 1872
GIBSON lost to creation of CROCKETT.
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 132, secs. 1-2, 4/pp.
148-150; HRS Tenn., Crockett, 5-6)
25 Mar 1879
GIBSON lost to CROCKETT to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp.
174-177)
05 Apr 1881
GIBSON lost to CROCKETT to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 108/p. 138)
26 Mar 1883
GIBSON lost to CROCKETT to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 121/p. 166)
24 Mar 1887
GIBSON exchanged with CROCKETT to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 128/p. 227)
25 Mar 1887
GIBSON exchanged two small areas with MADISON to accommodate local residents
[changes too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1887_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 119/p. 213)
27 Feb 1889
GIBSON lost to DYER to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 32/p. 61)
16 Mar 1889
GIBSON gained from CROCKETT to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 50/p. 83)
29 Apr 1897
GIBSON lost to CROCKETT to accommodate local resident [map depicts net
changes in GIBSON-CROCKETT line 1879-1897].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 137/p. 323)
09 Apr 1921
GIBSON exchanged with MADISON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped]; GIBSON lost to MADISON to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1921_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1921, 62d assy., priv., ch. 796/p. 2486; ch. 848/p.
2622)
19 Dec 1931
GIBSON gained small area from DYER to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., 2d ext. sess., priv., ch. 67/p. 450)
21 May 1937
GIBSON gained from MADISON to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1937_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1937, 70th assy., priv., ch. 740/p. 2276)
GILES
01 Jan 1810
GILES created from Non-County Area 7 attached to MAURY.
(Scott, ch. 55/p. 1162)
12 Dec 1827
GILES gained from MAURY to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1827_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1827, 17th assy., priv., ch. 201/p. 173)
20 Dec 1831
Boundary between GILES and MAURY clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1831, 19th assy., stated sess., priv., ch. 242/p. 207)
04 Feb 1842
Legislature authorized MARSHALL to gain from GILES near Cornersville,
dependent on local referendum [local action unknown, no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1841, 24th assy., 1st sess., ch. 179/p. 208)
06 Feb 1850
GILES gained from LINCOLN to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1850_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 110/p. 302)
31 Jan 1854
GILES lost to LAWRENCE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 130/p. 204)
12 Dec 1867
GILES lost to MAURY to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 20/p. 20)
25 Feb 1869
GILES lost to LAWRENCE to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 39, secs. 1-3, 5, 15/pp.
53-54, 56; McBride, 8)
01 Jul 1870
GILES lost to MARSHALL.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 34/p. 63)
28 Jan 1871
GILES lost to LAWRENCE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 18, secs. 1, 3-7/pp.
20-22)
26 Mar 1877
GILES lost to LAWRENCE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 155/p. 180)
20 Feb 1879
GILES gained from MARSHALL to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 21/p. 36)
10 Mar 1879
GILES lost to MARSHALL to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1879_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 57/p. 77)
25 Mar 1879
GILES lost to LAWRENCE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp.
174-177)
28 Mar 1887
GILES lost small area to MAURY [location unknown, not mapped]
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 205/p. 335)
03 Apr 1901
GILES gained from LAWRENCE to accommodate local resident [map depicts net
changes in GILES-LAWRENCE line 1854-1901].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 257/p. 556)
16 Apr 1901
GILES lost to MARSHALL to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 308/p. 690)
27 Jan 1905
GILES lost to MARSHALL to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 28/p. 73)
19 Feb 1909
GILES lost to MARSHALL to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 101/p. 280)
17 May 1915
Legislature authorized MARSHALL to gain from GILES, but act was overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, December 1915 [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 384, secs. 1, 4/pp. 1349, 1351;
"Giles County v. Marshall County" in Tenn. Rpts., 133:414-422)
11 Apr 1925
GILES gained from MARSHALL to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1925_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 640/p. 2404)
03 May 1973
GILES lost to MAURY to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1973_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1973, 88th assy., 1st reg. sess., pub., ch. 156/p. 422)
14 Mar 1974
GILES lost to MAURY to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1974_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1974, 88th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 518/p. 296)
GRAINGER
22 Apr 1796
GRAINGER created from HAWKINS, KNOX, and SUMNER.
(Tenn. Acts 1796, 1st assy., 1st sess., ch. 28, sec. 1/p. 95)
28 Oct 1797
GRAINGER gained from HAWKINS.
(Tenn. Acts 1797, 2d assy., 1st sess., ch. 13/p. 129)
05 Jan 1799
GRAINGER exchanged with Non-County Area 2, lost to HAWKINS.
(Tenn. Acts 1798, 2d assy., 2d sess., ch. 21/p. 172)
29 Oct 1801
GRAINGER lost to KNOX.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 47/p. 281)
06 Dec 1801
GRAINGER lost to creation of CLAIBORNE.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 46, secs. 1, 13, 17/pp. 279, 281)
13 Dec 1801
GRAINGER lost to creation of ANDERSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 45, secs. 1, 2, 4, 30/pp. 274,
279)
19 Oct 1809
GRAINGER lost to CLAIBORNE when boundary was changed from the north bank to
the middle of Clinch River [not mapped].
(Scott, ch. 20/p. 1133)
02 Nov 1809
GRAINGER gained small area from HAWKINS [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1809_pt. for location].
(Scott, ch. 29/p. 1136)
01 Nov 1817
Boundary between GRAINGER and JEFFERSON clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 148 [158]/p. 194)
04 Feb 1842
GRAINGER gained from KNOX to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1841, 24th assy., 1st sess., ch. 179/p. 208)
02 Jan 1846
GRAINGER lost to JEFFERSON to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1846_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 47/p. 101)
30 Dec 1847
GRAINGER gained from JEFFERSON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1847, 27th assy., ch. 51/p. 85)
03 Feb 1848
GRAINGER lost to JEFFERSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1847, 27th assy., ch. 197/p. 332)
12 Nov 1849
GRAINGER gained from HAWKINS and JEFFERSON to accommodate local resident
[change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1849_pt. for
location]; GRAINGER gained from HAWKINS to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 69/p. 223)
21 Feb 1852
GRAINGER lost to KNOX to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1852_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 221/p. 330)
02 Jan 1854
GRAINGER lost to HAWKINS to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 144/p. 220)
26 Jan 1854
GRAINGER lost to creation of UNION.
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 61, secs. 1-2, 4, 18/pp. 181-187; Tenn.
Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 22/p. 26; Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 2, secs. 1-2/pp. 25-26;
Graves, 1:68-69)
22 Feb 1856
GRAINGER lost to JEFFERSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 161/p. 244)
04 Mar 1858
GRAINGER lost to JEFFERSON to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 47, secs. 1-11/pp. 57-59 and ch.
83, sec. 3/p. 91)
19 Mar 1860
GRAINGER gained from JEFFERSON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 135, secs. 1-13/pp.
438-440)
03 Dec 1867
GRAINGER lost to HAWKINS to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 13, secs. 1-7/pp.
9-11)
21 Jan 1870
GRAINGER gained from KNOX and exchanged with JEFFERSON to accommodate local
residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 48/p. 62)
28 Feb 1870
GRAINGER lost to CLAIBORNE to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 88/p. 105)
19 Jul 1870
GRAINGER lost to creation of HAMBLEN.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 6, secs. 1-2, 5, 17/pp. 15,
17, 22; Historic Hamblen, 18)
03 Feb 1871
GRAINGER lost to UNION to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 118/p. 136)
24 Mar 1873
GRAINGER lost to UNION to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1873_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 70/p. 104)
26 Mar 1877
GRAINGER gained from HAWKINS to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 149/p. 176)
10 Mar 1879
GRAINGER lost to JEFFERSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 56/p. 76)
27 Mar 1883
GRAINGER lost to UNION [repealed 8 March 1890].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 129/p. 176)
02 Mar 1887
GRAINGER gained from UNION to accommodate local resident [repealed 13 May
1895; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 49/p. 120)
23 Feb 1889
GRAINGER gained from UNION to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 24/p. 32)
08 Mar 1890
GRAINGER gained from UNION [repealed act of 27 March 1883].
(Tenn. Acts 1890, 46th assy., 3d sess., ch. 5/p. 25)
23 Mar 1891
GRAINGER lost to HANCOCK to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 154/p. 329)
10 Apr 1895
GRAINGER lost to UNION to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 104/p. 170)
13 May 1895
GRAINGER lost to UNION to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 2
March 1887 and was in turn repealed 22 April 1901; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 188/p. 385)
02 Feb 1897
GRAINGER apparently gained small area from HANCOCK when the HANCOCK-HAWKINS
line was resurveyed and relocated.
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 193/p. 409)
12 Apr 1899
GRAINGER lost to UNION to accommodate local residents [repealed 17 April
1901; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 233/p. 506)
11 Mar 1901
GRAINGER gained from KNOX to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 191/p. 416)
17 Apr 1901
GRAINGER gained from UNION to accommodate local residents [repealed act of
12 April 1899; locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 310/p. 697)
22 Apr 1901
GRAINGER gained from UNION to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 13
May 1895; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 361/p. 829)
02 Apr 1903
GRAINGER gained from HANCOCK to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 527/p. 1405)
05 Apr 1911
GRAINGER gained from HANCOCK to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 245/p. 637)
15 Apr 1919
GRAINGER gained from HANCOCK to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped]; GRAINGER lost to HANCOCK.
(Tenn. Acts 1919, 61st assy., priv., ch. 674/p. 2036)
16 Apr 1919
GRAINGER lost to KNOX to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1919, 61st assy., priv., ch. 739/p. 2279)
29 Apr 1927
GRAINGER lost to KNOX to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 741/p. 2408)
22 Apr 1933
GRAINGER lost to KNOX to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped; map depicts net changes in GRAINGER-KNOX line 1842-1933].
(Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 637/p. 1518)
GRANT (proposed)
25 Feb 1869
Legislature authorized creation of GRANT from CARROLL, GIBSON, HENDERSON,
and MADISON; creation did not take effect. GRANT was to be in the same general area as CHRISTIAN,
which was proposed in 1852 but never organized.
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 39, secs. 1-3, 5, 15/pp.
53-54, 56; McBride, 8)
GREENE
17 May 1783
GREENE created by North Carolina from WASHINGTON; precise location of
boundary between North Carolina and Virginia remained in dispute.
(N.C. St. Recs., 24:ch. 51/pp. 539-540 and ch. 2, sec. 5/p. 479)
01 Mar 1785
GREENE lost to creation of three counties in the state of FRANKLIN: CASWELL,
SEVIER, and SPENCER; North Carolina did not recognize the legitimacy of these counties and precise
boundaries are unknown [not mapped].
(Jordan, "Evolution . . . Hawkins and Sumner," 4-5, 8; Ramsey, 293-295;
Williams, Samuel C., Lost State of Franklin, 55-58)
01 Oct 1785
GREENE lost to creation of BLOUNT (State of Franklin); North Carolina did
not recognize the legitimacy of BLOUNT and precise boundaries are unknown [not mapped].
(Williams, Samuel C., Lost State of Franklin, 88-89)
06 Jan 1787
GREENE lost to creation of HAWKINS, lost to creation of Non-County Area 1
(Cherokee Reserve), and Non-County Area 2 when territory east and west of HAWKINS implicitly
reverted to non-county status.
(N.C. St. Recs., 24:ch. 34/pp. 830-832)
26 May 1790
The United States created the Territory of the United States South of the
River Ohio (Southwest Territory), covering the territory ceded in April by North Carolina (area of
present Tennessee and a small area of North Carolina). GREENE became a county in the Southwest
Territory.
(Terr. Papers U.S., 4:18-19; U.S. Stat., vol. 1, ch. 14[1790], p.
123)
15 Jun 1792
GREENE lost to creation of JEFFERSON and KNOX.
(Terr. Papers U.S., 4:448-449)
07 May 1793
GREENE exchanged with JEFFERSON.
(Terr. Papers U.S., 4:455-456)
01 Jun 1796
GREENE became a county in the newly-established state of Tennessee.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 1, ch. 47[1796], pp. 491-492; Folmsbee, Corlew, and
Mitchell 110)
09 Oct 1797
GREENE lost to creation of COCKE.
(Tenn. Acts 1797, 2d assy., 1st sess., ch. 8, sec. 1/p. 124)
02 Jan 1799
GREENE lost to COCKE.
(Tenn. Acts 1798, 2d assy., 2d sess., ch. 13/p. 168)
11 Sep 1806
GREENE lost to HAWKINS.
(Scott, ch. 53/p. 975)
c. Dec 1835
Legislature authorized creation of POWELL from GREENE and
three other counties, dependent on local referendum; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 29, secs. 1-3/pp.
129-130)
c. Jan 1838
Legislature again authorized creation of POWELL from GREENE and three other
counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 192, secs. 1-3, 15-16/pp. 277, 280-281
and ch. 199, sec. 4/p. 291)
c. Nov 1839
Legislature again authorized creation of POWELL from GREENE and three other
counties; this creation was disallowed by the Tennessee Supreme Court in 1841.
(Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 15, secs. 1-2, 4-5, 16/pp. 25-27, 30;
"Bradley v. Commissioners" in Tenn. Rpts., 21:428-433 [Humphreys, vol. 2])
04 Feb 1848
GREENE lost to COCKE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1847, 27th assy., ch. 145/p. 226)
02 Mar 1854
Legislature again authorized creation of POWELL from GREENE and three other
counties; creation did not take effect. It is unclear whether any of WASHINGTON was actually
included within the boundaries as described.
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 89, secs. 1-3, 8, 10, 14/pp.
158-163)
07 Dec 1869
Legislature again authorized creation of POWELL from GREENE and three other
counties; creation did not take effect; boundary description was identical to that proposed in
1854.
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 30, secs. 1-2, 4,
11-12, 19-20/pp. 33-38; McBride, 9)
05 Apr 1881
GREENE gained from UNICOI and WASHINGTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 145/p. 194)
18 Mar 1891
GREENE lost to WASHINGTON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 142/p. 313)
14 May 1895
GREENE lost to WASHINGTON to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 176/p. 375)
28 Feb 1972
GREENE gained from WASHINGTON to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1972, 87th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 450/p. 19)
13 Apr 1973
GREENE gained from WASHINGTON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1973, 88th assy., 1st reg. sess., pub., ch. 79, sec. 1/p.
186)
19 Apr 1973
GREENE lost to WASHINGTON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1973, 88th assy., 1st reg. sess., pub., ch. 102, sec. 1/p.
274)
17 Apr 1980
GREENE lost small areas to WASHINGTON [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1980, 91st assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 795, sec. 1/p.
918)
22 Apr 1982
GREENE lost to WASHINGTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown
not mapped; map depicts net changes in GREENE-WASHINGTON line 1891-1982].
(Tenn. Acts 1982, 92d assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 855/p. 514)
GRUNDY
27 May 1844
GRUNDY created from COFFEE and WARREN.
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 204, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 230-231;
Nicholson, 18)
30 Jan 1846
GRUNDY gained from COFFEE [overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, December
1848].
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 134/p. 211)
01 Dec 1848
GRUNDY lost to COFFEE when Tennessee Supreme Court ruled act of 30 January
1846 unconstitutional and void.
("Gotcher v. Burrows" in Tenn. Rpts., 28:585-591 [Humphreys, vol.
9])
02 Feb 1850
GRUNDY exchanged with WARREN to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped]; GRUNDY lost to COFFEE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 79/p. 260)
02 Feb 1852
GRUNDY lost to COFFEE to accommodate local residents [repealed 3 March 1854;
location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 262/p. 429)
03 Mar 1854
GRUNDY gained from COFFEE to accommodate local residents [repealed act of 2
February 1852; locations unknown, not mapped]; GRUNDY gained from MARION.
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 181/p. 250)
27 Feb 1856
GRUNDY gained from MARION [overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, September
1858]; GRUNDY lost to COFFEE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 248/p. 503)
09 Dec 1857
GRUNDY lost to FRANKLIN to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1857_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 11, secs. 1, 13-15/pp. 7, 11;
Raulston and Livingood, 91-92; Robnett, 58)
04 Mar 1858
GRUNDY lost to SEQUATCHIE.
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 47, secs. 1-11/pp. 57-59 and ch.
83, sec. 3/p. 91)
20 Mar 1858
GRUNDY lost to WARREN to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 83, secs. 1-4, 8-9/pp.
91-93)
01 Sep 1858
GRUNDY lost to MARION when Tennessee Supreme Court overturned act of 27
February 1856.
("Marion County v. Grundy County" in Tenn. Rpts., 37:490-493 [Sneed, vol.
5])
05 May 1870
GRUNDY gained from MARION by authority of article 10, section 4 of the 1870
Tennessee State Constitution.
(Laska, 137-138, 161; Swindler, 9:184)
24 Mar 1873
Legislature authorized COFFEE to gain from GRUNDY to accommodate local
residents, dependent on local referendum [local action unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 73/p. 107)
26 Mar 1877
GRUNDY lost to COFFEE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 131/p. 157)
31 Mar 1879
GRUNDY gained small areas from COFFEE and FRANKLIN [changes too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1879_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 235/p. 276)
05 Apr 1881
GRUNDY lost to FRANKLIN to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 107/p. 137)
18 Mar 1891
GRUNDY lost small area to FRANKLIN [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1891_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 143/p. 314)
30 Mar 1891
GRUNDY gained from FRANKLIN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 228/p. 444)
29 Apr 1897
Boundary between GRUNDY and MARION adjusted at town of Monteagle [not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 312/p. 658)
15 Apr 1903
Boundary between GRUNDY and MARION adjusted [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1903_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 448/p. 1265)
13 Apr 1905
GRUNDY lost to COFFEE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 374/p. 779)
18 Apr 1927
GRUNDY lost to FRANKLIN to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1927_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 324/p. 948)
02 Jul 1931
GRUNDY lost to WARREN to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1931_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 774, secs. 1-2/pp.
2050-2052)
11 Mar 1947
GRUNDY lost to WARREN to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1947, 75th assy., priv., ch. 629/p. 2690)
HAMBLEN
19 Jul 1870
HAMBLEN created from GRAINGER and JEFFERSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 6, secs. 1-2, 5, 17/pp. 15,
17, 22; Historic Hamblen, 18)
24 Jan 1871
HAMBLEN gained from HAWKINS.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 92/p. 115)
16 Dec 1871
HAMBLEN exchanged with HAWKINS to accommodate local residents [small part of
HAMBLEN's gain from HAWKINS repealed 19 March 1883].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 91/p. 82; Tenn. Acts 1872,
37th assy., call sess., ch. 19/p. 42)
24 Mar 1873
HAMBLEN gained from HAWKINS to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 69/p. 103)
24 Mar 1875
HAMBLEN gained small area from JEFFERSON [repealed 22 March 1877; change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1875_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1875, 39th assy., ch. 140, secs. 1-5/pp. 228-230)
22 Mar 1877
HAMBLEN lost small area to JEFFERSON [repealed act of 24 March 1875; change
too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1877_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 44, secs. 1, 7/pp. 59,
62)
26 Mar 1877
HAMBLEN gained from HAWKINS to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 137/p. 162)
14 Feb 1879
Boundary between HAMBLEN and JEFFERSON redefined [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 18/p. 34)
19 Mar 1883
HAMBLEN lost to HAWKINS to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 16
December 1871; change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes
1883_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 107/p. 135)
26 Mar 1883
HAMBLEN lost to COCKE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 118/p. 164)
27 Mar 1883
HAMBLEN gained from HAWKINS to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 159/p. 208)
28 Feb 1887
HAMBLEN gained from HAWKINS to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 30/p. 102)
27 Feb 1889
HAMBLEN gained from HAWKINS to accommodate local resident [repealed 1 April
1893; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 33/p. 61)
29 Mar 1889
HAMBLEN gained from HAWKINS to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 154/p. 295)
04 Apr 1889
HAMBLEN gained from JEFFERSON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 189/p. 372)
01 Apr 1893
HAMBLEN lost to HAWKINS to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 27
February 1889; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 83/p. 109)
13 May 1895
HAMBLEN exchanged with HAWKINS to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped; map depicts net changes in HAMBLEN-HAWKINS line 1873-1895].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 189/p. 386)
22 Apr 1899
HAMBLEN exchanged with JEFFERSON to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 385/p. 893)
13 May 1937
HAMBLEN gained from JEFFERSON to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped; map depicts net changes in HAMBLEN-JEFFERSON line 1889-1937].
(Tenn. Acts 1937, 70th assy., priv., ch. 471/p. 1526)
HAMILTON
25 Oct 1819
HAMILTON created from RHEA and all of Non-County Area 8.
(Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 41/p. 55)
10 Nov 1821
HAMILTON gained from RHEA, lost to BLEDSOE [gain from RHEA is an estimated
line].
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 169/p.
163)
31 Dec 1829
Boundary of HAMILTON with BLEDSOE and MARION adjusted [not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1829, 18th assy., priv., ch. 141/p. 109)
08 Nov 1833
HAMILTON exchanged with MARION, lost to McMINN and RHEA.
(Tenn. Acts 1833, 20th assy., pub., ch. 16/pp. 10-12)
17 Feb 1836
HAMILTON lost to MARION [repealed 4 February 1842].
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 135/p. 263)
04 Feb 1842
HAMILTON gained from MARION [repealed act of 17 February 1836].
(Tenn. Acts 1841, 24th assy., 1st sess., ch. 179/p. 208)
04 Feb 1850
HAMILTON lost to RHEA to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1850_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 82/p. 267)
21 Sep 1857
HAMILTON gained from BLEDSOE and MARION.
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 162, secs. 3-4/p. 246)
09 Dec 1857
HAMILTON lost to creation of SEQUATCHIE.
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 11, secs. 1, 13-15/pp. 7, 11;
Raulston and Livingood, 91-92; Robnett, 58)
13 Dec 1867
HAMILTON lost to RHEA to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 23/p. 24)
18 Feb 1871
HAMILTON lost to creation of JAMES.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 66, secs. 1-2, 4-6/pp. 90-92;
Donnelly, 6)
25 Mar 1879
HAMILTON lost to JAMES (extinct) to accommodate local residents [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1879_pt. for location];
HAMILTON lost to RHEA to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp.
174-177)
05 Apr 1881
HAMILTON lost to BLEDSOE to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 143/p. 191)
28 Mar 1883
HAMILTON gained from SEQUATCHIE to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 82/p. 76)
29 Mar 1889
HAMILTON lost to RHEA to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 140/p. 278)
29 Mar 1893
HAMILTON gained from JAMES (extinct).
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 47/p. 63)
20 Apr 1901
HAMILTON gained small area from JAMES (extinct) [change too small to display
on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1901_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 488/p. 1160)
30 Mar 1917
HAMILTON gained small area from MARION [repealed 28 January 1919; change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1917_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 366/p. 1116)
by 1 Jun 1917
HAMILTON gained from MARION [repealed 28 January
1919].
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 477/p. 1499)
28 Jan 1919
HAMILTON lost to MARION [repealed acts of 30 March 1917 and by 1 June
1917].
(Tenn. Acts 1919, 61st assy., priv., ch. 44/p. 78)
05 Jan 1920
HAMILTON gained all of JAMES (extinct); JAMES eliminated.
(Tenn. Acts 1919, 61st assy., priv., ch. 695, secs. 1-6/pp. 2129-2133;
Donnelly, 20; McBride, 13-14)
01 Feb 1957
Boundary between HAMILTON and BRADLEY clarified to legalize line in use
since 1919 and to eliminate confusion surrounding the act of 14 April 1919 which did not take effect
[no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1957, 80th assy., priv., ch. 16/p. 89; Donnelly, 28-31)
21 Apr 1980
HAMILTON lost small area to BRADLEY [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1980, 91st assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 801/p. 933)
01 Apr 1982
HAMILTON lost to RHEA to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1982_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1982, 92d assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 682/p. 236)
HANCOCK
07 Jan 1844
Legislature authorized creation of HANCOCK from CLAIBORNE and HAWKINS;
Chancery Court of HAWKINS halted organization of HANCOCK on constitutional grounds; creation did not
take effect [not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 71, secs. 1-2, 4, 16-17/pp. 87-88, 91;
"Ford v. Farmer" in Tenn. Rpts., 28:151-161 [Humphreys, vol. 9])
29 Jan 1846
HANCOCK created from CLAIBORNE and HAWKINS; creation upheld by Tennessee
Supreme Court, September 1848.
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 126/p. 200; "Ford v. Farmer" in Tenn.
Rpts., 28:151-161 [Humphreys, vol. 9])
27 Feb 1852
HANCOCK lost to HAWKINS to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1852_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 302/p. 573)
06 Dec 1866
HANCOCK gained from HAWKINS to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1866, 34th assy., 2d adj. sess., pub., ch. 9/p. 9)
07 Mar 1868
HANCOCK exchanged with HAWKINS to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 60/p. 75)
28 Feb 1870
HANCOCK gained from HAWKINS to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 88/p. 105)
16 Dec 1871
HANCOCK lost to HAWKINS [overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, September
1885].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 91/p. 82; Tenn. Acts 1872,
37th assy., call sess., ch. 19/p. 42)
28 Feb 1873
HANCOCK lost to HAWKINS to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 14/p. 15)
26 Mar 1877
HANCOCK gained from HAWKINS to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 140/p. 166)
26 Mar 1879
HANCOCK lost to HAWKINS [repealed 11 March 1881].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 161/p. 204)
01 Apr 1879
HANCOCK exchanged with HAWKINS [repealed 11 March 1881].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 258/p. 298)
11 Mar 1881
HANCOCK gained from HAWKINS [repealed act of 26 March 1879]; HANCOCK
exchanged with HAWKINS [repealed act of 1 April 1879].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 6/p. 8; ch. 5/p. 7)
04 Apr 1881
HANCOCK gained from HAWKINS to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 86/p. 97)
09 Mar 1883
HANCOCK gained from HAWKINS to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 44/p. 49)
02 Apr 1885
HANCOCK gained from HAWKINS to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 64/p. 118)
in Sep 1885
HANCOCK gained from HAWKINS when Tennessee Supreme Court overturned act of
16 December 1871.
("Hancock County v. Hawkins County" in Tenn. Rpts., 83:266-273)
04 Apr 1889
HANCOCK gained small area from HAWKINS [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1889_pt. for location]; HANCOCK lost small area
to HAWKINS to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 203/p. 397)
23 Mar 1891
HANCOCK gained from GRAINGER to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 154/p. 329)
14 May 1895
HANCOCK lost to CLAIBORNE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 195/p. 391)
02 Feb 1897
HANCOCK exchanged with HAWKINS along entire boundary when line was
resurveyed and relocated. HANCOCK apparently lost small area to GRAINGER.
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 193/p. 409)
17 Mar 1899
HANCOCK exchanged with CLAIBORNE to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 132/p. 218)
07 Apr 1899
HANCOCK exchanged with HAWKINS to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 208/p. 441)
02 Apr 1903
HANCOCK lost to GRAINGER to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 527/p. 1405)
05 Apr 1911
HANCOCK lost to GRAINGER to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 245/p. 637)
30 Jan 1917
HANCOCK gained from CLAIBORNE to accommodate local residents [repealed 15
April 1949; locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 36/p. 111)
15 Apr 1919
HANCOCK gained from GRAINGER; HANCOCK lost to GRAINGER to accommodate local
resident [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1919, 61st assy., priv., ch. 674/p. 2036)
04 Apr 1935
HANCOCK lost to HAWKINS to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 301/p. 667)
18 Feb 1937
HANCOCK lost to HAWKINS to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1937, 70th assy., priv., ch. 209/p. 679)
15 Apr 1949
HANCOCK lost to CLAIBORNE to accommodate local residents [repealed act of 30
January 1917; locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1949, 76th assy., priv., ch. 891/p. 2889)
HANES (proposed)
19 Mar 1877
Legislature authorized creation of HANES from BENTON, CARROLL, DECATUR, and
HENDERSON; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 14, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 21-22;
McBride, 9)
HANOVER (proposed)
16 Jan 1844
Legislature authorized creation of HANOVER from FAYETTE and SHELBY; creation
did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 123, secs. 1, 5, 10/pp. 153-156;
McBride, 8)
HARDEMAN
16 Oct 1823
HARDEMAN created from Non-County Area 12 attached to MADISON.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 108, secs. 1, 5-6/pp.
113-114)
30 Oct 1823
Non-County Area 13 detached from SHELBY, attached to HARDEMAN for
administrative and judicial purposes.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 129/p. 131)
13 Nov 1823
HARDEMAN boundaries clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 206/p. 184)
29 Sep 1824
HARDEMAN lost Non-County Area 13 attachment to creation of FAYETTE;
Non-County Area 13 eliminated ending its attachment to HARDEMAN.
(Tenn. Acts 1824, 15th assy., 2d sess., ch. 36, sec. 1/p. 46)
31 Jan 1846
Legislature authorized creation of HATCHEE from HARDEMAN and McNAIRY;
creation did not take effect [precise boundaries are not described; not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 206, secs. 1, 3, 17-18/pp. 313-316;
McBride, 8)
09 Dec 1857
HARDEMAN lost to McNAIRY to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 11, secs. 1, 13-15/pp. 7, 11;
Raulston and Livingood, 91-92; Robnett, 58)
20 Dec 1870
Legislature authorized creation of BELL from FAYETTE, HARDEMAN, and McNAIRY;
voided by Tennessee Supreme Court, 8 June 1871.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 16, secs. 1-2,4/pp. 15-16;
"Cocke v. Gooch" in Tenn. Rpts., 52:294; Bejach, 24-37)
23 Mar 1875
Legislature authorized creation of WISDOM from HARDEMAN and three other
counties; creation did not take effect. CHESTER was created in this same general area in
1882.
(Tenn. Acts 1875, 39th assy., ch. 68, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 83-84; McBride,
9)
in Apr 1882
HARDEMAN lost to creation of CHESTER.
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 42, secs. 1-2, 4, 15/pp.
59-60, 63; Goodspeed [E], 808; "John Brown et al. v. Joel F. Hamlett et al." in Tenn. Rpts.,
76:731-738)
09 Mar 1883
HARDEMAN gained from CHESTER to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 41/p. 47)
28 Mar 1883
HARDEMAN gained from FAYETTE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 125/p. 171)
09 Apr 1885
HARDEMAN gained from CHESTER to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 109/p. 208)
16 Mar 1889
HARDEMAN gained from CHESTER to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 54/p. 86)
25 Mar 1893
HARDEMAN gained from CHESTER to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 30/p. 37)
29 Mar 1893
HARDEMAN gained from McNAIRY to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 44/p. 56)
13 Apr 1907
HARDEMAN lost to FAYETTE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1907, 55th assy., ch. 429/p. 1459)
15 Apr 1907
HARDEMAN lost to MADISON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1907, 55th assy., ch. 570/p. 1947)
02 Jul 1931
HARDEMAN lost small area to MADISON [repealed 11 March 1957].
(Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 726/p. 1952)
11 Mar 1957
HARDEMAN gained small area from MADISON [repealed act of 2 July
1931].
(Tenn. Acts 1957, 80th assy., priv., ch. 152/p. 445)
HARDIN
13 Nov 1819
HARDIN created from Non-County Area 4.
(Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 6/p. 33)
24 Nov 1819
HARDIN lost to creation of SHELBY.
(Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 146, sec. 1/p.
172)
07 Nov 1821
HARDIN lost to creation of HENDERSON and MADISON; part of HARDIN became
Non-County Area 12 attached to MADISON, Non-County Area 13 attached to SHELBY and Non-County Area 14
attached to HARDIN [act anticipated change in HARDIN boundaries effective 1 January 1822]. All
attachments were for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 32/pp. 39-44)
01 Jan 1822
HARDIN lost to PERRY.
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 135, sec. 1/p.
132)
31 Oct 1823
HARDIN lost to HENDERSON and PERRY [act anticipated creation of McNAIRY
effective 1 January 1824].
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 137/p. 137)
01 Jan 1824
HARDIN lost Non-County Area 14 attachment to creation of McNAIRY; Non-County
Area 14 eliminated ending its attachment to HARDIN.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 96/p. 104 and ch. 206/p.
184)
01 Feb 1850
HARDIN lost to WAYNE.
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 197/p. 404)
14 Jan 1852
Legislature authorized creation of TAYLOR from HARDIN and WAYNE; creation
did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 125, secs. 1-3/pp. 175-176 and no. 17/p.
730; McBride, 8)
04 Feb 1852
Legislature authorized DECATUR to gain from HARDIN; did not take effect
[change reauthorized 25 February 1856].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 367, secs. 1-6/pp. 680-682; Tenn. Acts
1853, 30th assy., ch. 11/p. 46)
25 Feb 1856
HARDIN exchanged with DECATUR [see 4 February 1852].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 173, secs. 1-5, 8-9/pp. 264-266)
15 Mar 1858
HARDIN lost to WAYNE to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1858_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., priv., ch. 129/p. 324)
25 Feb 1867
HARDIN lost to WAYNE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1866, 34th assy., 2d adj. sess., pub., ch. 28/p. 49)
03 Dec 1867
HARDIN gained from WAYNE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 13, secs. 1-7/pp.
9-11)
01 Jan 1872
HARDIN gained from DECATUR to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped]; HARDIN lost Eagle Nest Island [in the Tennessee River] to DECATUR.
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 33/p. 31)
16 Mar 1889
HARDIN gained from McNAIRY to accommodate local resident [repealed 20 March
1893; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 61/p. 91)
29 Mar 1889
HARDIN lost to CHESTER to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1889_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 143/p. 280; repeated in ch.
255/p. 481)
06 Apr 1889
HARDIN gained from McNAIRY to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 253/p. 478)
23 Mar 1891
HARDIN lost to CHESTER to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1891_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 151/p. 325)
20 Mar 1893
HARDIN lost to McNAIRY to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 16
March 1889; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 19/p. 29)
01 Apr 1893
HARDIN lost to McNAIRY to accommodate local resident [repealed 17 March
1899; change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1893_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 53/p. 71)
17 Mar 1899
HARDIN gained from McNAIRY to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 1
April 1893; [change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes
1899_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 112/p. 190)
02 Apr 1903
HARDIN lost to HENDERSON to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 528/p. 1405)
30 Mar 1917
HARDIN lost to CHESTER to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 311/p. 958)
HATCHEE (proposed)
31 Jan 1846
Legislature authorized creation of HATCHEE from HARDEMAN and McNAIRY;
creation did not take effect [precise boundaries are not described; not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 206, secs. 1, 3, 17-18/pp. 313-316;
McBride, 8)
HAWKINS
06 Jan 1787
HAWKINS created by North Carolina from GREENE and SULLIVAN. Precise boundary
between North Carolina and Virginia remained in dispute.
(N.C. St. Recs., 24:ch. 34/pp. 830-832)
26 May 1790
The United States created the Territory of the United States South of the
River Ohio (Southwest Territory), covering the territory ceded in April by North Carolina (area of
present Tennessee). HAWKINS became a county in the Southwest Territory.
(Terr. Papers U.S., 4:18-19; U.S. Stat., vol. 1, ch. 14[1790], p.
123)
15 Jun 1792
HAWKINS lost to creation of JEFFERSON and KNOX.
(Terr. Papers U.S., 4:448-449)
22 Apr 1796
HAWKINS lost to creation of GRAINGER; all that part of HAWKINS south of
GRAINGER implicitly reverted to non-county area status, and became part of Non-County Area 2.
(Tenn. Acts 1796, 1st assy., 1st sess., ch. 28, sec. 1/p. 95)
01 Jun 1796
HAWKINS became a county in the newly-established state of Tennessee.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 1, ch. 47[1796], pp. 491-492; Folmsbee, Corlew, and
Mitchell 110)
28 Oct 1797
HAWKINS lost to GRAINGER.
(Tenn. Acts 1797, 2d assy., 1st sess., ch. 13/p. 129)
05 Jan 1799
HAWKINS gained from GRAINGER.
(Tenn. Acts 1798, 2d assy., 2d sess., ch. 21/p. 172)
06 Dec 1801
HAWKINS lost to creation of CLAIBORNE.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 46, secs. 1, 13, 17/pp. 279, 281)
11 Sep 1806
HAWKINS gained from GREENE.
(Scott, ch. 53/p. 975)
02 Nov 1809
HAWKINS lost small area to GRAINGER [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1809_pt. for location].
(Scott, ch. 29/p. 1136)
16 Oct 1815
Boundary between HAWKINS and JEFFERSON adjusted to accommodate local
resident [change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1815_pt.
for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1815, 11th assy., ch. 13/p. 14)
15 Oct 1824
HAWKINS exchanged with CLAIBORNE.
(Tenn. Acts 1824, 15th assy., 2d sess., ch. 121/p. 118)
c. Dec 1835
Legislature authorized creation of POWELL from HAWKINS
and three other counties, dependent on local referendum; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 29, secs. 1-3/pp.
129-130)
c. Jan 1838
Legislature again authorized creation of POWELL from HAWKINS and three other
counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 192, secs. 1-3, 15-16/pp. 277, 280-281
and ch. 199, sec. 4/p. 291)
c. Nov 1839
Legislature again authorized creation of POWELL from HAWKINS and three other
counties; this creation was disallowed by the Tennessee Supreme Court in 1841.
(Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 15, secs. 1-2, 4-5, 16/pp. 25-27, 30;
"Bradley v. Commissioners" in Tenn. Rpts., 21:428-433 [Humphreys, vol. 2])
07 Jan 1844
Legislature authorized creation of HANCOCK from HAWKINS and CLAIBORNE.
Chancery Court of HAWKINS halted organization of HANCOCK on constitutional grounds; creation did not
take effect [not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 71, secs. 1-2, 4, 16-17/pp. 87-88, 91;
"Ford v. Farmer" in Tenn. Rpts., 28:151-161 [Humphreys, vol. 9])
23 Dec 1845
HAWKINS gained from CLAIBORNE to accommodate local residents [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1845_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 31/p. 79)
29 Jan 1846
HAWKINS lost to creation of HANCOCK; creation upheld by Tennessee Supreme
Court, September 1848.
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 126/p. 200; "Ford v. Farmer" in Tenn.
Rpts., 28:151-161 [Humphreys, vol. 9])
12 Nov 1849
HAWKINS lost to GRAINGER to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1849_pt. for location]; HAWKINS lost
to GRAINGER to accommodate local resident [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 69/p. 223)
16 Feb 1852
HAWKINS gained from JEFFERSON [repealed 31 January 1854].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 299/p. 570)
27 Feb 1852
HAWKINS gained from HANCOCK to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1852_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 302/p. 573)
02 Jan 1854
HAWKINS gained from GRAINGER to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 144/p. 220)
31 Jan 1854
HAWKINS lost to JEFFERSON [repealed act of 16 February 1852].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 130/p. 204)
02 Mar 1854
Legislature again authorized creation of POWELL from HAWKINS and three other
counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 89, secs. 1-3, 8, 10, 14/pp.
158-163)
06 Dec 1866
HAWKINS lost to HANCOCK to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1866, 34th assy., 2d adj. sess., pub., ch. 9/p. 9)
03 Dec 1867
HAWKINS gained from GRAINGER to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 13, secs. 1-7/pp.
9-11)
07 Mar 1868
HANCOCK exchanged with HAWKINS to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 60/p. 75)
07 Dec 1869
Legislature again authorized creation of POWELL from HAWKINS and three other
counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 30, secs. 1-2, 4,
11-12, 19-20/pp. 33-38; McBride, 9)
28 Feb 1870
HAWKINS lost to HANCOCK to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 88/p. 105)
24 Jan 1871
HAWKINS lost to HAMBLEN.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 92/p. 115)
16 Dec 1871
HAWKINS gained from HANCOCK [overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, September
1885]; HAWKINS exchanged with HAMBLEN to accommodate local residents [small part of HAMBLEN's gain
from HAWKINS repealed 19 March 1883].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 91/p. 82; Tenn. Acts 1872,
37th assy., call sess., ch. 19/p. 42)
28 Feb 1873
HAWKINS gained from HANCOCK to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 14/p. 15)
24 Mar 1873
HAWKINS lost to HAMBLEN to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 86/p. 123)
26 Mar 1877
HAWKINS lost to GRAINGER, HAMBLEN, and HANCOCK to accommodate local
residents [locations unknown, not mapped]. HAWKINS lost to HAMBLEN to accommodate local resident
[location unknown, not mapped]. HAWKINS lost to HANCOCK to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 149/p. 176; ch. 137/p. 162;
ch. 140/p. 166)
26 Mar 1879
HAWKINS gained from HANCOCK [repealed 11 March 1881].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 161/p. 204)
01 Apr 1879
HAWKINS exchanged with HANCOCK [repealed 11 March 1881].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 258/p. 298)
11 Mar 1881
HAWKINS exchanged with HANCOCK [repealed act of 1 April 1879]; HAWKINS lost
to HANCOCK [repealed act of 26 March 1879].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 6/p. 8; ch. 5/p. 7)
04 Apr 1881
HAWKINS lost to HANCOCK to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 86/p. 97)
09 Mar 1883
HAWKINS lost to HANCOCK to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 44/p. 49)
19 Mar 1883
HAWKINS gained from HAMBLEN to accommodate local resident [repealed act of
16 December 1871; change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes
1883_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 107/p. 135)
27 Mar 1883
HAWKINS lost to HAMBLEN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 159/p. 208)
02 Apr 1885
HAWKINS lost to HANCOCK to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 64/p. 118)
in Sep 1885
HAWKINS lost to HANCOCK when Tennessee Supreme Court overturned act of 16
December 1871.
("Hancock County v. Hawkins County" in Tenn. Rpts., 83:266-273)
28 Feb 1887
HAWKINS lost to HAMBLEN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 30/p. 102)
27 Feb 1889
HAWKINS lost to HAMBLEN to accommodate local resident [repealed 1 April
1893; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 33/p. 61)
29 Mar 1889
HAWKINS lost to HAMBLEN to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 154/p. 295)
04 Apr 1889
HAWKINS gained from HANCOCK to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped]; HAWKINS lost small area to HANCOCK [change too small to display on interactive
map; shapefile users see small_changes 1889_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 203/p. 397)
01 Apr 1893
HAWKINS gained from HAMBLEN to accommodate local resident [repealed act of
27 February 1889; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 83/p. 109)
13 May 1895
HAWKINS exchanged HAMBLEN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped; map depicts net changes in HAWKINS-HAMBLEN line 1873-1895].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 189/p. 386)
02 Feb 1897
HAWKINS exchanged with HANCOCK along entire boundary when line was
resurveyed and relocated.
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 193/p. 409)
07 Apr 1899
HAWKINS exchanged with HANCOCK to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 208/p. 441)
04 Apr 1935
HAWKINS gained from HANCOCK to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 301/p. 667)
18 Feb 1937
HAWKINS gained from HANCOCK to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1937, 70th assy., priv., ch. 209/p. 679)
HAYWOOD
01 Jan 1824
HAYWOOD created from all of Non-County Area 12 attached to MADISON;
Non-County Area 12 eliminated.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 145/p. 142 and ch.
206/p.184)
24 Nov 1835
HAYWOOD lost to creation of LAUDERDALE.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 28, sec. 1/p.
125)
20 Dec 1845
Legislature authorized creation of CROCKETT from HAYWOOD and three other
counties; in October 1846, Circuit Court Judge in MADISON decreed CROCKETT's creation
unconstitutional; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 25, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 66-67; Goodspeed
[F], 832; HRS Tenn., Crockett, 3-4)
24 Feb 1852
Legislature again authorized creation of CROCKETT from HAYWOOD and three
other counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 219, sec. 1/p. 327; ch. 195, secs. 1-2,
14/pp. 288, 292 and no. 17/p. 730; HRS Tenn., Crockett, 4; McBride, 8)
04 Mar 1858
HAYWOOD lost to MADISON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 47, secs. 1-11/pp. 57-59 and ch.
83, sec. 3/p. 91)
25 Jan 1866
Legislature again authorized creation of CROCKETT from HAYWOOD and three
other counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1865, 34th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 19, secs. 2-3/p. 25; HRS
Tenn., Crockett, 4)
07 Mar 1868
HAYWOOD lost to LAUDERDALE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 60/p. 75)
07 Dec 1869
HAYWOOD lost to LAUDERDALE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 30, secs. 1-2, 4,
11-12, 19-20/pp. 33-38; McBride, 9)
17 Jun 1870
HAYWOOD lost to LAUDERDALE.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 12/p. 27)
07 Jul 1870
Legislature again authorized creation of CROCKETT from HAYWOOD and three
other counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 89, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 138-139;
Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 26/p. 31; HRS Tenn., Crockett, 4-5)
19 Feb 1872
HAYWOOD lost to creation of CROCKETT.
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 132, secs. 1-2, 4/pp.
148-150; HRS Tenn., Crockett, 5-6)
30 Mar 1917
HAYWOOD lost to LAUDERDALE.
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 320/p. 969)
26 Jun 1931
HAYWOOD gained from LAUDERDALE.
(Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 549/p. 1457)
HENDERSON
07 Nov 1821
HENDERSON created from HARDIN and Non-County Area 4.
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 32, sec. 9/p.
42)
31 Oct 1823
HENDERSON gained from HARDIN [act anticipated creation of McNAIRY effective
1 January 1824].
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 137/p. 137)
13 Nov 1823
HENDERSON boundaries clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 206/p. 184)
06 Apr 1846
HENDERSON lost to creation of DECATUR.
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 7, secs. 11-12, 18/pp. 38-39 and ch. 62,
secs. 1, 7-8/pp. 122-123)
01 Dec 1847
HENDERSON gained from DECATUR.
(Tenn. Acts 1847, 27th assy., ch. 15/p. 44)
08 Nov 1849
Boundary between HENDERSON and DECATUR clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 92/p. 283)
24 Feb 1852
Legislature authorized creation of CHRISTIAN from HENDERSON and three other
counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 219, sec. 1/p. 327; ch. 195, secs. 1-2,
14/pp. 288, 292 and no. 17/p. 730; HRS Tenn., Crockett, 4; McBride, 8)
25 Feb 1856
HENDERSON lost to DECATUR to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 173, secs. 1-5, 8-9/pp. 264-266)
25 Feb 1869
HENDERSON lost small area to MADISON. Legislature authorized creation of
GRANT from HENDERSON and three other counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 39, secs. 1-3, 5, 15/pp.
53-54, 56; McBride, 8)
06 Jun 1870
Legislature authorized creation of ETHERIDGE from HENDERSON and four other
counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 3, secs. 1-2, 4-7/pp. 9-12;
McBride, 8)
24 Mar 1873
HENDERSON lost to DECATUR to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 100/p. 134)
23 Mar 1875
Legislature authorized creation of WISDOM from HENDERSON and three other
counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1875, 39th assy., ch. 68, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 83-84; McBride,
9)
19 Mar 1877
Legislature authorized creation of HANES from HENDERSON and three other
counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 14, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 21-22;
McBride, 9)
05 Apr 1881
HENDERSON gained small area from DECATUR [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 130/p. 180)
in Apr 1882
HENDERSON lost to creation of CHESTER.
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 42, secs. 1-2, 4, 15/pp.
59-60, 63; Goodspeed [E], 808; "John Brown et al. v. Joel F. Hamlett et al." in Tenn. Rpts.,
76:731-738)
14 Mar 1883
HENDERSON lost to CARROLL to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 56/p. 57)
18 Feb 1885
HENDERSON lost to DECATUR to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped; map depicts net changes in HENDERSON-DECATUR line 1856-1885].
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 13/p. 55)
09 Feb 1893
HENDERSON lost to CARROLL.
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 3/p. 4)
05 Apr 1893
Legislature authorized CHESTER to gain from HENDERSON; gain did not take
effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 81/p. 108)
25 Mar 1903
HENDERSON lost to MADISON to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 186/p. 428)
02 Apr 1903
HENDERSON gained from HARDIN to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 528/p. 1405)
04 Apr 1905
HENDERSON lost to CHESTER to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1905_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 161/p. 352)
13 Apr 1972
HENDERSON lost to CHESTER to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1972, 87th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 738/p. 927)
HENRY
07 Nov 1821
HENRY created from Non-County Area 4, Non-County Area 11 attached to HENRY
for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 32, secs. 1-2/p.
39)
21 Oct 1823
HENRY lost part of Non-County Area 11 attachment to creation of
WEAKLEY.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 112/p. 117)
24 Oct 1823
HENRY lost Non-County Area 11 attachment to creation of OBION.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 114/p. 119)
13 Nov 1823
HENRY boundaries clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 206/p. 184)
15 Feb 1836
HENRY lost to BENTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 70/p. 201)
12 Dec 1867
HENRY lost to CARROLL to accommodate local residents [repealed 9 December
1869; change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1867_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 20/p. 20)
09 Dec 1869
HENRY gained from CARROLL to accommodate local residents [repealed act of 12
December 1867; change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes
1869_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 32/p. 40)
06 Apr 1881
HENRY gained from BENTON [repealed 9 April 1885; location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 161/p. 218)
09 Apr 1885
HENRY lost to BENTON [repealed act of 6 April 1881; location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 152/p. 263)
30 Mar 1891
HENRY gained from BENTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 200/p. 408)
HICKMAN
01 Jan 1808
HICKMAN created from DICKSON and Non-County Area 3.
(Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 44/p. 79)
21 Oct 1817
HICKMAN lost to creation of LAWRENCE.
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 42/p. 48)
24 Nov 1817
HICKMAN lost to creation of WAYNE; act was technically not valid, but
citizens proceeded with the organization of the county [see 8 October 1819 for
reauthorization].
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 174, sec. 1/p. 209)
26 Nov 1819
Boundary of HICKMAN with LAWRENCE and WAYNE redefined [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 149/p.
176)
08 Nov 1821
HICKMAN gained from LAWRENCE and WAYNE.
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 150, sec. 1/p.
146)
17 Aug 1822
HICKMAN lost to LAWRENCE and WAYNE.
(Tenn. Acts 1822, 14th assy., 2d sess., ch. 96/p. 83)
02 Feb 1836
HICKMAN lost to HUMPHREYS.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 46, secs. 1-2/pp.
173-174)
24 Jan 1838
HICKMAN gained from MAURY.
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 211/p. 311)
21 Dec 1843
HICKMAN lost to creation of LEWIS.
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 38, secs. 1-4/pp. 41-42; Tenn. Acts
1851, 29th assy., no. 17/p. 730)
c. Apr 1846
HICKMAN lost to PERRY.
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 62, secs. 4-5/pp. 122-123)
25 Feb 1852
Legislature authorized PERRY to gain from HICKMAN; gain did not take effect
[no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 189/p. 271)
20 Feb 1854
HICKMAN gained from MAURY to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 92/p. 173)
10 Mar 1854
Legislature authorized PERRY to gain from HICKMAN; gain did not take effect
[no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 138/p. 217)
01 Nov 1855
HICKMAN lost to LEWIS to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 55/p. 63)
15 Mar 1858
HICKMAN gained from MAURY to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., priv., ch. 129/p. 324)
07 Mar 1860
HICKMAN lost small area to PERRY [change too small to display on interactive
map; shapefile users see small_changes 1860_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 100, secs. 1-14/pp.
368-370)
19 Mar 1860
HICKMAN lost to LEWIS to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 135, secs. 1-13/pp.
438-440)
25 Feb 1867
HICKMAN lost to PERRY to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1866, 34th assy., 2d adj. sess., pub., ch. 28/p. 49)
07 Mar 1868
HICKMAN lost to PERRY to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 60/p. 75)
19 Feb 1869
HICKMAN gained part of LEWIS when LEWIS was eliminated [repealed 7 December
1869]; HICKMAN lost to PERRY to accommodate local residents [repealed 28 February 1870; locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 31/p. 38)
07 Dec 1869
HICKMAN lost to re-creation of LEWIS.
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 30, secs. 1-2, 4,
11-12, 19-20/pp. 33-38; McBride, 9)
28 Feb 1870
HICKMAN gained from PERRY to accommodate local residents [repealed act of 19
February 1869; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 88/p. 105)
15 Dec 1871
HICKMAN lost to LEWIS to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1871_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 103/p. 117)
14 Mar 1883
HICKMAN lost to MAURY to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1883_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 59/p. 59)
19 Mar 1883
HICKMAN lost to DICKSON to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 87/p. 86)
28 Feb 1889
HICKMAN lost to LEWIS to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 37/p. 66)
26 Mar 1889
HICKMAN lost to WILLIAMSON to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 133/p. 271)
19 Mar 1897
HICKMAN lost to LEWIS.
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 270/p. 592)
17 Apr 1899
HICKMAN gained small area from LEWIS [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1899_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 264/p. 605)
16 Apr 1901
HICKMAN lost to DICKSON to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 300/p. 685)
10 Feb 1903
HICKMAN gained from PERRY to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped; map depicts net changes in HICKMAN-PERRY line 1867-1903].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 53/p. 94)
HOUSTON
23 Feb 1871
HOUSTON created from DICKSON, HUMPHREYS, and STEWART.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 46, secs. 1-2, 4, 18, 20/pp.
49-51, 55; McClain, Iris H., 1-2)
in Dec 1874
HOUSTON lost to HUMPHREYS.
("Humphreys County v. Houston County" in Tenn. Rpts., 63:591-599)
24 Mar 1885
HOUSTON gained from DICKSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 69/p. 125)
15 Feb 1909
HOUSTON lost to DICKSON to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 57/p. 169)
25 Feb 1909
HOUSTON lost to STEWART.
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 126, secs. 1-3/pp. 447-449)
05 Mar 1937
HOUSTON exchanged with DICKSON to accommodate local residents [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1937_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1937, 70th assy., priv., ch. 403/p. 1262)
HUMPHREYS
19 Oct 1809
HUMPHREYS created from STEWART and Non-County Area 3.
(Scott, ch. 31/p. 1138)
22 Nov 1809
HUMPHREYS gained from DICKSON.
(Scott, ch. 97/p. 1189)
15 Nov 1819
HUMPHREYS gained from Non-County Area 4.
(Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 2/p. 28)
26 Jul 1820
HUMPHREYS gained from Non-County Area 6; HUMPHREYS lost to PERRY and
STEWART.
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 90/p. 86; ch.
125/p. 128)
22 Nov 1823
HUMPHREYS gained from STEWART.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 251/p. 215)
01 Jan 1836
HUMPHREYS lost to creation of BENTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 30, secs. 1-2/p.
134)
02 Feb 1836
HUMPHREYS gained from DICKSON and HICKMAN.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 46, secs. 1-2/pp.
173-174)
15 Feb 1840
HUMPHREYS gained from STEWART.
(Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 76/p. 158)
07 Mar 1868
HUMPHREYS lost to PERRY to accommodate local resident [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 60/p. 75)
23 Feb 1871
HUMPHREYS lost to creation of HOUSTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 46, secs. 1-2, 4, 18, 20/pp.
49-51, 55; McClain, Iris H., 1-2)
in Dec 1874
HUMPHREYS gained from HOUSTON.
("Humphreys County v. Houston County" in Tenn. Rpts., 63:591-599)
10 Mar 1879
HUMPHREYS gained from PERRY.
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 57/p. 77)
19 Mar 1883
HUMPHREYS lost to DICKSON to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1883_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 93/p. 92)
22 Apr 1935
HUMPHREYS lost White Oak Island to BENTON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 730/p. 1927)
JACKSON
06 Nov 1801
JACKSON created from SMITH.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 48, secs. 1-2/pp. 281-282)
14 Nov 1801
JACKSON gained from Non-County Area 2; act anticipated creations of ANDERSON
and ROANE which did not become effective until 13 December 1801 and 20 December 1801,
respectively.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 37/p. 270)
28 Oct 1805
JACKSON gained from SMITH.
(Tenn. Acts 1805, 6th assy., 1st sess., ch. 67/p. 72)
11 Sep 1806
JACKSON lost to creation of OVERTON and WHITE.
(Scott, ch. 27, sec. 8/p. 950)
01 Dec 1813
JACKSON lost to WHITE.
(Tenn. Acts 1813, 10th assy., ch. 97/p. 123)
01 Jan 1820
JACKSON gained from WHITE.
(Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 63/p. 70)
13 Jan 1838
JACKSON was authorized to lose to creation of DEKALB, but boundary
description does not appear to include any portion of JACKSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 2, secs. 1-2, 18/pp. 7-8, 11 and Tenn.
Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 199, sec. 3/p. 291)
02 Feb 1842
JACKSON lost to creation of PUTNAM.
(Tenn. Acts 1841, 24th assy., 1st sess., ch. 169, sec. 1/p. 186)
in Mar 1845
JACKSON gained part of PUTNAM; PUTNAM eliminated when OVERTON Chancery Court
declared PUTNAM to have been unconstitutionally established.
(DeLozier, 21; McBride, 11; Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 75/p.
141)
09 Dec 1847
JACKSON lost small area to OVERTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1847, 27th assy., ch. 36/p. 65)
17 Jan 1850
JACKSON exchanged with SMITH.
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 80, secs. 1, 11/pp. 261, 264)
09 Feb 1850
Legislature authorized MACON to gain from JACKSON [no evidence that gain
took effect; no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 90/p. 282)
11 Feb 1854
JACKSON lost to the re-creation of PUTNAM.
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 320, secs. 1-2, 10, 21, 24-25/pp.
744-754)
07 Mar 1860
JACKSON gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 100, secs. 1-14/pp.
368-370)
23 May 1866
JACKSON lost to MACON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1865, 34th assy., 2d sess., priv., ch. 104/p. 293)
18 Feb 1867
Boundary between JACKSON and MACON clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1866, 34th assy., 2d adj. sess., pub., ch. 23/p. 23)
27 Feb 1869
JACKSON lost to SMITH to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 43/p. 64)
29 Jun 1870
JACKSON gained from OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 62/p. 98)
07 Dec 1870
JACKSON lost to creation of CLAY.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 29, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 51-52;
Moore and Foster, 1:843)
24 Mar 1873
JACKSON lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 66/p. 101)
26 Mar 1877
JACKSON lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 148/p. 175)
09 Mar 1883
JACKSON gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 47/p. 51)
28 Mar 1883
JACKSON gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 175/p. 250)
24 Mar 1885
JACKSON gained from CLAY to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 55/p. 111)
23 Mar 1887
JACKSON lost Brimstone Island to CLAY [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1887_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 102/p. 192)
26 Mar 1889
JACKSON exchanged with PUTNAM to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 109/p. 214)
10 Apr 1893
JACKSON lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 102/p. 209)
06 May 1895
JACKSON lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 116/p. 187)
03 Apr 1901
JACKSON lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1901_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 262/p. 573)
30 Jan 1903
JACKSON lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 23/p. 51)
30 Jan 1905
JACKSON lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 9/p. 21)
07 Apr 1905
JACKSON lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 197/p. 415; ch. 198/p. 416; ch. 199/p.
417)
08 Apr 1905
JACKSON exchanged with PUTNAM to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 238/p. 512; ch. 239/p. 513)
17 Apr 1905
JACKSON lost to SMITH to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 505/p. 1117)
06 Mar 1909
JACKSON gained from CLAY to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 167/p. 596; repeated in ch. 306/p.
1118)
03 Jul 1911
JACKSON gained from CLAY to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 530/p. 1592)
04 Jul 1911
JACKSON gained from CLAY to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 575/p. 1722)
22 Apr 1933
JACKSON exchanged with PUTNAM to accommodate local residents [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1933_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 711/p. 1672; ch. 712/p.
1673)
08 Feb 1939
JACKSON gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1939_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 152/p. 430)
11 Feb 1943
JACKSON gained from CLAY to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped; map depicts net changes in JACKSON-CLAY line 1885-1943].
(Tenn. Acts 1943, 73d assy., priv., ch. 449/p. 1561)
13 Apr 1949
JACKSON gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1949, 76th assy., priv., ch. 710/p. 2119)
15 Mar 1951
JACKSON gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [repealed 19 March
1957; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1951, 77th assy., priv., ch. 522/p. 1596)
25 Mar 1955
Legislature authorized PUTNAM to gain from JACKSON to accommodate local
residents [not known if act took effect; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1955, 79th assy., priv., ch. 414, sec. 1/p. 1433)
19 Mar 1957
JACKSON lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 15
March 1951; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1957, 80th assy., priv., ch. 225/p. 636)
18 Mar 1963
JACKSON lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1963, 83d assy., priv., ch. 131/p. 434)
20 Mar 1965
JACKSON lost small area to SMITH.
(Tenn. Acts 1965, 84th assy., priv., ch. 147, sec. 1/p. 525)
08 Apr 1987
JACKSON lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped; map depicts net changes in JACKSON-PUTNAM line 1860-1987].
(Tenn. Acts 1987, 95th assy., 1st reg. sess., pub., ch. 103/p. 136)
JAMES (extinct)
18 Feb 1871
JAMES (extinct) created from BRADLEY and HAMILTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 66, secs. 1-2, 4-6/pp. 90-92;
Donnelly, 6)
25 Mar 1879
JAMES (extinct) gained from HAMILTON to accommodate local residents [change
too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1879_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp.
174-177)
09 Apr 1885
JAMES (extinct) lost to MEIGS to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 102/p. 199)
11 Mar 1890
Legislature authorized the abolition of JAMES (extinct) but act was
overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, 4 October 1890 [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1890, 46th assy., 3d sess., ch. 18, secs. 1-5/pp. 44-46;
McBride, 11-12; "James County v. Hamilton County" in Tenn. Rpts., 89:237)
29 Mar 1893
JAMES (extinct) lost to HAMILTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 47/p. 63)
13 May 1895
JAMES (extinct) gained from BRADLEY to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 191/p. 387)
20 Apr 1901
JAMES (extinct) lost small area to HAMILTON [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1901_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 488/p. 1160)
21 Mar 1917
JAMES (extinct) lost to BRADLEY to accommodate local residents [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1917_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 188/p. 651)
14 Apr 1919
Legislature authorized BRADLEY to gain from JAMES (extinct), but act was
overturned by JAMES County District Court on 20 October 1919 [no change; see 1 February
1957].
(Tenn. Acts 1919, 61st assy., priv., ch. 607/p. 1802; "No Addition to
Bradley," Chattanooga Times, 21 October 1919, p. 6; Donnelly, 19, 28-31)
05 Jan 1920
JAMES (extinct) lost all territory to HAMILTON; JAMES eliminated.
(Tenn. Acts 1919, 61st assy., priv., ch. 695, secs. 1-6/pp. 2129-2133;
Donnelly, 20; McBride, 13-14)
JEFFERSON
15 Jun 1792
JEFFERSON created by the Territory of the United States South of the River
Ohio (Southwest Territory) from GREENE, HAWKINS, and Non-County Area 1 (Cherokee Reserve).
(Terr. Papers U.S., 4:448-449)
07 May 1793
JEFFERSON exchanged with GREENE.
(Terr. Papers U.S., 4:455-456)
27 Sep 1794
JEFFERSON lost to creation of SEVIER, and lost to Non-County Area 1
(Cherokee Reserve)
(Terr. South of R. Ohio Acts 1794, ch. 11/p. 38)
11 Jul 1795
JEFFERSON gained from SEVIER.
(Terr. South of R. Ohio Acts 1795, ch. 14/p. 68)
01 Jun 1796
JEFFERSON became a county in the newly-established state of
Tennessee.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 1, ch. 47[1796], pp. 491-492; Folmsbee, Corlew, and
Mitchell 110)
09 Oct 1797
JEFFERSON lost to creation of COCKE; part of JEFFERSON south of COCKE was
left separate from the rest of the county by this creation.
(Tenn. Acts 1797, 2d assy., 1st sess., ch. 8, sec. 1/p. 124)
22 Oct 1811
JEFFERSON gained small area from COCKE.
(Tenn. Acts 1811, 9th assy., 1st sess., ch. 41/p. 49)
19 Nov 1811
JEFFERSON lost to COCKE that area south of COCKE separated from the rest of
the county after the creation of COCKE in 1797.
(Tenn. Acts 1811, 9th assy., 1st sess., ch. 110/p. 128)
16 Oct 1815
Boundary between JEFFERSON and HAWKINS adjusted to accommodate local
resident [change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1815_pt.
for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1815, 11th assy., ch. 13/p. 14)
11 Oct 1817
JEFFERSON exchanged with COCKE to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 23/p. 26)
01 Nov 1817
Boundary between JEFFERSON and GRAINGER clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 148 [158]/p. 194)
11 Dec 1827
JEFFERSON lost small area to COCKE.
(Tenn. Acts 1827, 17th assy., priv., ch. 176/p. 151)
02 Jan 1846
JEFFERSON gained from GRAINGER to accommodate local resident [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1846_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 47/p. 101)
02 Feb 1846
JEFFERSON gained from SEVIER to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 174/p. 259)
30 Dec 1847
JEFFERSON lost to GRAINGER to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1847, 27th assy., ch. 51/p. 85)
03 Feb 1848
JEFFERSON gained from GRAINGER to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1847, 27th assy., ch. 197/p. 332)
12 Nov 1849
JEFFERSON lost to GRAINGER to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1849_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 69/p. 223)
16 Feb 1852
JEFFERSON lost to HAWKINS [repealed 31 January 1854].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 299/p. 570)
25 Feb 1852
JEFFERSON gained from SEVIER to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1852_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 189/p. 271)
31 Jan 1854
JEFFERSON gained from HAWKINS [repealed act of 16 February 1852].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 130/p. 204)
22 Feb 1856
JEFFERSON gained from GRAINGER to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 161/p. 244)
27 Feb 1856
JEFFERSON gained from KNOX to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 248/p. 503)
04 Mar 1858
JEFFERSON gained from GRAINGER to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 47, secs. 1-11/pp. 57-59 and ch.
83, sec. 3/p. 91)
19 Mar 1860
JEFFERSON lost to GRAINGER to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 135, secs. 1-13/pp.
438-440)
21 Jan 1870
JEFFERSON exchanged with GRAINGER to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 48/p. 62)
19 Jul 1870
JEFFERSON lost to creation of HAMBLEN.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 6, secs. 1-2, 5, 17/pp. 15,
17, 22; Historic Hamblen, 18)
24 Mar 1875
JEFFERSON lost small area to HAMBLEN [repealed 22 March 1877; change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1875_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1875, 39th assy., ch. 140, secs. 1-5/pp. 228-230)
22 Mar 1877
JEFFERSON gained small area from HAMBLEN [repealed act of 24 March 1875;
change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1877_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 44, secs. 1, 7/pp. 59,
62)
14 Feb 1879
Boundary between JEFFERSON and HAMBLEN redefined [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 18/p. 34)
10 Mar 1879
JEFFERSON gained from GRAINGER to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped]; JEFFERSON lost to COCKE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 56/p. 76; ch. 55/p.
75)
02 Apr 1881
JEFFERSON lost to SEVIER to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 54/p. 68)
09 Mar 1883
JEFFERSON lost to SEVIER to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 38/p. 44)
14 Mar 1883
JEFFERSON gained from SEVIER to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 54/p. 56)
27 Mar 1883
JEFFERSON lost to COCKE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 139/p. 188)
23 Mar 1889
JEFFERSON lost to SEVIER to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 106/p. 212)
04 Apr 1889
JEFFERSON lost to HAMBLEN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 189/p. 372)
22 Apr 1899
JEFFERSON exchanged with HAMBLEN to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 385/p. 893)
03 Apr 1901
JEFFERSON gained from SEVIER to accommodate local residents [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1901_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 260/p. 572)
09 Apr 1901
JEFFERSON gained from SEVIER to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 283/p. 649)
20 Apr 1935
JEFFERSON lost to SEVIER to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1935_pt. for location; map depicts net
changes in JEFFERSON-SEVIER line 1846-1935].
(Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 672/p. 1802)
13 May 1937
JEFFERSON lost to HAMBLEN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped; map depicts net changes in JEFFERSON-HAMBLEN line 1889-1937].
(Tenn. Acts 1937, 70th assy., priv., ch. 471/p. 1526)
JOHNSON
02 Jan 1836
JOHNSON created from CARTER.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 31, sec. 1/p.
137)
26 Jan 1852
JOHNSON lost to CARTER to accommodate local residents [repealed 3 March
1854; locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 249/p. 407)
03 Mar 1854
JOHNSON gained from CARTER to accommodate local residents [repealed act of
26 January 1852; locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 181/p. 250)
22 Apr 1895
JOHNSON lost small area to CARTER [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1895_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 61/p. 98)
06 Apr 1911
JOHNSON gained from CARTER to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 275/p. 713)
JONES (proposed)
27 Jan 1844
Legislature authorized creation of JONES from BLOUNT and MONROE; creation
did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 196, secs. 1, 3, 20/pp. 215-216, 219;
Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 12/p. 44; McBride, 8)
KNOX
15 Jun 1792
KNOX created by Territory of the United States South of the River Ohio
(Southwest Territory) from GREENE, HAWKINS, and Non-County Area 1 (Cherokee Reserve).
(Terr. Papers U.S., 4:448-449)
27 Sep 1794
KNOX lost to creation of SEVIER.
(Terr. South of R. Ohio Acts 1794, ch. 11/p. 38)
02 Aug 1795
KNOX lost to creation of BLOUNT.
(Terr. South of R. Ohio Acts 1795, ch. 6/p. 60)
22 Apr 1796
KNOX lost to creation of GRAINGER.
(Tenn. Acts 1796, 1st assy., 1st sess., ch. 28, sec. 1/p. 95)
01 Jun 1796
KNOX became a county in the newly-established state of Tennessee.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 1, ch. 47[1796], pp. 491-492; Folmsbee, Corlew, and
Mitchell 110)
10 Jan 1799
KNOX gained from Non-County Area 2.
(Tenn. Acts 1798, 2d assy., 2d sess., ch. 22/p. 172)
29 Oct 1801
KNOX gained from GRAINGER.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 47/p. 281)
13 Dec 1801
KNOX lost to creation of ANDERSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 45, secs. 1, 2, 4, 30/pp. 274,
279)
20 Dec 1801
KNOX lost to creation of ROANE.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 45, secs. 1, 3, 4, 30/pp. 274,
279)
04 Feb 1842
KNOX lost to GRAINGER to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1841, 24th assy., 1st sess., ch. 179/p. 208)
21 Feb 1852
KNOX gained from GRAINGER to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1852_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 221/p. 330)
21 Nov 1853
Boundary between KNOX and SEVIER clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 177/p. 245)
26 Jan 1854
KNOX lost to creation of UNION.
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 61, secs. 1-2, 4, 18/pp. 181-187; Tenn.
Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 22/p. 26; Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 2, secs. 1-2/pp. 25-26;
Graves, 1:68-69)
23 Jan 1856
KNOX exchanged with UNION.
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 165/p. 256)
27 Feb 1856
KNOX lost to JEFFERSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 248/p. 503)
23 Mar 1860
KNOX lost to UNION to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 196, secs. 1-11/pp.
575-577)
26 Apr 1866
KNOX lost to UNION .
(Tenn. Acts 1865, 34th assy., 2d sess., priv., ch. 76/p. 224)
21 Jan 1870
KNOX lost to GRAINGER to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 48/p. 62)
24 Mar 1873
KNOX gained from UNION to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 72/p. 106)
24 Mar 1875
KNOX lost to UNION to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1875, 39th assy., ch. 140, secs. 1-5/pp. 228-230)
20 Mar 1883
KNOX lost to UNION to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 103/p. 100)
02 Mar 1887
KNOX lost to UNION to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 47/p. 119)
23 Mar 1887
KNOX exchanged with SEVIER to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 132/p. 231; ch. 136/p. 240)
26 Feb 1889
KNOX gained from UNION to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 20/p. 28)
22 Mar 1889
KNOX lost Holt Island to ANDERSON to accommodate local resident [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1889_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 124/p. 229)
04 Apr 1889
KNOX gained from UNION to accommodate local residents [overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, 1 October 1891; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 194/p. 384)
01 Oct 1891
KNOX lost to UNION when Tennessee Supreme Court overturned act of 4 April
1889 [location unknown, not mapped].
("Union County v. Knox County" in Tenn. Rpts., 90:541-545)
08 Apr 1895
KNOX gained from SEVIER to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 95/p. 160)
13 May 1895
KNOX lost to UNION to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 183/p. 382)
31 Mar 1899
KNOX gained from SEVIER to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 117/p. 194)
17 Apr 1899
KNOX gained from SEVIER to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 256/p. 584)
11 Mar 1901
KNOX lost to GRAINGER to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 191/p. 416)
06 Apr 1905
KNOX lost to UNION to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 186/p. 390)
19 Feb 1909
KNOX lost to UNION to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 68/p. 203)
16 Apr 1919
KNOX gained from GRAINGER to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1919, 61st assy., priv., ch. 739/p. 2279)
11 Apr 1925
KNOX gained small area from UNION [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1925_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 462/p. 1733)
29 Apr 1927
KNOX gained from GRAINGER to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 741/p. 2408)
13 Apr 1933
KNOX gained from SEVIER to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1933_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 355/p. 842)
22 Apr 1933
KNOX gained from GRAINGER to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped; map depicts net changes in KNOX-GRAINGER line 1842-1933].
(Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 637/p. 1518)
20 Apr 1935
KNOX gained from SEVIER to accommodate local residents [map depicts net
changes in KNOX-SEVIER line 1887-1935].
(Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 672/p. 1802)
11 Mar 1953
KNOX gained from BLOUNT to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1953, 78th assy., priv., ch. 116/p. 397)
18 Mar 1963
KNOX lost to UNION to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1963, 83d assy., priv., ch. 120/p. 388)
01 Apr 1982
KNOX lost to UNION to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1982, 92d assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 666/p. 202)
LAKE
24 Jun 1870
LAKE created from OBION.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 30, secs. 1-2, 11/pp. 56,
58)
19 Mar 1883
LAKE gained from DYER.
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 97/p. 96)
10 Apr 1893
LAKE gained from OBION.
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 173/p. 346)
03 Feb 1897
Boundary between LAKE and OBION clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 176, secs. 1-2/pp. 384-387)
13 Apr 1925
Boundary between LAKE and OBION clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 548/p. 2110)
LAUDERDALE
24 Nov 1835
LAUDERDALE created from DYER, HAYWOOD, and TIPTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 28, sec. 1/p.
125)
07 Mar 1868
LAUDERDALE gained from HAYWOOD to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 60/p. 75)
07 Dec 1869
LAUDERDALE gained from HAYWOOD to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 30, secs. 1-2, 4,
11-12, 19-20/pp. 33-38; McBride, 9)
17 Jun 1870
LAUDERDALE gained from HAYWOOD.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 12/p. 27)
22 Mar 1873
LAUDERDALE gained from TIPTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 52/p. 81)
22 Mar 1877
Legislature authorized DYER to gain from LAUDERDALE; gain did not take
effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 43/p. 58)
04 Feb 1893
LAUDERDALE lost small area to DYER [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1893_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 120/p. 263)
30 Mar 1917
LAUDERDALE gained from HAYWOOD.
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 320/p. 969)
26 Jun 1931
LAUDERDALE lost to HAYWOOD.
(Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 549/p. 1457)
LAWRENCE
21 Oct 1817
LAWRENCE created from HICKMAN and all of Non-County Area 7 attached to
MAURY.
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 42/p. 48)
26 Nov 1819
Boundary between LAWRENCE and HICKMAN redefined [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 149/p.
176)
08 Nov 1821
LAWRENCE lost to HICKMAN.
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 150, sec. 1/p.
146)
17 Aug 1822
LAWRENCE gained from HICKMAN.
(Tenn. Acts 1822, 14th assy., 2d sess., ch. 96/p. 83)
21 Dec 1843
LAWRENCE lost to creation of LEWIS.
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 38, secs. 1-4/pp. 41-42; Tenn. Acts
1851, 29th assy., no. 17/p. 730)
19 Jan 1848
LAWRENCE gained from WAYNE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1847, 27th assy., ch. 80, sec. 6/p. 128)
20 Jan 1852
LAWRENCE lost small area to WAYNE.
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 55/p. 57)
31 Jan 1854
LAWRENCE gained from GILES to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 130/p. 204)
02 Mar 1854
LAWRENCE lost to LEWIS.
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 89, secs. 1-3, 8, 10, 14/pp.
158-163)
17 Mar 1858
LAWRENCE lost to LEWIS.
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., priv., ch. 136, sec. 4/p. 344)
19 Mar 1860
LAWRENCE gained from WAYNE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 135, secs. 1-13/pp.
438-440)
26 Apr 1866
LAWRENCE lost to WAYNE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1865, 34th assy., 2d sess., priv., ch. 76/p. 224)
03 Dec 1867
LAWRENCE gained from WAYNE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 13, secs. 1-7/pp.
9-11)
19 Feb 1869
LAWRENCE gained part of LEWIS; LEWIS eliminated [repealed 7 December
1869].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 31/p. 38)
25 Feb 1869
LAWRENCE gained from GILES to accommodate local residents
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 39, secs. 1-3, 5, 15/pp.
53-54, 56; McBride, 8; act repeated in ch. 43, sec. 4, on 27 Feb. 1869)
07 Dec 1869
LAWRENCE lost to the re-creation of LEWIS.
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 30, secs. 1-2, 4,
11-12, 19-20/pp. 33-38; McBride, 9)
28 Jan 1871
LAWRENCE gained from GILES to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 18, secs. 1, 3-7/pp.
20-22)
22 Mar 1877
LAWRENCE gained from WAYNE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 62/p. 76)
26 Mar 1877
LAWRENCE gained from GILES to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped]; LAWRENCE gained from WAYNE.
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 155/p. 180; ch. 157/p.
182)
25 Mar 1879
LAWRENCE gained from GILES to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp.
174-177)
09 Apr 1885
LAWRENCE lost to LEWIS to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1885_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 127/p. 240)
28 Mar 1887
LAWRENCE lost to WAYNE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 204/p. 334)
06 Apr 1889
LAWRENCE lost to LEWIS to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 217/p. 436)
03 Apr 1901
LAWRENCE lost to GILES to accommodate local resident [map depicts net
changes in LAWRENCE-GILES line 1854-1901].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 257/p. 556)
07 Apr 1903
LAWRENCE lost to MAURY to accommodate local resident [repealed 15 April
1907; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 320/p. 953)
15 Apr 1907
LAWRENCE gained from MAURY to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 7
April 1903; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1907, 55th assy., ch. 484/p. 1639)
07 Apr 1917
Boundary between LAWRENCE and LEWIS clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 763/p. 2379)
21 Feb 1929
LAWRENCE gained from WAYNE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped; map depicts net changes in LAWRENCE-WAYNE line 1848-1929].
(Tenn. Acts 1929, 66th assy., priv., ch. 262/p. 653)
LEWIS
21 Dec 1843
LEWIS created from HICKMAN, LAWRENCE, MAURY, and WAYNE.
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 38, secs. 1-4/pp. 41-42; Tenn. Acts
1851, 29th assy., no. 17/p. 730)
01 Dec 1851
Boundary between LEWIS and MAURY declared null and void by Tennessee Supreme
Court [not mapped].
("Maury County v. Lewis County" in Tenn. Rpts., 31:235-247 [Swan, vol. 1];
Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 366/pp. 676-679)
04 Feb 1852
LEWIS lost to MAURY. Surveyors, who were authorized to run the line and make
necessary changes, altered the boundary from the description given in the act.
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 367, secs. 1-6/pp. 680-682; Tenn. Acts
1853, 30th assy., ch. 11/p. 46)
02 Mar 1854
LEWIS gained from LAWRENCE.
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 89, secs. 1-3, 8, 10, 14/pp.
158-163)
01 Nov 1855
LEWIS gained from HICKMAN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 55/p. 63)
25 Feb 1856
LEWIS gained small area from MAURY [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 162/p. 245)
17 Mar 1858
LEWIS gained from LAWRENCE.
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., priv., ch. 136, sec. 4/p. 344)
07 Mar 1860
LEWIS lost to MAURY to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1860_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 100, secs. 1-14/pp.
368-370)
19 Mar 1860
LEWIS gained from HICKMAN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 135, secs. 1-13/pp.
438-440)
24 Mar 1860
LEWIS lost to MAURY to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1860_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 210/p. 596)
19 Feb 1869
LEWIS eliminated; HICKMAN, LAWRENCE, MAURY, and WAYNE gained all of LEWIS
[repealed 7 December 1869].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 31/p. 38)
07 Dec 1869
LEWIS re-created from HICKMAN, LAWRENCE, MAURY, and WAYNE; LEWIS lost to
MAURY to accommodate local residents [change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile
users see small_changes 1869_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 30, secs. 1-2, 4,
11-12, 19-20/pp. 33-38; McBride, 9)
15 Dec 1871
LEWIS gained from HICKMAN to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1871_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 103/p. 117)
09 Apr 1885
LEWIS gained from LAWRENCE to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1885_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 127/p. 240)
28 Feb 1889
LEWIS gained from HICKMAN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 37/p. 66)
06 Apr 1889
LEWIS gained from LAWRENCE to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 217/p. 436)
11 Mar 1893
LEWIS lost to MAURY to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1893_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 7/p. 9)
19 Mar 1897
LEWIS gained from HICKMAN.
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 270/p. 592)
29 Apr 1897
LEWIS gained from WAYNE.
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 164/p. 372)
31 Mar 1899
Boundary between LEWIS and PERRY clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 175/p. 346)
17 Apr 1899
LEWIS lost small area to HICKMAN [change too small to display on interactive
map; shapefile users see small_changes 1899_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 264/p. 605)
27 Apr 1909
LEWIS exchanged with MAURY.
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 263, secs. 1-3/pp. 902-906)
09 Feb 1911
LEWIS gained from PERRY to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 21/p. 72)
07 Apr 1917
Boundary between LEWIS and LAWRENCE clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 763/p. 2379)
10 Apr 1925
LEWIS gained from WAYNE.
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 385/p. 1442)
30 Mar 1929
LEWIS lost to MAURY to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1929, 66th assy., priv., ch. 342/p. 886)
LINCOLN
01 Jan 1810
LINCOLN created from BEDFORD.
(Scott, ch. 43/pp. 1147-1148 and ch. 51/pp. 1158-1160)
16 Nov 1819
Boundary between FRANKLIN and LINCOLN clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 90/p. 108)
20 Aug 1822
LINCOLN lost to BEDFORD to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1822_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1822, 14th assy., 2d sess., ch. 109/p. 96)
07 Apr 1836
LINCOLN lost to creation of MARSHALL.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 35, secs. 1, 13-17/pp.
149, 153-154)
06 Feb 1850
LINCOLN lost to GILES to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1850_pt. for location]; FENTRESS lost
to OVERTON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 110/p. 302)
22 Feb 1856
LINCOLN lost to FRANKLIN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 161/p. 244)
09 Dec 1857
LINCOLN gained from MARSHALL to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 11, secs. 1, 13-15/pp. 7, 11;
Raulston and Livingood, 91-92; Robnett, 58)
07 Mar 1860
LINCOLN lost to FRANKLIN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 100, secs. 1-14/pp.
368-370)
12 Dec 1867
LINCOLN lost to MARSHALL to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 20/p. 20)
13 Apr 1872
LINCOLN lost to creation of MOORE, and inadvertently lost a small area to
FRANKLIN.
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 96, secs. 1-2, 4, 10/pp.
90-93; Goodspeed [D], 808)
23 Mar 1887
LINCOLN lost to MOORE to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 99/p. 190)
27 Mar 1905
LINCOLN lost to MOORE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 91/p. 202)
04 Apr 1905
LINCOLN gained from MOORE to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1905_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 136/p. 293)
05 Feb 1917
LINCOLN lost to MOORE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 59/p. 167)
29 Apr 1927
LINCOLN lost to MOORE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 735/p. 2393)
02 Mar 1939
LINCOLN lost to MOORE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 343/p. 966)
04 Mar 1939
LINCOLN gained from MOORE to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1939_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 362/p. 1028)
26 Feb 1947
LINCOLN lost to MOORE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped; map depicts net changes in LINCOLN-MOORE line 1905-1947].
(Tenn. Acts 1947, 75th assy., priv., ch. 357/p. 1454; ch. 358/p.
1455)
LOUDON
18 Jun 1870
CHRISTIANA (now LOUDON) created from BLOUNT, MONROE, and ROANE.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 2, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 4, 6 and
ch. 77/p. 123)
07 Jul 1870
CHRISTIANA renamed LOUDON; LOUDON gained from MONROE to accommodate local
resident [change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1870_pt.
for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 77/p. 123)
26 Jan 1871
LOUDON exchanged with MONROE to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 53/p. 63)
28 Jan 1871
LOUDON lost to ROANE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 18, secs. 1, 3-7/pp.
20-22)
03 Feb 1871
LOUDON gained from ROANE to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1871_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 118/p. 136)
16 Dec 1871
LOUDON lost to MONROE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 91/p. 82; Tenn. Acts 1872,
37th assy., call sess., ch. 19/p. 42)
24 Mar 1873
LOUDON gained from McMINN to accommodate local residents. LOUDON exchanged
with MONROE to accommodate local residents [changes too small to display on interactive map;
shapefile users see small_changes 1873_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 89/p. 125; ch. 86/p. 123)
24 Mar 1875
LOUDON gained from ROANE to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1875, 39th assy., ch. 140, secs. 1-5/pp. 228-230)
26 Mar 1877
LOUDON lost to MONROE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 163/p. 186)
25 Mar 1879
LOUDON gained from McMINN and ROANE to accommodate local residents
[locations unknown, not mapped]; LOUDON lost to MONROE to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp.
174-177)
04 Apr 1881
LOUDON gained from McMINN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 61/p. 75)
05 Apr 1881
LOUDON gained from ROANE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 138/p. 187)
20 Feb 1883
LOUDON lost to ROANE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped; map depicts net changes in LOUDON-ROANE line 1871-1883].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 8/p. 11)
29 Mar 1883
LOUDON lost to BLOUNT to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 217/p. 294)
24 Mar 1885
LOUDON gained from McMINN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped]. LOUDON lost to MONROE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 54/p. 110; ch. 56/p. 111)
26 Mar 1887
LOUDON exchanged with MONROE to accommodate local residents [repealed 30
March 1891; locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 196/p. 327)
16 Mar 1889
LOUDON lost to MONROE to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1889_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 58/p. 89)
04 Apr 1889
LOUDON lost to MONROE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 199/p. 394)
06 Apr 1889
LOUDON gained from MONROE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 235/p. 457)
23 Mar 1891
LOUDON lost to MONROE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 67/p. 154)
30 Mar 1891
LOUDON exchanged with MONROE to accommodate local residents [repealed part
of act of 26 March 1887; locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 214/p. 424)
08 Feb 1895
LOUDON exchanged with MONROE to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 27/p. 39)
19 Mar 1897
LOUDON gained from MONROE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 206/p. 424)
30 Mar 1897
LOUDON gained from MONROE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 169/p. 378)
29 Apr 1897
LOUDON gained from McMINN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 168/p. 377)
16 Apr 1901
LOUDON gained from MONROE to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1901_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 306/p. 689)
20 Apr 1901
LOUDON gained from McMINN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 347/p. 796)
25 Mar 1903
LOUDON gained from MONROE to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1903_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 95/p. 176)
26 Jan 1905
LOUDON lost to MONROE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 37/p. 82)
31 Mar 1927
LOUDON gained from MONROE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 124/p. 273)
19 Feb 1929
LOUDON lost to McMINN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1929, 66th assy., priv., ch. 184/p. 388)
02 Jul 1931
LOUDON gained from MONROE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 767/p. 2040)
27 Mar 1933
LOUDON gained from MONROE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 175/p. 461)
10 Mar 1939
LOUDON gained from MONROE to accommodate local residents [map depicts net
changes in LOUDON-MONROE line 1871-1939].
(Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 604, secs. 1-3/pp.
1914-1916)
05 Mar 1951
LOUDON gained from McMINN to accommodate local residents [map depicts net
changes in LOUDON-McMINN line 1879-1951].
(Tenn. Acts 1951, 77th assy., priv., ch. 346/p. 922)
MACON
18 Jan 1842
MACON created from SMITH and SUMNER.
(Tenn. Acts 1841, 24th assy., 1st sess., ch. 45, secs. 1, 19/pp. 56,
60)
03 Jan 1844
Boundary between MACON and SMITH confirmed [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 61/p. 73)
09 Feb 1850
Legislature authorized MACON to gain from JACKSON [no evidence that gain
took effect; no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 90/p. 282)
03 Mar 1854
MACON lost to SUMNER to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 181/p. 250)
23 May 1866
MACON gained from JACKSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1865, 34th assy., 2d sess., priv., ch. 104/p. 293)
18 Feb 1867
Boundary between MACON and JACKSON clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1866, 34th assy., 2d adj. sess., pub., ch. 23/p. 23)
12 Jul 1870
MACON lost to creation of TROUSDALE.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 27, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 47-48;
Goodspeed [J], 843-844)
in Dec 1872
MACON gained from TROUSDALE when Tennessee Supreme Court declared TROUSDALE
boundaries null and void.
("Macon and Smith Counties v. Trousdale County" in Tenn. Rpts.
61:1-11)
26 Mar 1889
MACON lost to TROUSDALE to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1889_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 118/p. 222)
12 Apr 1901
MACON gained from CLAY to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 282/p. 648)
16 Apr 1901
MACON lost to SMITH to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 305/p. 689)
25 Mar 1903
MACON gained from CLAY to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 226/p. 495)
07 Apr 1905
MACON lost to SUMNER to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 196/p. 414)
17 Apr 1919
MACON lost to TROUSDALE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1919, 61st assy., priv., ch. 787/p. 2435)
29 Apr 1927
MACON lost to SMITH to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 718/p. 2340)
16 Feb 1955
MACON exchanged with SMITH to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1955, 79th assy., priv., ch. 55/p. 167)
10 Mar 1961
MACON lost small area to TROUSDALE [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1961_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1961, 82d assy., priv., ch. 215/p. 741)
MADISON
07 Nov 1821
MADISON created from HARDIN and Non-County Area 4; parts of HARDIN and
Non-County Area 4 became Non-County Area 12 attached to MADISON for administrative and judicial
purposes.
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 32/pp. 39-44)
23 Aug 1822
Part of Non-County Area 10 detached from CARROLL and added to Non-County
Area 12 attached to MADISON.
(Tenn. Acts 1822, 14th assy., 2d sess., ch. 199/p. 157)
16 Oct 1823
MADISON lost part of Non-County Area 12 attachment to creation of DYER and
HARDEMAN.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 108, secs. 1, 5-6/pp.
113-114)
13 Nov 1823
MADISON boundaries clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 206/p. 184)
01 Jan 1824
MADISON lost Non-County Area 12 attachment to creation of HAYWOOD.
Non-County Area 12 eliminated ending its attachment to MADISON.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 145/p. 142 and ch.
206/p.184)
20 Dec 1845
Legislature authorized creation of CROCKETT from MADISON and three other
counties; in October 1846, Circuit Court Judge of MADISON decreed CROCKETT's creation
unconstitutional.
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 25, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 66-67; Goodspeed
[F], 832; HRS Tenn., Crockett, 3-4)
24 Feb 1852
Legislature authorized creation of CHRISTIAN from MADISON and three other
counties; creation did not take effect. Legislature again authorized creation of CROCKETT from
MADISON and three other counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 219, sec. 1/p. 327; ch. 195, secs. 1-2,
14/pp. 288, 292 and no. 17/p. 730; HRS Tenn., Crockett, 4; McBride, 8)
04 Mar 1858
MADISON gained from HAYWOOD to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 47, secs. 1-11/pp. 57-59 and ch.
83, sec. 3/p. 91)
25 Jan 1866
Legislature again authorized creation of CROCKETT from MADISON and three
other counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1865, 34th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 19, secs. 2-3/p. 25; HRS
Tenn., Crockett, 4)
25 Feb 1869
MADISON gained small area from HENDERSON. Legislature authorized creation of
GRANT from MADISON and three other counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 39, secs. 1-3, 5, 15/pp.
53-54, 56; McBride, 8)
06 Jun 1870
Legislature authorized creation of ETHERIDGE from MADISON and four other
counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 3, secs. 1-2, 4-7/pp. 9-12;
McBride, 8)
07 Jul 1870
Legislature again authorized creation of CROCKETT from MADISON and three
other counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 89, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 138-139;
Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 26/p. 31; HRS Tenn., Crockett, 4-5)
19 Feb 1872
MADISON lost to creation of CROCKETT.
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 132, secs. 1-2, 4/pp.
148-150; HRS Tenn., Crockett, 5-6)
23 Mar 1875
Legislature authorized creation of WISDOM from MADISON and three other
counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1875, 39th assy., ch. 68, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 83-84; McBride,
9)
in Apr 1882
MADISON lost to creation of CHESTER.
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 42, secs. 1-2, 4, 15/pp.
59-60, 63; Goodspeed [E], 808; "John Brown et al. v. Joel F. Hamlett et al." in Tenn. Rpts.,
76:731-738)
25 Mar 1887
MADISON exchanged two small areas with GIBSON to accommodate local residents
[changes too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1887_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 119/p. 213)
25 Mar 1903
MADISON gained from HENDERSON to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 186/p. 428)
15 Apr 1907
MADISON gained from HARDEMAN to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1907, 55th assy., ch. 570/p. 1947)
16 Feb 1911
MADISON lost to CROCKETT to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 97/p. 233)
09 Apr 1921
MADISON gained from GIBSON to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1921_pt. for location]; MADISON
exchanged with GIBSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1921, 62d assy., priv., ch. 796/p. 2486; ch. 848/p.
2622)
02 Jul 1931
MADISON gained small area from HARDEMAN [repealed 11 March 1957].
(Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 726/p. 1952)
21 May 1937
MADISON lost to GIBSON to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1937_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1937, 70th assy., priv., ch. 740/p. 2276)
11 Mar 1957
MADISON lost small area to HARDEMAN [repealed act of 2 July 1931].
(Tenn. Acts 1957, 80th assy., priv., ch. 152/p. 445)
MARION
26 Dec 1817
MARION created from BLEDSOE and Non-County Area 8.
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 109, sec. 1-2, 8/pp. 113-115; U.S.
Stat., vol. 7, p. 156)
18 Nov 1825
MARION lost to FRANKLIN.
(Tenn. Acts 1825, 16th assy., reg. sess., priv., ch. 188/p. 214)
31 Dec 1829
Boundary between MARION and HAMILTON adjusted [not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1829, 18th assy., priv., ch. 141/p. 109)
11 Oct 1832
MARION lost to BLEDSOE to accommodate local residents [repealed 20 February
1836]; boundary change is an estimated line.
(Tenn. Acts 1832, 19th assy., called sess., priv., ch. 46/p. 36)
08 Nov 1833
MARION exchanged with HAMILTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1833, 20th assy., pub., ch. 16/pp. 10-12)
17 Feb 1836
MARION gained from HAMILTON [repealed 4 February 1842].
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 135/p. 263)
20 Feb 1836
MARION gained from BLEDSOE [repealed act of 11 October 1832]; boundary
change is estimated line.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 66/p. 196)
03 Jan 1840
MARION implicitly gained from WARREN.
(Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 59, secs. 1, 14/pp. 130, 134)
04 Feb 1842
MARION lost to HAMILTON [repealed act of 17 February 1836].
(Tenn. Acts 1841, 24th assy., 1st sess., ch. 179/p. 208)
03 Mar 1854
MARION lost to GRUNDY.
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 181/p. 250)
27 Feb 1856
MARION lost to GRUNDY [overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, September
1858].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 248/p. 503)
21 Sep 1857
MARION lost to HAMILTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 162, secs. 3-4/p. 246)
01 Sep 1858
MARION gained from GRUNDY when Tennessee Supreme Court overturned act of 27
February 1856.
("Marion County v. Grundy County" in Tenn. Rpts., 37:490-493 [Sneed, vol.
5])
05 May 1870
MARION lost to GRUNDY by authority of article 10, section 4 of the 1870
Tennessee State Constitution.
(Laska, 137-138, 161; Swindler, 9:184)
24 Mar 1873
Legislature authorized SEQUATCHIE to gain from MARION; gain did not take
effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 105/p. 140)
26 Mar 1877
Legislature authorized SEQUATCHIE to gain from MARION; gain did not take
effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 138/p. 163)
18 Mar 1891
MARION lost small area to FRANKLIN [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1891_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 143/p. 314)
05 Apr 1893
MARION lost to SEQUATCHIE.
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 176, sec. 1/p. 359)
29 Apr 1897
Boundary between MARION and GRUNDY adjusted at town of Monteagle [not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 312/p. 658)
15 Apr 1903
Boundary between MARION and GRUNDY adjusted [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1903_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 448/p. 1265)
30 Mar 1917
MARION lost small area to HAMILTON [repealed 28 January 1919; change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1917_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 366/p. 1116)
by 1 Jun 1917
MARION lost to HAMILTON [repealed 28 January 1919].
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 477/p. 1499)
28 Jan 1919
MARION gained from HAMILTON [repealed acts of 30 March 1917 and by 1 June
1917].
(Tenn. Acts 1919, 61st assy., priv., ch. 44/p. 78)
MARSHALL
07 Apr 1836
MARSHALL created from BEDFORD, LINCOLN, and MAURY.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 35, secs. 1, 13-17/pp.
149, 153-154)
17 Jan 1838
Boundary between MARSHALL and BEDFORD clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 272/p. 402)
27 Jan 1838
Legislature authorized MARSHALL to gain from MAURY; gain did not take effect
[no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 199/p. 290)
04 Feb 1842
Legislature authorized MARSHALL to gain from GILES near Cornersville,
dependent on local referendum [local action unknown, no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1841, 24th assy., 1st sess., ch. 179/p. 208)
23 Dec 1845
MARSHALL gained from MAURY to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1845_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 31/p. 79)
03 Mar 1854
MARSHALL gained from MAURY to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 181/p. 250)
22 Feb 1856
MARSHALL exchanged with MAURY to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 161/p. 244)
25 Feb 1856
MARSHALL lost to BEDFORD to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 173, secs. 1-5, 8-9/pp. 264-266)
09 Dec 1857
MARSHALL lost to LINCOLN to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 11, secs. 1, 13-15/pp. 7, 11;
Raulston and Livingood, 91-92; Robnett, 58)
07 Mar 1860
MARSHALL lost to WILLIAMSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 100, secs. 1-14/pp.
368-370)
24 Mar 1860
MARSHALL gained from MAURY to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 210/p. 596)
06 Dec 1866
MARSHALL gained from BEDFORD to accommodate local resident [repealed 12
December 1867; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1866, 34th assy., 2d adj. sess., pub., ch. 9/p. 9)
12 Dec 1867
MARSHALL gained from LINCOLN to accommodate local resident; MARSHALL lost to
BEDFORD to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 6 December 1866; location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 20/p. 20)
07 Mar 1868
MARSHALL lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 60/p. 75)
01 Jul 1870
MARSHALL gained from GILES.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 34/p. 63)
25 Jan 1871
MARSHALL lost to MAURY to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 121/p. 138)
24 Mar 1875
MARSHALL gained small area from MAURY [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1875_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1875, 39th assy., ch. 120/p. 209)
26 Mar 1877
MARSHALL lost to WILLIAMSON to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1877_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 165/p. 188)
20 Feb 1879
MARSHALL lost to GILES to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 21/p. 36)
10 Mar 1879
MARSHALL gained from GILES to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1879_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 57/p. 77)
27 Mar 1883
MARSHALL gained from RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1883_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 124/p. 170)
02 Mar 1887
MARSHALL lost to WILLIAMSON to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1887_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 48/p. 119)
26 Mar 1889
MARSHALL lost to BEDFORD to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1889_pt. for location]. MARSHALL lost
to WILLIAMSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not mapped; map depicts net changes
in MARSHALL-WILLIAMSON line 1860-1889].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 112/p. 216; ch. 129/p.
246)
14 May 1895
MARSHALL lost to BEDFORD to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 216/p. 438)
24 Apr 1899
MARSHALL gained from MAURY to accommodate local residents [map depicts net
changes in MARSHALL-MAURY line 1854-1899].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 421/p. 984)
16 Apr 1901
MARSHALL gained from GILES to accommodate local residents; MARSHALL lost to
RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents [part of this change too small to display on interactive
map; shapefile users see small_changes 1901_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 308/p. 690; ch. 307/p. 690)
27 Jan 1905
MARSHALL gained from GILES to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 28/p. 73)
15 Apr 1907
MARSHALL exchanged with BEDFORD to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1907, 55th assy., ch. 490/p. 1655)
19 Feb 1909
MARSHALL gained from GILES to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 101/p. 280)
17 May 1915
Legislature authorized MARSHALL to gain from GILES, but act was overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, December 1915 [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 384, secs. 1, 4/pp. 1349, 1351;
"Giles County v. Marshall County" in Tenn. Rpts., 133:414-422)
11 Apr 1925
MARSHALL lost to GILES to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1925_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 640/p. 2404)
MAURY
15 Dec 1807
MAURY created from DICKSON and WILLIAMSON; parts of DICKSON and WILLIAMSON
south of MAURY reverted to Non-County Area 7 attached to MAURY for administrative and judicial
purposes.
(Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 94, secs. 1-2, 13, 16/pp.
149-153)
01 Jan 1810
MAURY lost part of Non-County Area 7 attachment to creation of GILES.
(Scott, ch. 55/p. 1162)
21 Oct 1817
MAURY lost all of Non-County Area 7 attachment to creation of LAWRENCE.
Non-County Area 7 eliminated ending its attachment to MAURY.
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 42/p. 48)
12 Dec 1827
MAURY lost to GILES to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1827_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1827, 17th assy., priv., ch. 201/p. 173)
20 Dec 1831
Boundary between MAURY and GILES clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1831, 19th assy., stated sess., priv., ch. 242/p. 207)
07 Apr 1836
MAURY lost to creation of MARSHALL.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 35, secs. 1, 13-17/pp.
149, 153-154)
24 Jan 1838
MAURY lost to HICKMAN.
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 211/p. 311)
27 Jan 1838
Legislature authorized MARSHALL to gain from MAURY; gain did not take effect
[no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 199/p. 290)
21 Dec 1843
MAURY lost to creation of LEWIS.
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 38, secs. 1-4/pp. 41-42; Tenn. Acts
1851, 29th assy., no. 17/p. 730)
23 Dec 1845
MAURY lost to MARSHALL to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1845_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 31/p. 79)
01 Dec 1851
Boundary between MAURY and LEWIS declared null and void by Tennessee Supreme
Court [not mapped].
("Maury County v. Lewis County" in Tenn. Rpts., 31:235-247 [Swan, vol. 1];
Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 366/pp. 676-679)
04 Feb 1852
MAURY gained from LEWIS. Surveyors, who were authorized to run the line and
make necessary changes, altered the boundary from the description given in the act.
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 367, secs. 1-6/pp. 680-682; Tenn. Acts
1853, 30th assy., ch. 11/p. 46)
20 Feb 1854
MAURY lost to HICKMAN to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 92/p. 173)
03 Mar 1854
MAURY lost to MARSHALL to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 181/p. 250)
22 Feb 1856
MAURY exchanged with MARSHALL to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 161/p. 244)
25 Feb 1856
MAURY lost small area to LEWIS [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 162/p. 245)
15 Mar 1858
MAURY lost to HICKMAN to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., priv., ch. 129/p. 324)
07 Mar 1860
MAURY gained from LEWIS to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1860_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 100, secs. 1-14/pp.
368-370)
24 Mar 1860
MAURY gained from LEWIS to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1860_pt. for location]; MAURY lost to
MARSHALL to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 210/p. 596)
12 Dec 1867
MAURY gained from GILES to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 20/p. 20)
19 Feb 1869
MAURY gained part of LEWIS; LEWIS eliminated [repealed 7 December
1869].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 31/p. 38)
07 Dec 1869
MAURY lost to the re-creation of LEWIS; MAURY gained from LEWIS to
accommodate local residents [change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see
small_changes 1869_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 30, secs. 1-2, 4,
11-12, 19-20/pp. 33-38; McBride, 9)
25 Jan 1871
MAURY gained from MARSHALL to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 121/p. 138)
24 Mar 1875
MAURY lost small area to MARSHALL [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1875_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1875, 39th assy., ch. 120/p. 209)
05 Apr 1881
MAURY gained from WILLIAMSON to accommodate local residents [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1881_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 107/p. 137)
14 Mar 1883
MAURY gained from HICKMAN to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1883_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 59/p. 59)
02 Mar 1887
MAURY lost to WILLIAMSON to accommodate local residents [MAURY location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 48/p. 119)
22 Mar 1887
MAURY gained from WILLIAMSON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 42/p. 115)
28 Mar 1887
MAURY gained small area from GILES [location unknown, not mapped]
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 205/p. 335)
11 Mar 1893
MAURY gained from LEWIS to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1893_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 7/p. 9)
25 Mar 1893
MAURY lost to WILLIAMSON to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1893_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 27/p. 35)
07 Apr 1897
MAURY lost to WILLIAMSON to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1897_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 259/p. 574)
24 Apr 1899
MAURY lost to MARSHALL to accommodate local residents [map depicts net
changes in MAURY-MARSHALL line 1854-1899].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 421/p. 984)
07 Apr 1903
MAURY gained from LAWRENCE to accommodate local resident [repealed 15 April
1907; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 320/p. 953)
07 Apr 1905
MAURY gained from WILLIAMSON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 205/p. 429)
15 Apr 1907
MAURY lost to LAWRENCE to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 7
April 1903; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1907, 55th assy., ch. 484/p. 1639)
27 Apr 1909
MAURY exchanged with LEWIS.
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 263, secs. 1-3/pp. 902-906)
17 Feb 1911
MAURY lost to WILLIAMSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 109/p. 257)
31 Mar 1923
MAURY lost to WILLIAMSON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1923, 63d assy., priv., ch. 452/p. 1741; ch. 453/p.
1742)
30 Mar 1929
MAURY gained from LEWIS to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1929, 66th assy., priv., ch. 342/p. 886)
22 Apr 1935
MAURY lost to WILLIAMSON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped; map depicts net changes in MAURY-WILLIAMSON line 1887-1935].
(Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 691/p. 1845)
03 May 1973
MAURY gained from GILES to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1973_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1973, 88th assy., 1st reg. sess., pub., ch. 156/p. 422)
14 Mar 1974
MAURY gained from GILES to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1974_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1974, 88th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 518/p. 296)
McMINN
13 Nov 1819
McMINN created from RHEA and ROANE.
(Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 7, secs. 1-4/pp.
34-35)
08 Nov 1833
McMINN gained from HAMILTON, lost to RHEA.
(Tenn. Acts 1833, 20th assy., pub., ch. 16/pp. 10-12)
28 Nov 1833
McMINN gained from RHEA.
(Tenn. Acts 1833, 20th assy., priv., ch. 214/p. 116)
10 Feb 1836
McMINN lost to creation of BRADLEY.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 32/p. 140)
18 Jan 1838
McMINN exchanged with MONROE.
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 304/p. 439)
28 Nov 1839
McMINN lost to creation of POLK.
(Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 10, secs. 1-2/p. 17)
17 Jan 1850
McMINN lost to MONROE to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1850_pt. for location]. Act repealed
18 February 1867.
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 80, secs. 1, 11/pp. 261, 264)
04 Feb 1850
McMINN lost small area to MONROE [change too small to display on interactive
map; shapefile users see small_changes 1850_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 98/p. 288)
21 Nov 1853
McMINN lost to POLK to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1853_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 177/p. 245)
01 Dec 1853
McMINN lost to MONROE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 106/p. 186)
10 Nov 1855
McMINN gained from MONROE to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1855_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 28/p. 30)
15 Mar 1858
McMINN lost to MONROE.
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., priv., ch. 129/p. 324)
18 Feb 1867
McMINN gained from MONROE to accommodate local residents [repealed act of 17
January 1850; change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes
1867_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1866, 34th assy., 2d adj. sess., pub., ch. 23/p. 23)
21 Jan 1870
McMINN lost to ROANE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 48/p. 62)
16 Dec 1871
McMINN lost to MEIGS to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped; act mistakenly read MONROE instead of McMINN].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 91/p. 82; Tenn. Acts 1872,
37th assy., call sess., ch. 19/p. 42)
24 Mar 1873
McMINN gained from POLK to accommodate local resident; McMINN lost to LOUDON
to accommodate local residents [changes too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users
see small_changes 1873_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 69/p. 103; ch. 89/p. 125)
25 Mar 1879
McMINN lost to LOUDON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp.
174-177)
04 Apr 1881
McMINN lost to LOUDON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 61/p. 75)
26 Mar 1883
McMINN lost to MONROE to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1883_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 116/p. 162)
24 Mar 1885
McMINN lost to LOUDON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 54/p. 110)
26 Mar 1887
McMINN lost to MONROE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 196/p. 327)
28 Mar 1887
McMINN gained from MEIGS to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 202/p. 333)
16 Mar 1889
McMINN lost to MONROE to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1889_pt. for location]; McMINN lost to
POLK to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 58/p. 89; ch. 65/p.
94)
26 Feb 1891
McMINN lost to MEIGS to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1891_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 33/p. 69)
09 Feb 1893
McMINN lost to POLK to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 1/p. 3)
29 Apr 1897
McMINN lost to LOUDON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 168/p. 377)
20 Apr 1901
McMINN lost to LOUDON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 347/p. 796)
18 Mar 1903
McMINN exchanged with MONROE to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 166/p. 371)
06 Apr 1905
McMINN lost to POLK to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 178/p. 379)
17 May 1915
McMINN lost to MONROE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 435/p. 1488)
10 Feb 1921
McMINN lost to MONROE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1921, 62d assy., priv., ch. 176/p. 471)
17 Mar 1923
McMINN gained from MONROE to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1923, 63d assy., priv., ch. 229/p. 746)
11 Apr 1925
McMINN lost to MONROE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 503/p. 1963)
19 Feb 1929
McMINN gained from LOUDON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1929, 66th assy., priv., ch. 184/p. 388)
05 Apr 1933
McMINN lost to MONROE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 262/p. 638)
15 May 1935
Legislature authorized McMINN to gain from POLK; gain did not take effect
[no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 295/p. 655; repeated in ch.
239/p. 537)
04 Mar 1937
McMINN gained from POLK to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped; map depicts net changes in McMINN-POLK line 1889-1937].
(Tenn. Acts 1937, 70th assy., priv., ch. 305/p. 923)
21 May 1937
McMINN gained very small area from MONROE to accommodate local
resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1937, 70th assy., priv., ch. 849/p. 2513)
02 Mar 1951
McMINN gained from MONROE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped; map depicts net changes in McMINN-MONROE line 1853-1951].
(Tenn. Acts 1951, 77th assy., priv., ch. 340/p. 913)
05 Mar 1951
McMINN lost to LOUDON to accommodate local residents [map depicts net
changes in McMINN-LOUDON line 1879-1951].
(Tenn. Acts 1951, 77th assy., priv., ch. 346/p. 922)
McNAIRY
01 Jan 1824
McNAIRY created from all of Non-County Area 14 attached to HARDIN;
Non-County Area 14 eliminated.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 96/p. 104 and ch. 206/p.
184)
31 Jan 1846
Legislature authorized creation of HATCHEE from McNAIRY and HARDEMAN;
creation did not take effect [precise boundaries are not described; not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 206, secs. 1, 3, 17-18/pp. 313-316;
McBride, 8)
09 Dec 1857
McNAIRY gained from HARDEMAN to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 11, secs. 1, 13-15/pp. 7, 11;
Raulston and Livingood, 91-92; Robnett, 58)
20 Dec 1870
Legislature authorized creation of BELL from McNAIRY, FAYETTE, and HARDEMAN;
voided by Tennessee Supreme Court, 8 June 1871.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 16, secs. 1-2,4/pp. 15-16;
"Cocke v. Gooch" in Tenn. Rpts., 52:294; Bejach, 24-37)
23 Mar 1875
Legislature authorized creation of WISDOM from McNAIRY and three other
counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1875, 39th assy., ch. 68, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 83-84; McBride,
9)
in Apr 1882
McNAIRY lost to creation of CHESTER.
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 42, secs. 1-2, 4, 15/pp.
59-60, 63; Goodspeed [E], 808; "John Brown et al. v. Joel F. Hamlett et al." in Tenn. Rpts.,
76:731-738)
09 Apr 1885
McNAIRY lost to CHESTER to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 131/p. 243)
16 Mar 1889
McNAIRY lost to CHESTER to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped]; McNAIRY lost to HARDIN to accommodate local resident [repealed 20 March 1893; location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 59/p. 89; ch. 61/p.
91)
29 Mar 1889
McNAIRY lost to CHESTER to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 142/p. 280)
06 Apr 1889
McNAIRY lost to CHESTER to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped]; McNAIRY lost to HARDIN to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 252/p. 478; ch. 253/p.
478)
20 Mar 1893
McNAIRY gained from HARDIN to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 16
March 1889; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 19/p. 29)
29 Mar 1893
McNAIRY lost to HARDEMAN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 44/p. 56)
01 Apr 1893
McNAIRY gained from HARDIN to accommodate local resident [repealed 17 March
1899; change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1893_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 53/p. 71)
17 Mar 1899
McNAIRY lost to HARDIN to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 1
April 1893; [change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes
1899_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 112/p. 190)
10 Apr 1903
McNAIRY lost to CHESTER to accommodate local residents; act repealed 15
April 1903 [not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 266/p. 724 and ch. 369/p. 1104)
04 Mar 1939
McNAIRY lost to CHESTER to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 364/p. 1031)
10 Mar 1947
McNAIRY lost to CHESTER to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1947, 75th assy., priv., ch. 611/p. 2645)
03 May 1973
McNAIRY lost to CHESTER to accommodate local residents [map depicts net
changes in McNAIRY-CHESTER line 1885-1973].
(Tenn. Acts 1973, 88th assy., 1st reg. sess., pub., ch. 149, sec. 1/p.
405)
11 Mar 1974
McNAIRY lost to CHESTER to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1974, 88th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 501, sec. 1/p.
241)
20 May 1977
McNAIRY lost to CHESTER to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1977, 90th assy., pub., ch. 308/p. 762; ch. 309, sec. 1/p.
764; ch. 310/p. 767; ch. 311, sec. 1/p. 769; ch. 312, sec. 1/p. 772)
MEIGS
20 Jan 1836
MEIGS created from RHEA.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 34, sec. 1/p.
146)
11 Mar 1867
MEIGS lost to BRADLEY to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1866, 34th assy., 2d adj. sess., priv., ch. 76, sec. 3/p.
236)
16 Dec 1871
MEIGS gained from McMINN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped; act mistakenly read MONROE instead of McMINN].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 91/p. 82; Tenn. Acts 1872,
37th assy., call sess., ch. 19/p. 42)
19 Mar 1883
MEIGS exchanged with ROANE.
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 89/p. 89)
09 Apr 1885
MEIGS gained from JAMES (extinct) to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 102/p. 199)
28 Mar 1887
MEIGS lost to McMINN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 202/p. 333)
26 Feb 1891
MEIGS gained from McMINN to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1891_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 33/p. 69)
24 Mar 1891
MEIGS gained from ROANE to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 244/p. 467)
21 Mar 1917
MEIGS lost to BRADLEY to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1917_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 188/p. 651)
02 Jul 1931
MEIGS lost to BRADLEY to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1931_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 812/p. 2132)
14 Apr 1949
MEIGS lost to BRADLEY to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1949, 76th assy., priv., ch. 791/p. 2374)
MONROE
13 Nov 1819
MONROE created from ROANE.
(Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 7, secs. 1-4/pp.
34-35)
01 Oct 1821
MONROE gained from ROANE.
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 78/p. 90)
22 Nov 1823
MONROE gained from Non-County Area 9; Non-County Area 9 eliminated. Boundary
between MONROE and ROANE adjusted [change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users
see small_changes 1823_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 256, sec. 1/p. 218)
13 Feb 1836
MONROE exchanged with BLOUNT.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 143/p. 269)
17 Jan 1838
MONROE lost small area to BLOUNT.
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 270/p. 400)
18 Jan 1838
MONROE exchanged with McMINN.
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 304/p. 439)
27 Jan 1844
Legislature authorized creation of JONES from MONROE and BLOUNT; creation
did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 196, secs. 1, 3, 20/pp. 215-216, 219;
Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 12/p. 44; McBride, 8)
17 Jan 1850
MONROE gained from McMINN to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1850_pt. for location]. Act repealed
18 February 1867.
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 80, secs. 1, 11/pp. 261, 264)
04 Feb 1850
MONROE gained small area from McMINN [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1850_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 98/p. 288)
01 Dec 1853
MONROE gained from McMINN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 106/p. 186)
10 Nov 1855
MONROE lost to McMINN to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1855_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 28/p. 30)
28 Feb 1856
MONROE gained from POLK to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1856_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 122, secs. 23, 25/pp. 157-158)
15 Mar 1858
MONROE gained from McMINN; MONROE gained from POLK to accommodate local
residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., priv., ch. 129/p. 324)
20 Mar 1858
MONROE gained from ROANE to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1858_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 83, secs. 1-4, 8-9/pp.
91-93)
23 Mar 1860
MONROE gained from ROANE to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1860_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 196, secs. 1-11/pp.
575-577)
06 Dec 1866
MONROE lost very small area [Carmichael's Island in the Tennessee River] to
ROANE.
(Tenn. Acts 1866, 34th assy., 2d adj. sess., pub., ch. 9/p. 9)
18 Feb 1867
MONROE lost to McMINN to accommodate local residents [repealed act of 17
January 1850; change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes
1867_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1866, 34th assy., 2d adj. sess., pub., ch. 23/p. 23)
18 Jun 1870
MONROE lost to creation of CHRISTIANA (now LOUDON).
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 2, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 4, 6 and
ch. 77/p. 123)
07 Jul 1870
MONROE lost to LOUDON to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1870_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 77/p. 123)
26 Jan 1871
MONROE exchanged with LOUDON to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 53/p. 63)
16 Dec 1871
MONROE gained from LOUDON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 91/p. 82; Tenn. Acts 1872,
37th assy., call sess., ch. 19/p. 42)
24 Mar 1873
MONROE exchanged with LOUDON to accommodate local residents [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1873_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 86/p. 123)
26 Mar 1877
MONROE gained from BLOUNT to accommodate local residents; MONROE gained from
LOUDON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 130/p. 156; ch. 163/p.
186)
25 Mar 1879
MONROE gained from LOUDON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp.
174-177)
20 Mar 1883
MONROE gained from BLOUNT to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 102/p. 99)
26 Mar 1883
MONROE gained from McMINN to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1883_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 116/p. 162)
24 Mar 1885
MONROE gained from LOUDON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 56/p. 111)
26 Mar 1887
MONROE gained from McMINN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped]; MONROE exchanged with LOUDON to accommodate local residents [repealed 30 March 1891;
locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 196/p. 327)
16 Mar 1889
MONROE gained from LOUDON and McMINN to accommodate local resident [changes
too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1889_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 58/p. 89)
04 Apr 1889
MONROE gained from LOUDON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 199/p. 394)
06 Apr 1889
MONROE lost to LOUDON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 235/p. 457)
23 Mar 1891
MONROE gained from LOUDON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 67/p. 154)
30 Mar 1891
MONROE exchanged with LOUDON to accommodate local residents [repealed part
of act of 26 March 1887; locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 214/p. 424)
08 Feb 1895
MONROE exchanged with LOUDON to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 27/p. 39)
19 Mar 1897
MONROE lost to LOUDON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 206/p. 424)
30 Mar 1897
MONROE lost to LOUDON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 169/p. 378)
16 Apr 1901
MONROE lost to LOUDON to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1901_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 306/p. 689)
18 Mar 1903
MONROE exchanged with McMINN to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 166/p. 371)
25 Mar 1903
MONROE lost to LOUDON to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1903_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 95/p. 176)
26 Jan 1905
MONROE gained from LOUDON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 37/p. 82)
17 May 1915
MONROE gained from McMINN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 435/p. 1488)
10 Feb 1921
MONROE gained from McMINN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1921, 62d assy., priv., ch. 176/p. 471)
17 Mar 1923
MONROE lost to McMINN to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1923, 63d assy., priv., ch. 229/p. 746)
11 Apr 1925
MONROE gained from McMINN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 503/p. 1963)
31 Mar 1927
MONROE lost to LOUDON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 124/p. 273)
02 Jul 1931
MONROE lost to LOUDON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 767/p. 2040)
27 Mar 1933
MONROE lost to LOUDON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 175/p. 461)
05 Apr 1933
MONROE gained from McMINN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 262/p. 638)
21 May 1937
MONROE lost very small area to McMINN to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1937, 70th assy., priv., ch. 849/p. 2513)
10 Mar 1939
MONROE lost to LOUDON to accommodate local residents [map depicts net
changes in MONROE-LOUDON line 1871-1939].
(Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 604, secs. 1-3/pp.
1914-1916)
02 Mar 1951
MONROE lost to McMINN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped; map depicts net changes in MONROE-McMINN line 1853-1951].
(Tenn. Acts 1951, 77th assy., priv., ch. 340/p. 913)
MONTGOMERY
09 Apr 1796
MONTGOMERY created from TENNESSEE County (extinct).
(Tenn. Acts 1796, 1st assy., 1st sess., ch. 30/p. 99)
23 Oct 1799
MONTGOMERY lost to ROBERTSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1799, 3d assy., ch. 13/p. 190)
29 Oct 1801
MONTGOMERY gained from ROBERTSON, lost to Non-County Area 2.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 51/p. 289)
14 Nov 1801
MONTGOMERY gained from Non-County Area 2.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 37/p. 270)
25 Oct 1803
MONTGOMERY lost to creation of DICKSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1803, 5th assy., 1st sess., ch. 66, sec. 1/p. 112)
01 Nov 1803
MONTGOMERY lost to creation of STEWART, lost to Non-County Area 3 when a
one-mile-wide strip of MONTGOMERY between STEWART and DICKSON implicitly reverted to non-county
status, and lost to Non-County Area 4 when territory west of Tennessee River implicitly reverted to
non-county status (Chickasaw Indian land).
(Tenn. Acts 1803, 5th assy., 1st sess., ch. 68, sec. 1/p. 115)
31 Jul 1804
MONTGOMERY exchanged with STEWART.
(Scott, ch. 13/p. 830)
08 Nov 1809
MONTGOMERY gained from ROBERTSON.
(Scott, ch. 42/p. 1144)
18 Feb 1836
MONTGOMERY gained from ROBERTSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 44/p. 171)
27 Nov 1837
Legislature authorized creation of a county named CUMBERLAND from MONTGOMERY
and three other counties; creation did not take effect; not related to present CUMBERLAND.
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 8, secs. 1, 18, 20/pp. 28, 32-33 and ch.
124, secs. 1-3/pp. 189-190; McBride, 6-7; HRS Tenn., Cheatham, 5)
03 Jan 1844
Legislature again authorized creation of a county named CUMBERLAND from
MONTGOMERY and three other counties; creation did not take effect; not related to present
CUMBERLAND.
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 59, secs. 1, 18, 20/pp. 59, 64-65; Tenn.
Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 122, sec. 21/p. 157; McBride, 7; HRS Tenn., Cheatham, 5-6)
05 Apr 1856
MONTGOMERY lost to creation of CHEATHAM.
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 122, secs. 1, 18-21, 26/pp. 151,
156-158; "Davidson County v. Cheatham County" in S.W. Rptr, 63:209-213; Binkley, 30-31)
07 Mar 1860
MONTGOMERY gained from CHEATHAM to accommodate local residents [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1860_pt. for location];
MONTGOMERY lost to DICKSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 100, secs. 1-14/pp.
368-370)
14 Mar 1868
Boundary between MONTGOMERY and CHEATHAM adjusted [repealed 28 January 1869;
location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 82/p. 108)
28 Jan 1869
Boundary between MONTGOMERY and CHEATHAM adjusted [repealed act of 14 March
1868; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 21/p. 21)
09 Dec 1869
MONTGOMERY lost to ROBERTSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 32/p. 40)
01 May 1877
MONTGOMERY lost to CHEATHAM to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1877_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 61/p. 76)
04 Apr 1881
MONTGOMERY lost to CHEATHAM to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1881_pt. for location]. MONTGOMERY
lost small area to ROBERTSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 72/p. 84; ch. 60/p.
74).
14 Mar 1883
MONTGOMERY lost to CHEATHAM to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1883_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 53/p. 56)
02 Mar 1887
MONTGOMERY lost to DICKSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 50/p. 121)
22 Mar 1887
MONTGOMERY exchanged with CHEATHAM to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 75/p. 154)
23 Mar 1887
MONTGOMERY lost to ROBERTSON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 110/p. 200)
06 Feb 1897
MONTGOMERY lost to DICKSON to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 199/p. 416)
20 Apr 1935
MONTGOMERY lost to ROBERTSON to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 681/p. 1820)
24 Feb 1937
MONTGOMERY gained from DICKSON to accommodate local residents [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1937_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1937, 70th assy., priv., ch. 255/p. 805)
15 Apr 1971
MONTGOMERY gained small area from ROBERTSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1971, 87th assy., 1st reg. sess., priv., ch. 69/p. 247)
20 Apr 1972
Boundary between MONTGOMERY and ROBERTSON clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1972, 87th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 791/p. 1295)
13 May 1981
MONTGOMERY lost to ROBERTSON to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1981_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1981, 92d assy., 1st reg. sess., pub., ch. 324/p. 424)
MOORE
13 Apr 1872
MOORE created from BEDFORD, FRANKLIN, and LINCOLN. Legislation called for
MOORE to include part of COFFEE, but COFFEE was not included due to constitutional
considerations.
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 96, secs. 1-2, 4, 10/pp.
90-93; Goodspeed [D], 808)
14 Mar 1883
MOORE gained from FRANKLIN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 62/p. 62)
22 Mar 1887
MOORE gained from BEDFORD to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1887_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 108/p. 197)
23 Mar 1887
MOORE gained from LINCOLN to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 99/p. 190)
25 Mar 1887
MOORE exchanged with FRANKLIN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 104/p. 194)
24 Apr 1899
MOORE lost to BEDFORD to accommodate local resident [repealed 7 February
1901; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 413/p. 975)
05 Feb 1901
MOORE gained from FRANKLIN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 379/p. 860)
07 Feb 1901
MOORE gained from BEDFORD to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 24
April 1899; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 388/p. 869)
15 Apr 1903
MOORE gained from FRANKLIN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 374/p. 1109)
27 Mar 1905
MOORE gained from LINCOLN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 91/p. 202)
04 Apr 1905
MOORE lost to LINCOLN to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1905_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 136/p. 293)
06 Apr 1905
MOORE gained from FRANKLIN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 191/p. 395; repeated in ch. 390/p.
806)
07 Apr 1905
MOORE gained from FRANKLIN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 206/p. 430; repeated in ch. 385/p.
801)
24 Apr 1909
MOORE gained from FRANKLIN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 208/p. 725)
30 Apr 1909
MOORE gained from BEDFORD to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 481/p. 1763)
17 May 1915
MOORE gained from FRANKLIN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 443/p. 1501)
05 Feb 1917
MOORE gained from LINCOLN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 59/p. 167)
21 Mar 1917
MOORE gained from FRANKLIN to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1917_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 194/p. 659)
23 Mar 1917
MOORE gained from FRANKLIN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 244/p. 788)
03 Apr 1917
MOORE gained from COFFEE to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1917_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 804/p. 2511)
29 Apr 1927
MOORE gained from LINCOLN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 735/p. 2393)
07 Apr 1933
MOORE gained from COFFEE.
(Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 342/p. 818)
02 Mar 1939
MOORE gained from LINCOLN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 343/p. 966)
04 Mar 1939
MOORE lost to LINCOLN to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1939_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 362/p. 1028)
15 Feb 1941
MOORE gained from FRANKLIN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1941, 72d assy., priv., ch. 309/p. 1059)
08 Feb 1945
MOORE gained from BEDFORD to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1945, 74th assy., priv., ch. 109/p. 374)
23 Feb 1945
MOORE gained from FRANKLIN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1945, 74th assy., priv., ch. 285/p. 928)
01 Mar 1945
MOORE gained from FRANKLIN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1945, 74th assy., priv., ch. 428/p. 1341)
21 Feb 1947
MOORE gained from FRANKLIN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1947, 75th assy., priv., ch. 272/p. 1134)
26 Feb 1947
MOORE gained from LINCOLN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped; map depicts net changes in MOORE-LINCOLN line 1905-1947].
(Tenn. Acts 1947, 75th assy., priv., ch. 357/p. 1454; ch. 358/p.
1455)
11 Apr 1949
MOORE gained from FRANKLIN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1949, 76th assy., priv., ch. 610/p. 1804)
05 Mar 1951
MOORE gained from COFFEE to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1951_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1951, 77th assy., priv., ch. 351/p. 935)
20 Mar 1959
MOORE gained from BEDFORD to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1959, 81st assy., priv., ch. 310, sec. 1/p. 1036)
10 Mar 1965
MOORE gained from FRANKLIN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped; map depicts net changes in MOORE-FRANKLIN line 1883-1965].
(Tenn. Acts 1965, 84th assy., priv., ch. 86/p. 294)
21 May 1971
MOORE exchanged with COFFEE to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1971_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1971, 87th assy., 1st reg. sess., priv., ch. 181/p.
729)
MORGAN
01 Jan 1818
MORGAN created from ANDERSON, OVERTON, and ROANE.
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 38, secs. 1, 18/pp. 41, 45 and ch. 81/p.
89)
01 Jan 1820
MORGAN gained from OVERTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 63/p. 70)
28 Nov 1823
MORGAN lost to creation of FENTRESS.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 302, secs. 1-2/p. 260)
31 Jan 1846
MORGAN lost to ROANE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 206, secs. 1, 3, 17-18/pp. 313-316;
McBride, 8)
02 Feb 1846
MORGAN exchanged with FENTRESS.
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 175/p. 260)
17 Dec 1849
MORGAN lost to creation of SCOTT.
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 45, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 145, 147)
16 Nov 1855
MORGAN lost to creation of CUMBERLAND.
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 6, sec. 1/p. 9)
22 Feb 1856
MORGAN lost to ROANE to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1856_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 161/p. 244)
29 Feb 1856
MORGAN lost to CUMBERLAND.
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 166 [printed as 156]/p. 258)
15 Mar 1858
MORGAN gained from SCOTT to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., priv., ch. 129/p. 324)
19 Mar 1860
MORGAN gained from SCOTT to accommodate local resident [repealed 26 April
1866; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 135, secs. 1-13/pp.
438-440)
26 Apr 1866
MORGAN lost to SCOTT to accommodate local residents [part of this repealed
act of 19 March 1860; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1865, 34th assy., 2d sess., priv., ch. 76/p. 224)
27 Feb 1869
MORGAN lost to SCOTT to accommodate local resident [repealed 24 March 1885;
location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 43/p. 64)
28 Feb 1870
MORGAN gained from SCOTT to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 88/p. 105)
24 Mar 1873
MORGAN lost to ROANE.
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 76/p. 110)
24 Mar 1885
MORGAN gained from SCOTT to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 27
February 1869; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 60/p. 115)
26 Feb 1889
MORGAN lost to SCOTT to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped; map depicts net changes in MORGAN-SCOTT line 1858-1889].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 21/p. 29)
26 Mar 1889
MORGAN gained from CUMBERLAND to accommodate local residents [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1889_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 115/p. 219)
19 Apr 1899
MORGAN gained small area from ROANE [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1899_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 330/p. 770)
02 Apr 1903
MORGAN gained small area from ANDERSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 304/p. 883; repeated in ch. 504/p.
1347)
NASHOBA (proposed)
04 Nov 1871
Legislature authorized creation of NASHOBA from FAYETTE and SHELBY; creation
did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 16, secs. 1-2, 4, 12/pp.
14-17 and ch. 82/p. 73; McBride, 8)
Non-County Area 1
06 Jan 1787
Non-County Area 1 (Cherokee Reserve) implicitly created when GREENE lost to
creation of HAWKINS.
(N.C. St. Recs., 24:ch. 34/pp. 830-832)
15 Jun 1792
Non-County Area 1 (Cherokee Reserve) lost to creation of JEFFERSON and
KNOX.
(Terr. Papers U.S., 4:448-449)
27 Sep 1794
Non-County Area 1 (Cherokee Reserve) gained from JEFFERSON.
(Terr. South of R. Ohio Acts 1794, ch. 11/p. 38)
02 Aug 1795
Non-County Area 1 (Cherokee Reserve) lost to BLOUNT.
(Terr. South of R. Ohio Acts 1795, ch. 6/p. 60)
28 Dec 1798
Non-County Area 1 (Cherokee Reserve) lost to BLOUNT.
(Tenn. Acts 1798, 2d assy., 2d sess., ch. 6/p. 165)
29 Oct 1801
Non-County Area 1 (Cherokee Reserve) eliminated when it lost all territory
to BLOUNT.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 52/p. 289)
Non-County Area 2
06 Jan 1787
Non-County Area 2 created when that part of GREENE west of HAWKINS reverted
to non-county status.
(N.C. St. Recs., 24:ch. 34/pp. 830-832)
22 Apr 1796
Non-County Area 2 gained when all that part of HAWKINS south of GRAINGER
implicitly reverted to non-county status.
(Tenn. Acts 1796, 1st assy., 1st sess., ch. 28, sec. 1/p. 95)
29 Dec 1798
Non-County Area 2 lost to DAVIDSON and exchanged with SUMNER when that part
of SUMNER east of Indian boundary reverted to non-county status.
(Tenn. Acts 1798, 2d assy., 2d sess., ch. 10/p. 167)
05 Jan 1799
Non-County Area 2 exchanged with GRAINGER .
(Tenn. Acts 1798, 2d assy., 2d sess., ch. 21/p. 172)
10 Jan 1799
Non-County Area 2 lost to KNOX.
(Tenn. Acts 1798, 2d assy., 2d sess., ch. 22/p. 172)
29 Oct 1801
Non-County Area 2 gained when parts of MONTGOMERY and ROBERTSON reverted to
non-county status.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 51/p. 289)
14 Nov 1801
Non-County Area 2 lost to DAVIDSON, JACKSON, MONTGOMERY, ROBERTSON, SMITH,
WILLIAMSON, and WILSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 37/p. 270)
06 Dec 1801
Non-County Area 2 lost to creation of CLAIBORNE.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 46, secs. 1, 13, 17/pp. 279, 281)
13 Dec 1801
Non-County Area 2 lost to creation of ANDERSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 45, secs. 1, 2, 4, 30/pp. 274,
279)
20 Dec 1801
Non-County Area 2 eliminated when in lost all territory to creation of
ROANE.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 45, secs. 1, 3, 4, 30/pp. 274,
279)
Non-County Area 3
01 Nov 1803
Non-County Area 3 created when a one-mile strip of MONTGOMERY, between
STEWART and DICKSON, implicitly reverted to non-county status.
(Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 44/p. 79)
31 Jul 1804
Non-County Area 3 lost to STEWART.
(Scott, ch. 13/p. 830)
01 Jan 1808
Non-County Area 3 lost to creation of HICKMAN.
(Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 44/p. 79)
19 Oct 1809
Non-County Area 3 eliminated when it lost all territory to creation of
HUMPHREYS.
(Scott, ch. 31/p. 1138)
Non-County Area 4
01 Nov 1803
Non-County Area 4 created when territory west of Tennessee River implicitly
reverted to non-county status (Chickasaw Indian land).
(Tenn. Acts 1803, 5th assy., 1st sess., ch. 68, sec. 1/p. 115)
19 Oct 1809
Non-County Area 4 gained when that part of STEWART south of HUMPHREYS
reverted to non-county status.
(Scott, ch. 31/p. 1138)
24 Nov 1817
Non-County Area 4 lost to creation of WAYNE; act was technically not valid,
but citizens proceeded with the organization of the county.
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 174, sec. 1/p. 209)
08 Oct 1819
Non-County Area 4 gained when part of WAYNE reverted to non-county area that
became part of HARDIN on 13 November 1819.
(Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 19, secs. 1,
4-6/pp. 24-26)
13 Nov 1819
Non-County Area 4 lost to creation of HARDIN.
(Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 6/p. 33)
15 Nov 1819
Non-County Area 4 lost to HUMPHREYS.
(Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 2/p. 28)
18 Nov 1819
Non-County Area 4 lost to creation of PERRY; western limit of PERRY not
explicitly defined until 14 November 1821.
(Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 107, sec. 1/p.
132)
26 Jul 1820
Non-County Area 4 lost to HUMPHREYS.
(Tenn. Acts 1820, 13th assy., 2d sess., loc.-priv., ch. 90/p. 86)
07 Nov 1821
Non-County Area 4 eliminated when it lost all territory to creation of
CARROLL, HENDERSON, HENRY, MADISON, and Non-County Areas 10, 11, 12, and 13.
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 32/pp. 39-44)
Non-County Area 5
28 Oct 1805
Non-County Area 5 created when those parts of SMITH and WILSON lying south
of the Indian boundary reverted to non-county status.
(Tenn. Acts 1805, 6th assy., 1st sess., ch. 67/p. 72)
11 Sep 1806
Non-County Area 5 eliminated when it lost all territory to creation of
WHITE.
(Scott, ch. 36/p. 963)
Non-County Area 6
26 Nov 1807
Non-County Area 6 created when eastern and southern portions of WHITE
reverted to non-county status.
(Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 28/p. 62)
30 Nov 1807
Non-County Area 6 lost to creation of BLEDSOE.
(Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 9, secs. 1-3/p. 39)
03 Dec 1807
Non-County Area 6 eliminated when it lost all territory to creation of
FRANKLIN.
(Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 72, sec. 1/p. 118)
Non-County Area 7
15 Dec 1807
Non-County Area 7 created when parts of DICKSON and WILLIAMSON south of
MAURY reverted to non-county status. Non-County Area 7 attached to MAURY for administrative and
judicial purposes.
(Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 94, secs. 1-2, 13, 16/pp.
149-153)
01 Jan 1810
Non-County Area 7 attached to MAURY lost to creation of GILES.
(Scott, ch. 55/p. 1162)
21 Oct 1817
Non-County Area 7 eliminated when it lost all territory to creation of
LAWRENCE.
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 42/p. 48)
Non-County Area 8
09 Oct 1817
Non-County Area 8 created when part of RHEA reverted to non-county
status.
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 13/p. 15)
26 Dec 1817
Non-County Area 8 lost to creation of MARION.
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 109, sec. 1-2, 8/pp. 113-115; U.S.
Stat., vol. 7, p. 156)
25 Oct 1819
Non-County Area 8 eliminated when it lost all territory to creation of
HAMILTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 41/p. 55)
Non-County Area 9
13 Nov 1819
Non-County Area 9 created when part of ROANE reverted to non-county
status.
(Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 3/p. 29)
22 Nov 1823
Non-County Area 9 eliminated when it lost all territory to BLOUNT and
MONROE.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 256, sec. 1/p. 218)
Non-County Area 10
07 Nov 1821
Non-County Area 10 created from Non-County Area 4. Non-County Area 10
attached to CARROLL for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 32/pp. 39-44)
23 Aug 1822
Non-County Area 10 lost when part of it was detached from CARROLL and became
part of Non-County Area 12 attached to MADISON.
(Tenn. Acts 1822, 14th assy., 2d sess., ch. 199/p. 157)
21 Oct 1823
Non-County Area 10 eliminated when it lost all territory to creation of
GIBSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 111/p. 116)
Non-County Area 11
07 Nov 1821
Non-County Area 11 created from Non-County Area 4. Non-County Area 11
attached to HENRY for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 32/pp. 39-44)
21 Oct 1823
Non-County Area 11 lost to creation of WEAKLEY.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 112/p. 117)
24 Oct 1823
Non-County Area 11 eliminated when it lost all territory to creation of
OBION.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 114/p. 119)
Non-County Area 12
07 Nov 1821
Non-County Area 12 created from part of HARDIN that reverted to non-county
status, and from Non-County Area 4. Non-County Area 12 attached to MADISON for administrative and
judicial purposes.
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 32/pp. 39-44)
23 Aug 1822
Non-County Area 12 attached to MADISON gained when part of Non-County Area
10 detached from CARROLL and attached to MADISON.
(Tenn. Acts 1822, 14th assy., 2d sess., ch. 199/p. 157)
16 Oct 1823
Non-County Area 12 attached to MADISON lost to creation of DYER and
HARDEMAN.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 108, secs. 1, 5-6/pp.
113-114)
01 Jan 1824
Non-County Area 12 eliminated when it lost all territory to creation of
HAYWOOD.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 145/p. 142 and ch.
206/p.184)
Non-County Area 13
07 Nov 1821
Non-County Area 13 created from part of HARDIN that reverted to non-county
status, and from Non-County Area 4. Non-County Area 13 attached to SHELBY for administrative and
judicial purposes.
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 32/pp. 39-44)
29 Oct 1823
Non-County Area 13 attached to SHELBY lost to creation of TIPTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 126, sec. 1/p. 127)
30 Oct 1823
Non-County Area 13 detached from SHELBY, attached to HARDEMAN for
administrative and judicial purposes.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 129/p. 131)
29 Sep 1824
Non-County Area 13 attached to HARDEMAN eliminated when it lost all
territory to creation of FAYETTE.
(Tenn. Acts 1824, 15th assy., 2d sess., ch. 36, sec. 1/p. 46)
Non-County Area 14
07 Nov 1821
Non-County Area 14 created when part of HARDIN reverted to non-county
status. Non-County Area 14 attached to HARDIN for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 32/pp. 39-44)
01 Jan 1824
Non-County Area 14 eliminated when it lost all territory to creation of
McNAIRY.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 96/p. 104 and ch. 206/p.
184)
OBION
24 Oct 1823
OBION created from all of Non-County Area 11 attached to HENRY; Non-County
Area 11 eliminated.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 114/p. 119)
13 Nov 1823
OBION boundaries clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 206/p. 184)
03 Dec 1867
OBION gained from WEAKLEY.
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 13, secs. 1-7/pp.
9-11)
12 Dec 1867
OBION gained from WEAKLEY [repealed 14 December 1868].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 20/p. 20)
14 Mar 1868
Boundary between OBION and WEAKLEY clarified [repealed 14 December 1868; no
change].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 82/p. 108)
14 Dec 1868
OBION lost to WEAKLEY [repealed acts of 12 December 1867 and 14 March
1868].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 5/p. 5)
24 Jun 1870
OBION lost to creation of LAKE.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 30, secs. 1-2, 11/pp. 56,
58)
02 Jul 1870
OBION gained from WEAKLEY.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 103/p. 164)
16 Mar 1889
OBION gained from WEAKLEY to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1889_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 76/p. 111)
10 Apr 1893
OBION lost to LAKE.
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 173/p. 346)
03 Feb 1897
Boundary between OBION and LAKE clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 176, secs. 1-2/pp. 384-387)
13 Apr 1925
Boundary between OBION and LAKE clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 548/p. 2110)
22 Jun 1931
Boundary between OBION and WEAKLEY adjusted when North Fork of Obion River
was straightened [not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 445/p. 1186)
OVERTON
11 Sep 1806
OVERTON created from JACKSON.
(Scott, ch. 27, sec. 8/p. 950)
22 Apr 1809
OVERTON lost to WHITE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1809, 7th assy., 2d sess., ch. 11/p. 23)
24 Sep 1817
OVERTON lost to CAMPBELL.
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 20/p. 24)
25 Sep 1817
OVERTON gained from WHITE to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1817_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 8/p. 11)
01 Jan 1818
OVERTON lost to creation of MORGAN.
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 38, secs. 1, 18/pp. 41, 45 and ch. 81/p.
89)
01 Jan 1820
OVERTON lost to MORGAN.
(Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 63/p. 70)
28 Nov 1823
OVERTON lost to creation of FENTRESS.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 302, secs. 1-2/p. 260)
16 Dec 1831
OVERTON gained from FENTRESS to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1831_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1831, 19th assy., stated sess., priv., ch. 153/p. 125)
02 Feb 1842
OVERTON lost to creation of PUTNAM.
(Tenn. Acts 1841, 24th assy., 1st sess., ch. 169, sec. 1/p. 186)
01 Mar 1845
OVERTON gained part of PUTNAM; PUTNAM eliminated when OVERTON Chancery Court
declared PUTNAM to have been unconstitutionally established.
(DeLozier, 21; McBride, 11; Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 75/p.
141)
09 Dec 1847
OVERTON gained small area from JACKSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1847, 27th assy., ch. 36/p. 65)
06 Feb 1850
OVERTON gained from FENTRESS to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 110/p. 302)
21 Feb 1852
OVERTON gained from FENTRESS to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1852_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 221/p. 330)
11 Feb 1854
OVERTON lost to the re-creation of PUTNAM.
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 320, secs. 1-2, 10, 21, 24-25/pp.
744-754)
25 Feb 1867
OVERTON lost to FENTRESS to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1866, 34th assy., 2d adj. sess., pub., ch. 28/p. 49)
03 Dec 1867
OVERTON gained from FENTRESS to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 13, secs. 1-7/pp.
9-11)
19 Feb 1869
OVERTON lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 36/p. 48)
27 Feb 1869
OVERTON lost to FENTRESS to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 43/p. 64)
29 Jun 1870
OVERTON lost to JACKSON and PUTNAM to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 62/p. 98; ch. 49/p. 85)
07 Dec 1870
OVERTON lost to creation of CLAY.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 29, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 51-52;
Moore and Foster, 1:843)
02 Feb 1871
OVERTON gained from FENTRESS to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped]; OVERTON lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 68/p. 95; ch. 111/p.
131)
26 Oct 1871
OVERTON lost to CLAY to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1871_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 6/p. 7)
24 Mar 1873
OVERTON lost to FENTRESS to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped]; OVERTON lost to PUTNAM.
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 80/p. 118; ch. 76/p. 110)
24 Mar 1875
OVERTON gained from FENTRESS to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped]; OVERTON lost to CLAY [change too small to display on interactive map;
shapefile users see small_changes 1875_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1875, 39th assy., ch. 140, secs. 1-5/pp. 228-230)
in Apr 1881
OVERTON lost to creation of PICKETT.
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 34, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 48-50;
Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 37, sec 1/p. 35; Huddleston, 37)
01 Jun 1881
OVERTON lost to CLAY to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 132/p. 181)
14 Mar 1883
OVERTON gained from FENTRESS to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 65/p. 64)
09 Apr 1885
OVERTON gained from PICKETT to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped]; OVERTON lost to CLAY to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1885_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 128/p. 240; ch. 117/p. 224)
28 Mar 1887
OVERTON exchanged with PUTNAM to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 212/p. 343; ch. 195/p. 327)
16 Mar 1889
OVERTON lost to CLAY and PUTNAM to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 62/p. 91; ch. 60/p.
90)
26 Mar 1889
OVERTON lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 116/p. 220)
12 Mar 1891
OVERTON gained from CLAY to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 233/p. 448)
30 Mar 1891
OVERTON gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 260/p. 495)
26 Mar 1897
OVERTON gained from PICKETT to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 287/p. 610)
17 Mar 1899
OVERTON gained from PICKETT to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 82/p. 122)
22 Mar 1901
OVERTON lost to CLAY to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 214/p. 453)
03 Apr 1901
OVERTON lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1901_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 262/p. 573)
20 Apr 1901
OVERTON gained from CLAY to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 482/p. 1154)
10 Feb 1903
OVERTON gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 56/p. 96)
25 Mar 1903
OVERTON gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1903_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 223/p. 492)
02 Apr 1903
OVERTON gained from FENTRESS to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped]; OVERTON lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 512/p. 1379; ch. 523/p. 1401)
15 Apr 1903
OVERTON lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 425/p. 1222)
26 Jan 1905
OVERTON lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 38/p. 83)
07 Apr 1905
OVERTON gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped]; OVERTON lost to PICKETT to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 218/p. 451; ch. 378/p. 789; ch. 199/p.
417)
11 Apr 1905
OVERTON gained from CLAY to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1905_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 258/p. 559)
13 Apr 1905
OVERTON gained from CLAY to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1905_pt. for location]; OVERTON lost
to PICKETT to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 337/p. 702; ch. 373/p. 779)
15 Apr 1905
OVERTON gained from FENTRESS to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped]; OVERTON lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1905_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 453/p. 953; ch. 538/p. 1231)
01 May 1909
OVERTON lost to CLAY and PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 538/p. 1945; ch. 493/p. 1797)
03 Jul 1911
OVERTON lost small area to PUTNAM [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1911_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 537/p. 1619)
15 May 1915
OVERTON lost to PICKETT to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 686/p. 2201)
11 Apr 1919
OVERTON gained from FENTRESS to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1919, 61st assy., priv., ch. 611/p. 1809)
17 Jun 1931
OVERTON lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 391/p. 977)
22 Jun 1931
OVERTON gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1931_pt. for location]. Map depicts
net changes in OVERTON-PUTNAM line 1887-1931].
(Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 450/p. 1194)
31 Mar 1933
OVERTON gained from CLAY to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped]; OVERTON lost to PICKETT to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 221/p. 536; ch. 213/p.
523)
03 Apr 1933
OVERTON gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 214/p. 523)
21 Feb 1939
OVERTON gained from CLAY to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 244/p. 728)
10 Mar 1939
OVERTON lost to CLAY to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped; map depicts net changes in OVERTON-CLAY line 1889-1939].
(Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 561/p. 1766)
01 Jan 1946
OVERTON gained small area from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [change
too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1946_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1945, 74th assy., priv., ch. 265/p. 873)
13 Apr 1949
OVERTON lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1949, 76th assy., priv., ch. 730/p. 2241)
17 Mar 1961
OVERTON lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1961_pt. for location; map depicts net
changes in OVERTON-PUTNAM line 1931-1961].
(Tenn. Acts 1961, 82d assy., priv., ch. 364/p. 1263)
21 Mar 1963
OVERTON lost to PICKETT to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1963, 83d assy., priv., ch. 211/p. 667)
20 Mar 1965
OVERTON lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1965_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1965, 84th assy., priv., ch. 113, secs. 1-2/pp.
419-420)
01 Jul 1989
OVERTON gained small area from PUTNAM.
(Tenn. Acts 1989, 96th assy., 1st reg. sess., pub., ch. 456/p. 793)
PERRY
18 Nov 1819
PERRY created from Non-County Area 4; western limit of PERRY not explicitly
defined until 14 November 1821.
(Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 107, sec. 1/p.
132)
26 Jul 1820
PERRY gained from HUMPHREYS; western limit not defined.
(Tenn. Acts 1820, 13th assy., 2d sess., loc.-priv., ch. 90/p. 86)
14 Nov 1821
Western boundary of PERRY defined.
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 202, sec. 1/p.
197; Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 32, sec. 9/p. 42)
01 Jan 1822
PERRY gained from HARDIN and WAYNE.
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 135, sec. 1/p.
132; ch. 143, sec. 1/p. 138)
31 Oct 1823
PERRY gained from HARDIN.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 137/p. 137)
30 Nov 1825
PERRY lost to WAYNE to accommodate local resident change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1825_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1825, 16th assy., reg. sess., priv., ch. 247/p. 271)
19 Nov 1833
PERRY lost Beech Creek Island in the Tennessee River to WAYNE.
(Tenn. Acts 1833, 20th assy., priv., ch. 127/p. 69)
20 Feb 1836
Legislature authorized BENTON to gain from PERRY dependent on local
referendum [local action unknown, no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 45/p. 172)
21 Nov 1837
PERRY lost Two Sisters Island to WAYNE [location unknown, not mapped]
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 85/p. 114)
26 Dec 1837
PERRY lost small area to WAYNE [clarified 27 January 1840].
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 273/p. 403)
27 Jan 1840
Boundary between PERRY and WAYNE clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 80/p. 165)
07 Feb 1846
PERRY gained from WAYNE.
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 5/p. 31 and ch. 62, sec. 2/p.
122)
06 Apr 1846
PERRY lost to creation of DECATUR.
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 7, secs. 11-12, 18/pp. 38-39 and ch. 62,
secs. 1, 7-8/pp. 122-123)
c. Apr 1846
PERRY gained from HICKMAN.
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 62, secs. 4-5/pp. 122-123)
01 Dec 1847
PERRY lost to DECATUR when boundary was changed from west bank to east bank
of Tennessee River [not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1847, 27th assy., ch. 15/p. 44)
21 Feb 1852
PERRY lost to WAYNE.
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 220/p. 329)
25 Feb 1852
Legislature authorized PERRY to gain from HICKMAN; gain did not take effect
[no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 189/p. 271)
10 Mar 1854
Legislature authorized PERRY to gain from HICKMAN; gain did not take effect
[no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 138/p. 217)
29 Feb 1856
PERRY gained from WAYNE.
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 159/p. 243)
07 Mar 1860
PERRY gained small area from HICKMAN; PERRY lost to WAYNE to accommodate
local residents [change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes
1860_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 100, secs. 1-14/pp.
368-370)
25 Feb 1867
PERRY gained from HICKMAN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1866, 34th assy., 2d adj. sess., pub., ch. 28/p. 49)
07 Mar 1868
PERRY gained from HICKMAN and HUMPHREYS to accommodate local residents
[locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 60/p. 75)
19 Feb 1869
PERRY gained from HICKMAN to accommodate local residents [repealed 28
February 1870; locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 31/p. 38)
28 Feb 1870
PERRY lost to HICKMAN to accommodate local residents [repealed act of 19
February 1869; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 88/p. 105)
10 Mar 1879
PERRY lost to HUMPHREYS.
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 57/p. 77)
14 May 1895
PERRY lost to WAYNE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 174/p. 371)
31 Mar 1899
Boundary between PERRY and LEWIS clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 175/p. 346)
10 Feb 1903
PERRY lost to HICKMAN to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped; map depicts net changes in PERRY-HICKMAN line 1867-1903].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 53/p. 94)
01 May 1909
PERRY gained small area from WAYNE.
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 441/p. 1653)
09 Feb 1911
PERRY lost to LEWIS to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 21/p. 72)
13 May 1915
PERRY gained from WAYNE to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1915_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 683/p. 2193)
PICKETT
in Apr 1881
PICKETT created from FENTRESS and OVERTON. PICKETT's east line was supposed
to run along the western limit of SCOTT as defined in 1849; it appears legislators ignored the 4
November 1871 change in SCOTT's west line.
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 34, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 48-50;
Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 37, sec 1/p. 35; Huddleston, 37)
27 Mar 1883
PICKETT gained from CLAY to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 122/p. 166)
09 Apr 1885
PICKETT lost to CLAY; lost to FENTRESS to accommodate local residents
[change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1885_pt. for
location]; PICKETT lost to OVERTON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 125/p. 238; ch. 156/p. 268; ch. 117/p.
224)
02 Mar 1887
PICKETT lost to CLAY to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 52/p. 122)
31 Jan 1891
PICKETT gained from FENTRESS to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 28/p. 63)
03 Mar 1891
PICKETT gained from FENTRESS to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 42/p. 78)
01 Apr 1893
PICKETT gained from CLAY [repealed 3 April 1901].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 57/p. 75)
12 Feb 1897
PICKETT lost to SCOTT.
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 257/p. 571; repeated in ch. 217/p.
518)
26 Mar 1897
PICKETT lost to OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 287/p. 610)
27 Jan 1899
PICKETT gained from FENTRESS to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 105/p. 181)
17 Mar 1899
PICKETT lost to OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 82/p. 122)
03 Apr 1901
PICKETT lost to CLAY [repealed act of 1 April 1893].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 270/p. 580)
26 Jan 1905
PICKETT lost to FENTRESS to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 39/p. 84)
07 Apr 1905
PICKETT gained from OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 193/p. 397; repeated in ch. 378/p.
789)
11 Apr 1905
PICKETT gained from CLAY to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1905_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 266/p. 569)
13 Apr 1905
PICKETT gained from OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 373/p. 779)
05 Apr 1911
PICKETT gained from FENTRESS to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 244/p. 636)
15 May 1915
PICKETT gained from OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 686/p. 2201)
25 Mar 1921
PICKETT gained from FENTRESS to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1921, 62d assy., priv., ch. 453/p. 1341)
07 Apr 1921
PICKETT gained from FENTRESS to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1921, 62d assy., priv., ch. 700/p. 2221)
09 Apr 1921
PICKETT gained from FENTRESS to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1921, 62d assy., priv., ch. 803/p. 2502; ch. 804/p.
2503)
16 Apr 1925
PICKETT lost to FENTRESS to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 700/p. 2570)
29 Apr 1927
PICKETT lost to FENTRESS to accommodate local resident [map depicts net
changes in PICKETT-FENTRESS line 1891-1927].
(Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 776/p. 2551)
31 Mar 1933
PICKETT gained from OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 213/p. 523)
21 Mar 1963
PICKETT gained from OVERTON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1963, 83d assy., priv., ch. 211/p. 667)
05 Feb 1974
PICKETT gained small area from CLAY [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1974, 88th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 421/p. 27)
POLK
28 Nov 1839
POLK created from BRADLEY and McMINN.
(Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 10, secs. 1-2/p. 17)
21 Nov 1853
POLK gained from McMINN to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1853_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 177/p. 245)
28 Feb 1856
POLK lost to MONROE to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1856_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 122, secs. 23, 25/pp. 157-158)
04 Mar 1858
POLK gained from BRADLEY to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 47, secs. 1-11/pp. 57-59 and ch.
83, sec. 3/p. 91)
15 Mar 1858
POLK lost to MONROE to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., priv., ch. 129/p. 324)
19 Mar 1860
POLK gained from BRADLEY.
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 135, secs. 1-13/pp.
438-440)
06 Dec 1866
POLK gained from BRADLEY to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1866_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1866, 34th assy., 2d adj. sess., pub., ch. 10/p. 9)
24 Mar 1873
POLK lost to McMINN to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1873_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 69/p. 103)
16 Mar 1889
POLK gained from McMINN to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 65/p. 94)
09 Feb 1893
POLK gained from McMINN to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 1/p. 3)
06 Apr 1905
POLK gained from McMINN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 178/p. 379)
15 May 1935
Legislature authorized McMINN to gain from POLK; gain did not take effect
[no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 295/p. 655; repeated in ch.
239/p. 537)
04 Mar 1937
POLK lost to McMINN to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped; map depicts net changes in POLK-McMINN line 1889-1937].
(Tenn. Acts 1937, 70th assy., priv., ch. 305/p. 923)
POWELL (proposed)
c. Dec 1835
Legislature authorized creation of POWELL from GREENE,
HAWKINS, SULLIVAN, and WASHINGTON, dependent on local referendum; creation did not take
effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 29, secs. 1-3/pp.
129-130)
c. Jan 1838
Legislature again authorized creation of POWELL from GREENE, HAWKINS,
SULLIVAN, and WASHINGTON; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 192, secs. 1-3, 15-16/pp. 277, 280-281
and ch. 199, sec. 4/p. 291)
c. Nov 1839
Legislature again authorized creation of POWELL from GREENE, HAWKINS,
SULLIVAN, and WASHINGTON; this creation was disallowed by the Tennessee Supreme Court in
1841.
(Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 15, secs. 1-2, 4-5, 16/pp. 25-27, 30;
"Bradley v. Commissioners" in Tenn. Rpts., 21:428-433 [Humphreys, vol. 2])
02 Mar 1854
Legislature again authorized creation of POWELL from GREENE, HAWKINS,
SULLIVAN, and WASHINGTON; creation did not take effect. It is unclear whether any of WASHINGTON was
actually included within the boundaries as described.
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 89, secs. 1-3, 8, 10, 14/pp.
158-163)
17 Mar 1858
Legislature authorized the organization of POWELL according to the
provisions of the act passed 2 March 1854; did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., priv., ch. 143/p. 350)
07 Dec 1869
Legislature again authorized creation of POWELL from GREENE, HAWKINS,
SULLIVAN, and WASHINGTON; creation did not take effect; boundary description was identical to that
proposed in 1854.
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 30, secs. 1-2, 4,
11-12, 19-20/pp. 33-38; McBride, 9)
PUTNAM
02 Feb 1842
PUTNAM created from FENTRESS, JACKSON, OVERTON, and WHITE.
(Tenn. Acts 1841, 24th assy., 1st sess., ch. 169, sec. 1/p. 186)
in Mar 1845
PUTNAM eliminated when OVERTON Chancery Court declared PUTNAM to have been
unconstitutionally established.
(DeLozier, 21; McBride, 11; Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 75/p.
141)
11 Feb 1854
PUTNAM re-created from DEKALB, FENTRESS, JACKSON, OVERTON, SMITH, and WHITE;
boundaries were slightly different from 1842 county.
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 320, secs. 1-2, 10, 21, 24-25/pp.
744-754)
16 Nov 1855
PUTNAM lost to creation of CUMBERLAND.
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 6, sec. 1/p. 9)
20 Nov 1855
PUTNAM lost to DEKALB.
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 27/p. 29)
23 Jan 1856
PUTNAM lost to DEKALB to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 165/p. 256)
25 Feb 1856
PUTNAM lost to WHITE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 173, secs. 1-5, 8-9/pp. 264-266)
17 Feb 1858
PUTNAM lost to DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 36/p. 44)
15 Mar 1858
PUTNAM lost to DEKALB.
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., priv., ch. 129/p. 324)
07 Mar 1860
PUTNAM lost to JACKSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 100, secs. 1-14/pp.
368-370)
19 Mar 1860
PUTNAM lost to WHITE to accommodate local resident [repealed 14 December
1871; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 135, secs. 1-13/pp.
438-440)
23 Mar 1860
PUTNAM lost to SMITH.
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 196, secs. 1-11/pp.
575-577)
13 Dec 1867
PUTNAM lost to SMITH to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 23/p. 24)
14 Mar 1868
PUTNAM lost to DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped]; PUTNAM lost to SMITH.
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 82/p. 108)
28 Jan 1869
PUTNAM lost to SMITH to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 20/p. 20)
19 Feb 1869
PUTNAM gained from OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 36/p. 48)
27 Feb 1869
PUTNAM lost to SMITH to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 43/p. 64)
21 Jan 1870
PUTNAM lost to SMITH to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 48/p. 62)
29 Jun 1870
PUTNAM gained from OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 49/p. 85)
07 Jul 1870
PUTNAM exchanged small areas with SMITH [overturned by Tennessee Supreme
Court, December 1913; change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see
small_changes 1870_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 84/p. 133)
02 Feb 1871
PUTNAM gained from OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 111/p. 131)
14 Dec 1871
PUTNAM gained from WHITE to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 19
March 1860; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 74/p. 67)
15 Dec 1871
PUTNAM gained from CUMBERLAND to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 104/p. 117)
24 Mar 1873
PUTNAM gained from JACKSON to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped]; PUTNAM gained from OVERTON. PUTNAM lost to SMITH to accommodate local resident
[overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, December 1913; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 76/p. 110; ch. 66/p. 101)
24 Mar 1877
PUTNAM lost to SMITH to accommodate local resident [overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, December 1913; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 115/p. 138)
26 Mar 1877
PUTNAM gained from JACKSON to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 148/p. 175)
06 Apr 1881
PUTNAM lost to SMITH to accommodate local residents [overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, December 1913; change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see
small_changes 1881_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 142/p. 191)
09 Mar 1883
PUTNAM gained from JACKSON to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 42/p. 47)
19 Mar 1883
PUTNAM exchanged with SMITH to accommodate local residents [overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, December 1913; locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 99/p. 97)
22 Mar 1883
PUTNAM gained from CUMBERLAND to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped; map depicts net changes in PUTNAM-CUMBERLAND line 1871-1883].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 109/p. 137)
28 Mar 1883
PUTNAM lost to JACKSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 175/p. 250)
26 Mar 1887
PUTNAM lost to DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 192/p. 324)
28 Mar 1887
PUTNAM gained small area from WHITE [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1887_pt. for location]; PUTNAM exchanged with
OVERTON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 203/p. 334; ch. 212/p. 343; ch. 195/p.
327)
16 Mar 1889
PUTNAM gained from OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 60/p. 90)
26 Mar 1889
PUTNAM gained from OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped]; PUTNAM exchanged with JACKSON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped]; PUTNAM lost to WHITE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 116/p. 220; ch. 109/p. 214;
ch. 113/p. 217)
29 Mar 1889
PUTNAM gained from DEKALB to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 141/p. 279)
30 Mar 1891
PUTNAM lost to OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 260/p. 495)
10 Apr 1893
PUTNAM gained from JACKSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 102/p. 209)
08 Apr 1895
PUTNAM lost to SMITH to accommodate local resident [overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, December 1913; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 98/p. 162)
06 May 1895
PUTNAM gained from JACKSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 116/p. 187)
29 Apr 1897
PUTNAM exchanged with WHITE to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped]; PUTNAM lost to SMITH to accommodate local resident [overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, December 1913; change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see
small_changes 1897_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 306/p. 646; ch. 148/p. 335)
03 Apr 1901
PUTNAM gained from JACKSON and OVERTON to accommodate local resident [change
too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1901_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 262/p. 573)
1902
PUTNAM undertook an official survey of its boundary with WHITE and laid
claim to and took control of the Ravenscroft area [invalidated by Tennessee Supreme Court, December
1917; not mapped].
("Putnam County v. White County" in Tenn. Rpts., 140:23)
30 Jan 1903
PUTNAM gained from JACKSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 23/p. 51)
10 Feb 1903
PUTNAM lost to OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 56/p. 96)
25 Mar 1903
PUTNAM lost to OVERTON to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1903_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 223/p. 492)
02 Apr 1903
PUTNAM gained from OVERTON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 523/p. 1401)
15 Apr 1903
PUTNAM gained from OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 425/p. 1222)
26 Jan 1905
PUTNAM gained from DEKALB and OVERTON to accommodate local resident
[location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 36/p. 82; ch. 38/p. 83)
30 Jan 1905
PUTNAM gained from JACKSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 9/p. 21)
04 Apr 1905
PUTNAM lost to DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 156/p. 345)
07 Apr 1905
PUTNAM gained from JACKSON to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped]; PUTNAM lost to OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 199/p. 417; ch. 218/p. 451; ch. 197/p.
415; ch. 198/p. 416)
08 Apr 1905
PUTNAM exchanged with JACKSON to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 238/p. 512; ch. 239/p. 513)
13 Apr 1905
PUTNAM lost to SMITH to accommodate local resident [overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, December 1913; change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see
small_changes 1905_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 370/p. 776)
15 Apr 1905
PUTNAM gained from OVERTON to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1905_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 538/p. 1231)
15 Apr 1907
PUTNAM lost to DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1907, 55th assy., ch. 503/p. 1686)
01 May 1909
PUTNAM gained from OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 493/p. 1797)
03 Jul 1911
PUTNAM gained small area from OVERTON [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1911_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 537/p. 1619)
in Dec 1913
PUTNAM exchanged with SMITH when Tennessee Supreme Court overturned acts of
7 July 1870, 24 March 1873, 24 March 1877, 6 April 1881, 19 March 1883, 8 April 1895, 29 April 1897,
and 13 April 1905 [map depicts net changes in PUTNAM-SMITH line 1867-1913].
("Putnam County v. Smith County" in Tenn. Rpts., 129:394-397)
17 May 1915
PUTNAM lost to DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped]. PUTNAM exchanged with WHITE in order to restore the Ravenscroft area to WHITE [upheld by
Tennessee Supreme Court December 1917; not mapped]. Legislature authorized WHITE to gain from PUTNAM
to accommodate local residents [overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, December 1917; location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 541/p. 1735; ch. 477/p. 1560; ch.
656/p. 2137)
in Dec 1917
Tennessee Supreme Court upheld act of 17 May 1915 (ch. 477) and ruled that
the Ravenscroft area, which was transferred from PUTNAM to WHITE by said act, had actually always
been part of WHITE, thus invalidating the 1902 boundary survey. Supreme Court also upheld ruling of
PUTNAM Chancery Court which overturned act of 17 May 1915 (ch. 656).
("Putnam County v. White County" in Tenn. Rpts., 140:19-33)
15 Apr 1925
PUTNAM gained small area from WHITE.
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 698/p. 2567)
03 Apr 1929
PUTNAM gained small area from DEKALB to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1929, 66th assy., priv., ch. 412/p. 1074)
17 Jun 1931
PUTNAM gained from OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 391/p. 977)
22 Jun 1931
PUTNAM lost to OVERTON to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1931_pt. for location]. Map depicts
net changes in PUTNAM-OVERTON line 1887-1931].
(Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 450/p. 1194)
03 Apr 1933
PUTNAM lost to OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 214/p. 523)
22 Apr 1933
PUTNAM exchanged with JACKSON to accommodate local resident [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1933_pt. for location];
PUTNAM lost to WHITE to accommodate local resident [repealed 24 January 1941; location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 711/p. 1672; ch. 712/p. 1673; ch.
562/p. 1366)
08 Feb 1939
PUTNAM lost to JACKSON to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1939_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 152/p. 430)
24 Jan 1941
PUTNAM gained from WHITE to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 22
April 1933; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1941, 72d assy., priv., ch. 62/p. 232)
15 Feb 1941
PUTNAM gained from DEKALB to accommodate local resident; PUTNAM lost to
DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1941, 72d assy., priv., ch. 434/p. 1502; ch. 426/p.
1487)
01 Jan 1946
PUTNAM lost small area to OVERTON to accommodate local resident [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1946_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1945, 74th assy., priv., ch. 265/p. 873)
13 Apr 1949
PUTNAM gained from OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped]; PUTNAM lost to JACKSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1949, 76th assy., priv., ch. 730/p. 2241; ch. 710/p.
2119)
15 Mar 1951
PUTNAM lost to JACKSON to accommodate local resident [repealed 19 March
1957; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1951, 77th assy., priv., ch. 522/p. 1596)
25 Mar 1955
Legislature authorized PUTNAM to gain from JACKSON to accommodate local
residents [not known if act took effect; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1955, 79th assy., priv., ch. 414, sec. 1/p. 1433)
19 Mar 1957
PUTNAM gained from JACKSON to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 15
March 1951; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1957, 80th assy., priv., ch. 225/p. 636)
10 Mar 1961
PUTNAM lost to WHITE.
(Tenn. Acts 1961, 82d assy., priv., ch. 220/p. 752)
17 Mar 1961
PUTNAM gained from OVERTON to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1961_pt. for location; map depicts
net changes in PUTNAM-OVERTON line 1931-1961].
(Tenn. Acts 1961, 82d assy., priv., ch. 364/p. 1263)
18 Mar 1963
PUTNAM gained from JACKSON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1963, 83d assy., priv., ch. 131/p. 434)
20 Mar 1965
PUTNAM gained from OVERTON to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1965_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1965, 84th assy., priv., ch. 113, secs. 1-2/pp.
419-420)
27 Mar 1972
PUTNAM gained small area from CUMBERLAND.
(Tenn. Acts 1972, 87th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 554/p. 315)
08 Apr 1987
PUTNAM gained from JACKSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped; map depicts net changes in PUTNAM-JACKSON line 1860-1987].
(Tenn. Acts 1987, 95th assy., 1st reg. sess., pub., ch. 103/p. 136)
28 Apr 1988
PUTNAM gained small area from CUMBERLAND.
(Tenn. Acts 1988, 95th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 852/p. 675)
01 Jul 1989
PUTNAM lost small area to OVERTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1989, 96th assy., 1st reg. sess., pub., ch. 456/p. 793)
RHEA
30 Nov 1807
RHEA created from ROANE.
(Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 9, secs. 1-3/p. 39)
20 Apr 1809
RHEA gained from ROANE.
(Tenn. Acts 1809, 7th assy., 2d sess., ch. 20/p. 30)
18 Oct 1815
RHEA lost to ROANE.
(Tenn. Acts 1815, 11th assy., ch. 75/p. 77)
02 Nov 1815
RHEA gained from BLOUNT.
(Tenn. Acts 1815, 11th assy., ch. 200/p. 265)
09 Oct 1817
RHEA gained from ROANE; part of RHEA reverted to Non-County Area 8.
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 13/p. 15)
01 Jan 1818
RHEA implicitly gained from ROANE when MORGAN was created.
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 38, secs. 1, 18/pp. 41, 45 and ch. 81/p.
89)
25 Oct 1819
RHEA lost to creation of HAMILTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 41/p. 55)
13 Nov 1819
RHEA gained from ROANE; lost to creation of McMINN.
(Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 3/p. 29; ch. 7, secs.
1-4/pp. 34-35)
28 Sep 1821
RHEA lost to BLEDSOE.
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 73/p. 87)
10 Nov 1821
RHEA lost to HAMILTON [estimated line].
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 169/p.
163)
08 Nov 1833
RHEA gained from HAMILTON and McMINN.
(Tenn. Acts 1833, 20th assy., pub., ch. 16/pp. 10-12)
28 Nov 1833
RHEA lost to McMINN.
(Tenn. Acts 1833, 20th assy., priv., ch. 214/p. 116)
20 Jan 1836
RHEA lost to creation of MEIGS.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 34, sec. 1/p.
146)
10 Nov 1837
RHEA lost to ROANE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 259/p. 391)
04 Feb 1850
RHEA gained from HAMILTON to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1850_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 82/p. 267)
16 Nov 1855
RHEA lost to creation of CUMBERLAND.
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 6, sec. 1/p. 9)
29 Feb 1856
RHEA lost to CUMBERLAND.
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 166 [printed as 156]/p. 258)
20 Mar 1858
RHEA lost to BLEDSOE to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1858_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 83, secs. 1-4, 8-9/pp.
91-93)
24 Mar 1860
RHEA gained from CUMBERLAND to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 211/p. 596)
13 Dec 1867
RHEA gained from HAMILTON to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 23/p. 24)
25 Mar 1879
RHEA gained from HAMILTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp.
174-177)
23 Feb 1889
RHEA lost to BLEDSOE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 25/p. 32)
29 Mar 1889
RHEA gained from HAMILTON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 140/p. 278)
11 Feb 1903
RHEA lost to BLEDSOE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped; map depicts net changes in RHEA-BLEDSOE line 1889-1903].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 41/p. 74, repeated in ch. 54/p.
95)
01 Apr 1982
RHEA gained from HAMILTON to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1982_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1982, 92d assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 682/p. 236)
29 Feb 1988
RHEA lost to CUMBERLAND to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1988_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1988, 95th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 477/p. 22)
ROANE
20 Dec 1801
ROANE created from KNOX and all of Non-County Area 2.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 45, secs. 1, 3, 4, 30/pp. 274,
279)
30 Nov 1807
ROANE lost to creation of BLEDSOE and RHEA.
(Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 9, secs. 1-3/p. 39)
20 Apr 1809
ROANE lost to BLEDSOE and RHEA.
(Tenn. Acts 1809, 7th assy., 2d sess., ch. 20/p. 30)
18 Oct 1815
ROANE gained from RHEA.
(Tenn. Acts 1815, 11th assy., ch. 75/p. 77)
02 Nov 1815
ROANE gained from BLOUNT.
(Tenn. Acts 1815, 11th assy., ch. 200/p. 265)
09 Oct 1817
ROANE lost to RHEA.
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 13/p. 15)
01 Jan 1818
ROANE lost to creation of MORGAN, lost to ANDERSON, and lost implicitly to
RHEA.
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 38, secs. 1, 18/pp. 41, 45 and ch. 81/p.
89)
13 Nov 1819
ROANE lost to creation of McMINN and MONROE; ROANE lost to RHEA; part of
ROANE reverted to Non-County Area 9.
(Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 7, secs. 1-4/pp. 34-35;
ch. 3/p. 29)
01 Oct 1821
ROANE lost to MONROE.
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 78/p. 90)
22 Nov 1823
Boundary between ROANE and MONROE adjusted [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1823_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 256, sec. 1/p. 218)
10 Nov 1837
ROANE gained from RHEA to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 259/p. 391)
31 Jan 1846
ROANE gained from MORGAN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 206, secs. 1, 3, 17-18/pp. 313-316;
McBride, 8)
22 Feb 1856
ROANE gained from ANDERSON and MORGAN to accommodate local residents [change
too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1856_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 161/p. 244)
29 Feb 1856
ROANE lost to CUMBERLAND.
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 166 [printed as 156]/p. 258)
04 Mar 1858
Legislature authorized ROANE to gain from ANDERSON effective 1 May 1858
[repealed 20 March 1858, no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 47, secs. 1-11/pp. 57-59 and ch.
83, sec. 3/p. 91)
15 Mar 1858
ROANE gained small area from ANDERSON [repealed 7 July 1870; change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1858_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., priv., ch. 129/p. 324)
20 Mar 1858
ROANE lost to MONROE to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1858_pt. for location]; Act of 4 March
1858 authorizing ROANE to gain from ANDERSON was repealed [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 83, secs. 1-4, 8-9/pp.
91-93)
23 Mar 1860
ROANE lost to MONROE to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1860_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 196, secs. 1-11/pp.
575-577)
06 Dec 1866
ROANE gained very small area [Carmichael's Island in the Tennessee River]
from MONROE.
(Tenn. Acts 1866, 34th assy., 2d adj. sess., pub., ch. 9/p. 9)
21 Jan 1870
ROANE gained from McMINN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 48/p. 62)
18 Jun 1870
ROANE lost to creation of CHRISTIANA (now LOUDON).
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 2, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 4, 6 and
ch. 77/p. 123)
07 Jul 1870
ROANE lost small area to ANDERSON [repealed act of 15 March 1858; change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1870_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 88/p. 137)
28 Jan 1871
ROANE gained from LOUDON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 18, secs. 1, 3-7/pp.
20-22)
03 Feb 1871
ROANE lost to LOUDON to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1871_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 118/p. 136)
24 Mar 1873
ROANE gained from CUMBERLAND and MORGAN.
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 76/p. 110)
24 Mar 1875
ROANE lost to LOUDON to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1875, 39th assy., ch. 140, secs. 1-5/pp. 228-230)
25 Mar 1879
ROANE gained from CUMBERLAND to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped]; ROANE lost to LOUDON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp.
174-177)
05 Apr 1881
ROANE lost to LOUDON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 138/p. 187)
20 Feb 1883
ROANE gained from LOUDON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped; map depicts net changes in ROANE- LOUDON line 1871-1883].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 8/p. 11)
19 Mar 1883
ROANE exchanged with MEIGS.
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 89/p. 89)
25 Mar 1887
Legislature authorized ANDERSON to gain from ROANE, but ROANE would not
accept survey [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 127/p. 226; "Roane County v. Anderson
County" in Tenn. Rpts., 89:259-269)
27 Feb 1889
ROANE lost small area to ANDERSON [overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, 11
October 1890; change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes
1889_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 34/p. 62)
11 Oct 1890
ROANE gained small area from ANDERSON when Tennessee Supreme Court
overturned act of 27 February 1889 [change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users
see small_changes 1890_pt. for location].
("Roane County v. Anderson County" in Tenn. Rpts., 89:259-269)
24 Mar 1891
ROANE lost to MEIGS to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 244/p. 467)
19 Apr 1899
ROANE lost small area to MORGAN [change too small to display on interactive
map; shapefile users see small_changes 1899_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 330/p. 770)
21 Apr 1899
ROANE gained from ANDERSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 317/p. 752)
ROBERTSON
09 Apr 1796
ROBERTSON created from SUMNER and TENNESSEE County (extinct).
(Tenn. Acts 1796, 1st assy., 1st sess., ch. 30/p. 99)
23 Oct 1799
ROBERTSON gained from MONTGOMERY.
(Tenn. Acts 1799, 3d assy., ch. 13/p. 190)
29 Oct 1801
ROBERTSON lost to MONTGOMERY and Non-County Area 2.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 51/p. 289)
14 Nov 1801
ROBERTSON gained from Non-County Area 2.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 37/p. 270)
25 Oct 1803
ROBERTSON lost to creation of DICKSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1803, 5th assy., 1st sess., ch. 66, sec. 1/p. 112)
08 Nov 1809
ROBERTSON lost to MONTGOMERY.
(Scott, ch. 42/p. 1144)
16 Oct 1832
Boundary between ROBERTSON and SUMNER adjusted to run along turnpike road
[not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1832, 19th assy., called sess., priv., ch. 55/p. 42)
18 Feb 1836
ROBERTSON lost to MONTGOMERY.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 44/p. 171)
27 Nov 1837
Legislature authorized creation of a county named CUMBERLAND from ROBERTSON
and three other counties; creation did not take effect; not related to present CUMBERLAND.
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 8, secs. 1, 18, 20/pp. 28, 32-33 and ch.
124, secs. 1-3/pp. 189-190; McBride, 6-7; HRS Tenn., Cheatham, 5)
21 Dec 1843
Boundary between ROBERTSON and SUMNER adjusted along turnpike road [not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 40/p. 46)
03 Jan 1844
Legislature again authorized creation of a county named CUMBERLAND from
ROBERTSON and three other counties; creation did not take effect; not related to present
CUMBERLAND.
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 59, secs. 1, 18, 20/pp. 59, 64-65; Tenn.
Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 122, sec. 21/p. 157; McBride, 7; HRS Tenn., Cheatham, 5-6)
05 Apr 1856
ROBERTSON lost to creation of CHEATHAM.
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 122, secs. 1, 18-21, 26/pp. 151,
156-158; "Davidson County v. Cheatham County" in S.W. Rptr, 63:209-213; Binkley, 30-31)
01 Nov 1859
ROBERTSON gained from SIMPSON (Ky.) when surveyors remarking the
Kentucky-Tennessee boundary acted without authority and shifted the line around two small
parcels.
(Sames, 107, 114)
19 Mar 1860
ROBERTSON lost to DAVIDSON [repealed 14 March 1868].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 135, secs. 1-13/pp.
438-440)
14 Mar 1868
ROBERTSON gained from DAVIDSON [repealed act of 19 March 1860].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 82/p. 108)
09 Dec 1869
ROBERTSON gained from MONTGOMERY.
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 32/p. 40)
24 Mar 1873
ROBERTSON lost to DAVIDSON to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 100/p. 134)
04 Apr 1881
ROBERTSON gained small area from MONTGOMERY; ROBERTSON lost to CHEATHAM to
accommodate local resident [change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see
small_changes 1881_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 72/p. 84; ch. 60/p. 74)
09 Apr 1885
ROBERTSON gained from CHEATHAM to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 144/p. 254)
23 Mar 1887
ROBERTSON gained from MONTGOMERY to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 110/p. 200)
16 Mar 1889
ROBERTSON gained from DAVIDSON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 45/p. 76)
20 Apr 1935
ROBERTSON gained from MONTGOMERY to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 681/p. 1820)
15 Feb 1941
ROBERTSON lost small area to DAVIDSON [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1941, 72d assy., priv., ch. 383/p. 1299)
25 Feb 1949
ROBERTSON lost to CHEATHAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1949, 76th assy., priv., ch. 274/p. 714)
13 Apr 1949
Boundary between ROBERTSON and SUMNER adjusted to run along U.S. Highway
31-W. [not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1949, 76th assy., priv., ch. 729/p. 2240)
15 Apr 1971
ROBERTSON lost small area to MONTGOMERY.
(Tenn. Acts 1971, 87th assy., 1st reg. sess., priv., ch. 69/p. 247)
20 Apr 1972
Boundary between ROBERTSON and MONTGOMERY clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1972, 87th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 791/p. 1295)
13 May 1981
ROBERTSON gained from MONTGOMERY to accommodate local resident [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1981_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1981, 92d assy., 1st reg. sess., pub., ch. 324/p. 424)
RUTHERFORD
25 Oct 1803
RUTHERFORD created from DAVIDSON and WILLIAMSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1803, 5th assy., 1st sess., ch. 70/p. 119)
03 Dec 1807
RUTHERFORD lost to creation of BEDFORD.
(Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 37, sec. 1/p. 71)
30 Oct 1815
RUTHERFORD gained from WILSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1815, 11th assy., ch. 184/p. 236)
31 Jan 1836
RUTHERFORD lost to creation of CANNON.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 33, secs. 1, 14/pp.
141, 145 and ch. 39, secs. 1, 6, 10, 12/pp. 163-167)
04 Feb 1836
RUTHERFORD lost to COFFEE.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 41/p. 168)
04 Feb 1842
RUTHERFORD lost to CANNON to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1841, 24th assy., 1st sess., ch. 85/p. 95)
10 Jan 1844
RUTHERFORD gained from BEDFORD to accommodate local residents [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1844_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 74/p. 93)
01 Mar 1844
RUTHERFORD gained from WILLIAMSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 34/p. 35)
01 May 1848
RUTHERFORD lost to DAVIDSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1847, 27th assy., ch. 145/p. 226)
11 Mar 1850
RUTHERFORD gained from BEDFORD to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 144/p. 346)
21 Nov 1851
RUTHERFORD lost small area to CANNON [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 20/p. 25)
17 Feb 1852
RUTHERFORD gained small area from WILLIAMSON [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1852_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 304/p. 588)
27 Feb 1852
RUTHERFORD gained from WILSON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 302/p. 573)
20 Feb 1854
RUTHERFORD exchanged with CANNON to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped]; RUTHERFORD lost to WILLIAMSON to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1854_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 108/p. 187; ch. 94/p. 174)
22 Feb 1856
RUTHERFORD gained from DAVIDSON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 161/p. 244)
04 Mar 1858
RUTHERFORD gained from COFFEE.
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 47, secs. 1-11/pp. 57-59 and ch.
83, sec. 3/p. 91)
19 Mar 1860
RUTHERFORD gained from BEDFORD to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 135, secs. 1-13/pp.
438-440)
24 Mar 1860
RUTHERFORD gained from WILSON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 210/p. 596)
03 Dec 1867
RUTHERFORD gained from WILLIAMSON; RUTHERFORD gained from BEDFORD to
accommodate local residents [change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see
small_changes 1867_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 13, secs. 1-7/pp.
9-11)
07 Mar 1868
RUTHERFORD gained from MARSHALL to accommodate local residents; legislature
authorized RUTHERFORD to gain from WILSON; change did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 60/p. 75)
28 Jan 1869
RUTHERFORD lost to WILLIAMSON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 20/p. 20)
28 Jan 1871
RUTHERFORD gained from WILSON [repealed 29 March 1883].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 18, secs. 1, 3-7/pp.
20-22)
03 Feb 1871
RUTHERFORD lost to CANNON to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1871_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 117/p. 135)
23 Nov 1871
RUTHERFORD gained from BEDFORD to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 34/p. 32)
14 Dec 1871
RUTHERFORD gained from WILLIAMSON to accommodate local residents change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1871_pt. for location];
RUTHERFORD lost to WILLIAMSON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 148/p. 174; ch. 135/p.
157)
26 Mar 1877
RUTHERFORD gained small area from WILLIAMSON; RUTHERFORD lost to WILLIAMSON
to accommodate local residents [change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see
small_changes 1877_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 168/p. 190; ch. 156/p.
181)
10 Mar 1879
RUTHERFORD gained from CANNON to accommodate local resident [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1879_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 57/p. 77)
25 Mar 1879
RUTHERFORD gained from DAVIDSON to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped]; RUTHERFORD lost to WILLIAMSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp.
174-177)
27 Mar 1883
RUTHERFORD exchanged small areas with BEDFORD; RUTHERFORD lost to MARSHALL
to accommodate local residents [changes too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see
small_changes 1883_pt. for locations].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 124/p. 170; ch. 166/p. 215 )
29 Mar 1883
RUTHERFORD lost to WILSON [repealed act of 28 January 1871].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 203/p. 282)
28 Feb 1887
RUTHERFORD gained from WILSON to accommodate local residents [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1887_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 18/p. 88)
16 Mar 1889
RUTHERFORD gained from WILSON to accommodate local resident [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1889_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 56/p. 87)
25 Feb 1891
RUTHERFORD lost to COFFEE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 25/p. 54)
03 Mar 1891
RUTHERFORD gained from WILLIAMSON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 19/p. 48)
27 Mar 1891
RUTHERFORD lost small area to CANNON.
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 254/p. 489)
30 Mar 1891
RUTHERFORD gained from DAVIDSON to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 258/p. 493)
09 Feb 1893
RUTHERFORD gained from DAVIDSON to accommodate local resident; RUTHERFORD
exchanged with WILLIAMSON to accommodate local resident [area gained from WILLIAMSON too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1893_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 2/p. 4; ch. 5/p. 6)
25 Mar 1893
RUTHERFORD lost to BEDFORD to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1893_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 28/p. 36)
01 Feb 1895
RUTHERFORD lost to COFFEE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 16/p. 24)
15 Feb 1897
RUTHERFORD lost to DAVIDSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 175/p. 384)
24 Mar 1897
RUTHERFORD gained from WILLIAMSON to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 225/p. 532)
21 Apr 1899
RUTHERFORD gained from BEDFORD to accommodate local residents. RUTHERFORD
gained from CANNON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 380/p. 888; ch. 316/p. 752)
16 Apr 1901
RUTHERFORD gained from MARSHALL to accommodate local residents [part of this
change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1901_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 307/p. 690)
20 Apr 1901
RUTHERFORD exchanged with WILLIAMSON to accommodate local residents
[locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 349/p. 798)
12 Feb 1909
RUTHERFORD gained from WILLIAMSON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 46/p. 130)
04 May 1915
RUTHERFORD lost to WILSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 246/p. 936)
15 May 1915
RUTHERFORD gained from BEDFORD and WILSON to accommodate local residents
[locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 670/p. 2169; ch. 675/p.
2174)
17 May 1915
RUTHERFORD gained from WILSON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 527/p. 1697)
07 Apr 1917
RUTHERFORD lost to BEDFORD to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 754/p. 2348)
27 Mar 1923
RUTHERFORD lost to BEDFORD to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1923, 63d assy., priv., ch. 344/p. 1182)
31 Mar 1923
RUTHERFORD gained from BEDFORD to accommodate local resident [repealed 4
April 1927; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1923, 63d assy., priv., ch. 543/p. 2054)
14 Apr 1925
Boundary between RUTHERFORD and BEDFORD adjusted to accommodate local
resident [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 575/p. 2165)
16 Apr 1925
RUTHERFORD gained from CANNON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 712/p. 2601; ch. 713/p.
2602)
01 Jul 1925
RUTHERFORD lost to DAVIDSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 360/p. 1338)
04 Apr 1927
RUTHERFORD lost to BEDFORD to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 31
March 1923; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 219/p. 599)
01 Jul 1927
RUTHERFORD lost small area to DAVIDSON [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1927_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 444/p. 1294)
30 Mar 1929
RUTHERFORD gained from WILLIAMSON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1929, 66th assy., priv., ch. 346/p. 892)
13 Apr 1929
RUTHERFORD lost to WILLIAMSON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1929, 66th assy., priv., ch. 650/p. 1828)
14 Apr 1933
RUTHERFORD lost to WILLIAMSON to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 430/p. 1021)
12 Feb 1935
RUTHERFORD gained from BEDFORD to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 127/p. 280)
15 Apr 1935
RUTHERFORD gained from WILSON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 422/p. 1002)
19 Apr 1935
RUTHERFORD lost to WILSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 588/p. 1522)
20 Apr 1935
RUTHERFORD lost to WILLIAMSON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 649/p. 1741)
13 May 1937
RUTHERFORD gained from COFFEE to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1937, 70th assy., priv., ch. 456/p. 1493)
20 May 1937
RUTHERFORD gained from COFFEE to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1937, 70th assy., priv., ch. 694/p. 2126)
10 Mar 1939
RUTHERFORD gained from WILLIAMSON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 518/p. 1665)
10 Feb 1943
RUTHERFORD gained from CANNON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped]. RUTHERFORD gained small area from CANNON [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1943, 73d assy., priv., ch. 390/p. 1329; ch. 410/p.
1446)
01 Mar 1945
RUTHERFORD gained from WILLIAMSON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped; map depicts net changes in RUTHERFORD-WILLIAMSON line 1869-1945].
(Tenn. Acts 1945, 74th assy., priv., ch. 434/p. 1352)
15 Apr 1949
RUTHERFORD lost to CANNON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1949, 76th assy., priv., ch. 813/p. 2571)
16 Feb 1955
RUTHERFORD gained from WILSON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1955, 79th assy., priv., ch. 54/p. 165)
20 Mar 1959
RUTHERFORD gained from WILSON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped; map depicts net changes in RUTHERFORD-WILSON line 1852-1959].
(Tenn. Acts 1959, 81st assy., priv., ch. 375/p. 1249)
20 Mar 1963
RUTHERFORD gained from BEDFORD to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1963, 83d assy., priv., ch. 170/p. 525)
22 Mar 1963
RUTHERFORD lost small area to CANNON [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1963_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1963, 83d assy., priv., ch. 229/p. 711)
25 May 1971
RUTHERFORD lost to CANNON to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1971, 87th assy., 1st reg. sess., priv., ch. 182/p.
731)
25 Apr 2000
RUTHERFORD gained small area (4.5 acres) from CANNON to accommodate local
resident [change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 2000_pt.
for location].
(Tenn. Acts 2000, 101st assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 679/p.
2001)
SCOTT
17 Dec 1849
SCOTT created from ANDERSON, CAMPBELL, FENTRESS, and MORGAN.
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 45, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 145, 147)
11 Feb 1854
SCOTT lost to ANDERSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 320, secs. 1-2, 10, 21, 24-25/pp.
744-754)
03 Mar 1854
SCOTT lost to FENTRESS to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 181/p. 250)
29 Feb 1856
SCOTT exchanged two small areas with CAMPBELL to accommodate local residents
[change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1856_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 166 [printed as 156]/p. 258)
17 Feb 1858
SCOTT gained from CAMPBELL.
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 36/p. 44)
15 Mar 1858
SCOTT lost to MORGAN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., priv., ch. 129/p. 324)
19 Mar 1860
SCOTT lost to FENTRESS; SCOTT lost to MORGAN to accommodate local resident
[repealed 26 April 1866; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 135, secs. 1-13/pp.
438-440)
26 Apr 1866
SCOTT gained from MORGAN to accommodate local residents [part of this
repealed act of 19 March 1860; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1865, 34th assy., 2d sess., priv., ch. 76/p. 224)
06 Dec 1866
SCOTT lost to CAMPBELL to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1866, 34th assy., 2d adj. sess., pub., ch. 9/p. 9)
07 Mar 1868
SCOTT gained from CAMPBELL and FENTRESS to accommodate local residents
[locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 60/p. 75)
27 Feb 1869
SCOTT gained from MORGAN to accommodate local resident [repealed 24 March
1885; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 43/p. 64)
28 Feb 1870
SCOTT lost to MORGAN to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 88/p. 105)
07 Jul 1870
SCOTT gained from CAMPBELL to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 84/p. 133)
26 Jan 1871
SCOTT lost to CAMPBELL.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 91/p. 114)
04 Nov 1871
SCOTT gained from FENTRESS [this line does not appear to have been observed
by either county; not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 14/p. 13)
15 Dec 1871
SCOTT gained from CAMPBELL.
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 118/p. 130)
24 Mar 1873
SCOTT gained from ANDERSON to accommodate local residents; SCOTT gained from
CAMPBELL to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 75/p. 109; ch. 71/p. 105; ch. 99/p.
133)
25 Mar 1879
SCOTT gained from CAMPBELL to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp.
174-177)
12 Mar 1883
SCOTT lost to CAMPBELL to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1883_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 51/p. 54)
27 Mar 1883
SCOTT gained from CAMPBELL to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1883_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 195/p. 268)
28 Mar 1883
SCOTT gained from CAMPBELL to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 100/p. 98)
24 Mar 1885
SCOTT lost to MORGAN to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 27
February 1869; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 60/p. 115)
02 Mar 1887
SCOTT gained from CAMPBELL to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 46/p. 118)
26 Feb 1889
SCOTT gained from MORGAN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped; map depicts net changes in SCOTT-MORGAN line 1858-1889].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 21/p. 29)
12 Feb 1897
SCOTT gained from FENTRESS and PICKETT.
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 257/p. 571; repeated in ch. 217/p.
518)
29 Apr 1897
SCOTT lost to CAMPBELL to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped; map depicts net changes in CAMPBELL-SCOTT line 1866-1897].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 278/p. 602)
SEQUATCHIE
09 Dec 1857
SEQUATCHIE created from HAMILTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 11, secs. 1, 13-15/pp. 7, 11;
Raulston and Livingood, 91-92; Robnett, 58)
04 Mar 1858
SEQUATCHIE gained from GRUNDY.
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 47, secs. 1-11/pp. 57-59 and ch.
83, sec. 3/p. 91)
28 Jan 1869
Boundary between SEQUATCHIE and BLEDSOE redefined [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 21/p. 21)
24 Mar 1873
Legislature authorized SEQUATCHIE to gain from MARION; gain did not take
effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 105/p. 140)
26 Mar 1877
Legislature authorized SEQUATCHIE to gain from MARION; gain did not take
effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 138/p. 163)
28 Mar 1883
SEQUATCHIE lost to HAMILTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 82/p. 76)
23 Mar 1887
SEQUATCHIE gained from VAN BUREN to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 103/p. 193)
05 Apr 1893
SEQUATCHIE gained from MARION; remainder of SEQUATCHIE boundary clarified
[mistake in description corrected 1 April 1986].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 176, sec. 1/p. 359)
10 Apr 1903
SEQUATCHIE lost to BLEDSOE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 562/p. 1500)
01 Apr 1986
SEQUATCHIE boundaries clarified to correct error of 5 April 1893 [no
change].
(Tenn. Acts 1986, 94th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 664/p. 432)
SEVIER (State of Franklin)
01 Mar 1785
The First General Assembly of the State of Franklin convened in
Jonesborough, Tenn., and recognized the three existing North Carolina counties located in eastern
Tennessee (GREENE, SULLIVAN, and WASHINGTON) and created four new counties; the text of the acts is
not extant and the precise boundaries of the counties are unknown. North Carolina did not recognize
the legitimacy of these counties and sought to regain control of the area. SEVIER (State of
Franklin) created from GREENE; it is not to be confused with Tennessee's SEVIER County created in
1794 in the same general area [not mapped].
(Jordan, "Evolution . . . Hawkins and Sumner," 4-5, 8; Ramsey, 293-295;
Williams, Samuel C., Lost State of Franklin, 55-58)
01 Feb 1789
SEVIER eliminated with all other counties in the State of Franklin when John
Sevier, governor of the State of Franklin, formally swore allegiance to North Carolina, effectively
ending Franklin's operation and signaling the region's return to North Carolina control.
(Folmsbee, Corlew, and Mitchell, 88-90; Williams, Samuel Cole, Lost State
of Franklin, 213-225)
SEVIER
27 Sep 1794
SEVIER created by Territory of the United States South of the River Ohio
(Southwest Territory) from JEFFERSON and KNOX.
(Terr. South of R. Ohio Acts 1794, ch. 11/p. 38)
11 Jul 1795
SEVIER lost to JEFFERSON.
(Terr. South of R. Ohio Acts 1795, ch. 14/p. 68)
20 Apr 1796
Boundary between SEVIER and BLOUNT clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1796, 1st assy., 1st sess., ch. 35/p. 106)
01 Jun 1796
SEVIER became a county in the newly-established state of Tennessee.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 1, ch. 47[1796], pp. 491-492; Folmsbee, Corlew, and
Mitchell 110)
22 Nov 1809
SEVIER gained small area from BLOUNT [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1809_pt. for location].
(Scott, ch. 91/p. 1184)
18 Dec 1839
SEVIER gained from BLOUNT [repealed 4 February 1850].
(Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 36/p. 64)
02 Feb 1846
SEVIER lost to JEFFERSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 174/p. 259)
04 Feb 1850
SEVIER lost to BLOUNT [repealed act of 18 December 1839].
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 98/p. 288)
25 Feb 1852
SEVIER lost to JEFFERSON to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1852_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 189/p. 271)
21 Nov 1853
Boundary between SEVIER and KNOX clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 177/p. 245)
18 Mar 1879
SEVIER gained from BLOUNT.
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 119/p. 153)
02 Apr 1881
SEVIER gained from JEFFERSON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 54/p. 68)
09 Mar 1883
SEVIER gained from JEFFERSON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 38/p. 44)
14 Mar 1883
SEVIER lost to JEFFERSON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 54/p. 56)
02 Mar 1887
SEVIER lost to BLOUNT to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 51/p. 121)
23 Mar 1887
SEVIER exchanged with KNOX to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 132/p. 231; ch. 136/p. 240)
23 Mar 1889
SEVIER gained from JEFFERSON to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 106/p. 212)
08 Apr 1895
SEVIER lost to KNOX to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 95/p. 160)
31 Mar 1899
SEVIER lost to KNOX to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 117/p. 194)
17 Apr 1899
SEVIER lost to KNOX to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 256/p. 584)
22 Mar 1901
SEVIER lost to BLOUNT to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1901_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 208/p. 448)
03 Apr 1901
SEVIER lost to JEFFERSON to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1901_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 260/p. 572)
09 Apr 1901
SEVIER lost to JEFFERSON to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 283/p. 649)
10 Feb 1903
SEVIER lost to BLOUNT to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 55/p. 96)
02 Apr 1903
SEVIER lost to BLOUNT to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 514/p. 1382)
03 Apr 1903
SEVIER gained from BLOUNT.
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 478/p. 1323)
01 Aug 1917
SEVIER lost to BLOUNT to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 816/p. 2549)
13 Apr 1933
SEVIER lost to KNOX to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1933_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 355/p. 842)
20 Apr 1935
SEVIER gained from JEFFERSON [change too small to display on interactive
map; shapefile users see small_changes 1935_pt. for location; map depicts net changes in
SEVIER-JEFFERSON line 1846-1935]. SEVIER lost to KNOX to accommodate local residents [map depicts
net changes in SEVIER-KNOX line 1887-1935].
(Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 672/p. 1802)
27 Feb 1939
SEVIER exchanged with BLOUNT to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 303/p. 880)
15 Feb 1941
SEVIER exchanged with BLOUNT to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1941, 72d assy., priv., ch. 458/p. 1594; ch. 459/p.
1595)
02 Mar 1945
SEVIER gained from BLOUNT to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1945_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1945, 74th assy., priv., ch. 610, secs. 1-2/pp.
1861-1863)
03 Apr 1996
SEVIER gained small areas from BLOUNT to accommodate local residents
[locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1996, 99th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 705/p. 211)
SHELBY
24 Nov 1819
SHELBY created from HARDIN.
(Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 146, sec. 1/p.
172)
07 Nov 1821
Parts of HARDIN and Non-County Area 4 became Non-County Area 13 that was
attached to SHELBY for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 32/pp. 39-44)
29 Oct 1823
SHELBY lost part of Non-County Area 13 attachment to creation of
TIPTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 126, sec. 1/p. 127)
30 Oct 1823
Non-County Area 13 detached from SHELBY, attached to HARDEMAN for
administrative and judicial purposes.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 129/p. 131)
13 Nov 1823
SHELBY boundaries clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 206/p. 184)
28 Nov 1823
SHELBY boundaries clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 306/p. 264)
16 Jan 1844
Legislature authorized creation of HANOVER from SHELBY and FAYETTE; creation
did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 123, secs. 1, 5, 10/pp. 153-156;
McBride, 8)
07 Mar 1868
SHELBY lost to TIPTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 60/p. 75)
04 Nov 1871
Legislature authorized creation of NASHOBA from FAYETTE and SHELBY; creation
did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 16, secs. 1-2, 4, 12/pp.
14-17 and ch. 82/p. 73; McBride, 8)
18 Mar 1883
SHELBY lost small area to TIPTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 81/p. 75)
09 Apr 1925
SHELBY gained from TIPTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 434, sec. 1/p. 1640)
SMITH
26 Oct 1799
SMITH created from SUMNER.
(Tenn. Acts 1799, 3d assy., ch. 2/p. 179)
06 Nov 1801
SMITH gained from WILSON; lost to creation of JACKSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 48, secs. 1-2/pp. 281-282)
14 Nov 1801
SMITH gained from Non-County Area 2.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 37/p. 270)
28 Oct 1805
SMITH lost to JACKSON, lost to Non-County Area 5 when that part of SMITH
lying south of the Indian boundary reverted to non-county status.
(Tenn. Acts 1805, 6th assy., 1st sess., ch. 67/p. 72)
31 Jan 1836
SMITH lost to creation of CANNON.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 33, secs. 1, 14/pp.
141, 145 and ch. 39, secs. 1, 6, 10, 12/pp. 163-167)
18 Jan 1842
SMITH lost to creation of MACON.
(Tenn. Acts 1841, 24th assy., 1st sess., ch. 45, secs. 1, 19/pp. 56,
60)
03 Jan 1844
Boundary between SMITH and MACON confirmed [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 61/p. 73)
31 Jan 1848
SMITH lost two small areas to DEKALB to accommodate local residents [change
too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1848_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1847, 27th assy., ch. 99/p. 149)
17 Jan 1850
SMITH exchanged with JACKSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 80, secs. 1, 11/pp. 261, 264)
01 Feb 1850
SMITH lost small area to DEKALB [change too small to display on interactive
map; shapefile users see small_changes 1850_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 139/p. 341)
02 Feb 1852
SMITH lost to DEKALB to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1852_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 262/p. 429)
11 Feb 1854
SMITH lost to the re-creation of PUTNAM, and lost to DEKALB to accommodate
local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 320, secs. 1-2, 10, 21, 24-25/pp.
744-754)
04 Mar 1858
SMITH lost to DEKALB to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1858_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 47, secs. 1-11/pp. 57-59 and ch.
83, sec. 3/p. 91)
20 Mar 1858
SMITH lost to DEKALB to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1858_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 83, secs. 1-4, 8-9/pp.
91-93)
07 Mar 1860
SMITH lost to WILSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 100, secs. 1-14/pp.
368-370)
19 Mar 1860
SMITH lost to DEKALB; SMITH lost to WILSON to accommodate local resident
[location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 135, secs. 1-13/pp.
438-440)
23 Mar 1860
SMITH gained from PUTNAM.
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 196, secs. 1-11/pp.
575-577)
13 Dec 1867
SMITH gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 23/p. 24)
14 Mar 1868
SMITH gained from DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped]; SMITH gained from PUTNAM.
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 82/p. 108)
28 Jan 1869
SMITH gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 20/p. 20)
27 Feb 1869
SMITH gained from JACKSON and PUTNAM to accommodate local residents
[locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 43/p. 64)
21 Jan 1870
SMITH gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 48/p. 62)
07 Jul 1870
SMITH exchanged small areas with PUTNAM [overturned by Tennessee Supreme
Court, December 1913; change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see
small_changes 1870_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 84/p. 133)
12 Jul 1870
SMITH lost to creation of TROUSDALE.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 27, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 47-48;
Goodspeed [J], 843-844)
31 Oct 1871
SMITH lost to DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 12/p. 10)
in Dec 1872
SMITH gained from TROUSDALE when Tennessee Supreme Court declared TROUSDALE
boundaries null and void.
("Macon and Smith Counties v. Trousdale County" in Tenn. Rpts.
61:1-11)
24 Mar 1873
SMITH gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [overturned by
Tennessee Supreme Court, December 1913; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 66/p. 101)
24 Mar 1877
SMITH gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, December 1913; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 115/p. 138)
10 Mar 1879
SMITH lost to WILSON to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1879_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 61/p. 79)
06 Apr 1881
SMITH gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local residents [overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, December 1913; change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile
users see small_changes 1881_pt. for location]. SMITH lost to DEKALB to accommodate local residents
[locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 142/p. 191; ch. 164/p.
220)
19 Mar 1883
SMITH exchanged with PUTNAM to accommodate local residents [overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, December 1913; locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 99/p. 97)
02 Mar 1887
SMITH lost to DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 53/p. 123)
20 Mar 1893
SMITH lost to DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 20/p. 30; repeated in sec. 2, ch. 73/p.
91)
01 Apr 1893
SMITH gained from DEKALB to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1893_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 73/p. 91)
08 Apr 1895
SMITH gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, December 1913; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 98/p. 162)
30 Apr 1895
SMITH exchanged with WILSON to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 82/p. 125)
29 Apr 1897
SMITH gained from DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped]; SMITH gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, December 1913; change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see
small_changes 1897_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 263/p. 578; ch. 148/p. 335)
30 Mar 1899
SMITH gained from DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 143/p. 253)
31 Mar 1899
SMITH lost small area to DEKALB to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 179/p. 354)
11 Apr 1901
SMITH gained from DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 288/p. 653)
16 Apr 1901
SMITH gained from MACON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 305/p. 689)
25 Mar 1903
SMITH lost to DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 221/p. 491)
18 Jan 1905
SMITH lost to WILSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 47/p. 92)
25 Mar 1905
SMITH lost to TROUSDALE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 86/p. 197)
27 Mar 1905
SMITH exchanged with DEKALB to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped; map depicts net changes in SMITH-DEKALB line 1868-1905].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 88/p. 199; ch. 95/p. 206)
13 Apr 1905
SMITH gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, December 1913; change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile
users see small_changes 1905_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 370/p. 776)
17 Apr 1905
SMITH gained from JACKSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 505/p. 1117)
in Dec 1913
SMITH exchanged with PUTNAM when Tennessee Supreme Court overturned acts of
7 July 1870, 24 March 1873, 24 March 1877, 6 April 1881, 19 March 1883, 8 April 1895, 29 April 1897,
and 13 April 1905 [map depicts net changes in SMITH-PUTNAM line 1867-1913].
("Putnam County v. Smith County" in Tenn. Rpts., 129:394-397)
03 Apr 1915
SMITH lost to WILSON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 237/p. 915)
17 May 1915
SMITH lost to WILSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 562/p. 1802)
29 Apr 1927
SMITH gained from MACON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 718/p. 2340)
01 Jul 1931
SMITH gained from WILSON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 673/p. 1834)
02 Jul 1931
SMITH exchanged with WILSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 771/p. 2046; ch. 770/p.
2044)
28 Mar 1935
SMITH lost to WILSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 218/p. 505)
06 Mar 1939
SMITH lost to WILSON to accommodate local resident [map depicts net changes
in SMITH-WILSON line 1860-1939].
(Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 369/p. 1039)
16 Feb 1955
SMITH exchanged with MACON to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1955, 79th assy., priv., ch. 55/p. 167)
20 Mar 1965
SMITH gained small area from JACKSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1965, 84th assy., priv., ch. 147, sec. 1/p. 525)
06 Apr 1972
SMITH lost small area to TROUSDALE.
(Tenn. Acts 1972, 87th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 713/p. 774)
SPENCER (State of Franklin)
01 Mar 1785
The First General Assembly of the State of Franklin convened in
Jonesborough, Tenn., and recognized the three existing North Carolina counties located in eastern
Tennessee (GREENE, SULLIVAN, and WASHINGTON) and created four new counties; the text of the acts is
not extant and the precise boundaries of the counties are unknown. North Carolina did not recognize
the legitimacy of these counties and sought to regain control of the area. SPENCER (State of
Franklin) created from GREENE and SULLIVAN in the vicinity of present HAWKINS [not mapped].
(Jordan, "Evolution . . . Hawkins and Sumner," 4-5, 8; Ramsey, 293-295;
Williams, Samuel C., Lost State of Franklin, 55-58)
01 Feb 1789
SPENCER eliminated with all other counties in the State of Franklin when
John Sevier, governor of the State of Franklin, formally swore allegiance to North Carolina,
effectively ending Franklin's operation and signaling the region's return to North Carolina
control.
(Folmsbee, Corlew, and Mitchell, 88-90; Williams, Samuel Cole, Lost State
of Franklin, 213-225)
STEWART
01 Nov 1803
STEWART created from MONTGOMERY.
(Tenn. Acts 1803, 5th assy., 1st sess., ch. 68, sec. 1/p. 115)
31 Jul 1804
STEWART gained from DICKSON and Non-County Area 3; exchanged with
MONTGOMERY.
(Scott, ch. 13/p. 830)
19 Oct 1809
STEWART lost to creation of HUMPHREYS; that part of STEWART south of
HUMPHREYS reverted to Non-County Area 4.
(Scott, ch. 31/p. 1138)
26 Jul 1820
STEWART gained from HUMPHREYS.
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 125/p.
128)
22 Nov 1823
STEWART lost to HUMPHREYS.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 251/p. 215)
15 Feb 1840
STEWART lost to HUMPHREYS.
(Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 76/p. 158)
23 Feb 1871
STEWART lost to creation of HOUSTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 46, secs. 1-2, 4, 18, 20/pp.
49-51, 55; McClain, Iris H., 1-2)
25 Feb 1909
STEWART gained from HOUSTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 126, secs. 1-3/pp. 447-449)
SULLIVAN
10 Nov 1779
SULLIVAN created by North Carolina from WASHINGTON; western limit not
defined. North Holston and Carters Valley settlements came under the control of SULLIVAN. Precise
location of boundary between North Carolina and Virginia remained in dispute.
(N.C. St. Recs., 24:ch. 29/pp. 300-302)
01 Mar 1785
SULLIVAN lost to creation of SPENCER (State of Franklin); North Carolina did
not recognize the legitimacy of SPENCER and its precise boundaries are unknown [not mapped].
(Jordan, "Evolution . . . Hawkins and Sumner," 4-5, 8; Ramsey, 293-295;
Williams, Samuel C., Lost State of Franklin, 55-58)
06 Jan 1787
SULLIVAN lost to creation of HAWKINS.
(N.C. St. Recs., 24:ch. 34/pp. 830-832)
06 Dec 1788
SULLIVAN gained from WASHINGTON.
(N.C. St. Recs., 24:ch. 29/p. 974)
26 May 1790
The United States created the Territory of the United States South of the
River Ohio (Southwest Territory), covering the territory ceded in April by North Carolina (area of
present Tennessee and a small area of North Carolina). SULLIVAN became a county in the Southwest
Territory.
(Terr. Papers U.S., 4:18-19; U.S. Stat., vol. 1, ch. 14[1790], p.
123)
01 Jun 1796
SULLIVAN became a county in the newly-established state of Tennessee.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 1, ch. 47[1796], pp. 491-492; Folmsbee, Corlew, and
Mitchell 110)
04 Aug 1804
SULLIVAN lost to CARTER.
(Scott, ch. 18/pp. 833-834)
24 Oct 1805
Boundary between SULLIVAN and CARTER clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1805, 6th assy., 1st sess., ch. 46/p. 45)
c. Dec 1835
Legislature authorized creation of POWELL from SULLIVAN
and three other counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 29, secs. 1-3/pp.
129-130)
c. Jan 1838
Legislature again authorized creation of POWELL from SULLIVAN and three
other counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 192, secs. 1-3, 15-16/pp. 277, 280-281
and ch. 199, sec. 4/p. 291)
c. Nov 1839
Legislature again authorized creation of POWELL from SULLIVAN and three
other counties; this creation was disallowed by the Tennessee Supreme Court in 1841.
(Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 15, secs. 1-2, 4-5, 16/pp. 25-27, 30;
"Bradley v. Commissioners" in Tenn. Rpts., 21:428-433 [Humphreys, vol. 2])
02 Jan 1846
SULLIVAN exchanged with WASHINGTON to accommodate local residents [location
of WASHINGTON gain unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 47/p. 101)
02 Mar 1854
Legislature again authorized creation of POWELL from SULLIVAN and three
other counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 89, secs. 1-3, 8, 10, 14/pp.
158-163)
07 Dec 1869
Legislature again authorized creation of POWELL from SULLIVAN and three
other counties; creation did not take effect; boundary description was identical to that proposed in
1854.
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 30, secs. 1-2, 4,
11-12, 19-20/pp. 33-38; McBride, 9)
14 Jul 1870
SULLIVAN lost to WASHINGTON to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 1/p. 3)
03 Mar 1901
SULLIVAN lost to WASHINGTON (Va.) when the Tennessee-Virginia line through
the town of Bristol was adjusted [change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users
see small_changes 1901_pt. for location].
(Van Zandt, 110)
SUMNER
06 Jan 1787
SUMNER created by North Carolina from DAVIDSON.
(N.C. St. Recs., 24:ch. 32/pp. 826-828)
26 May 1790
The United States created the Territory of the United States South of the
River Ohio (Southwest Territory), covering the territory ceded in April 1790 by North Carolina (area
of present Tennessee). SUMNER became a county in the Southwest Territory.
(Terr. Papers U.S., 4:18-19; U.S. Stat., vol. 1, ch. 14[1790], p.
123)
09 Apr 1796
SUMNER lost to creation of ROBERTSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1796, 1st assy., 1st sess., ch. 30/p. 99)
22 Apr 1796
SUMNER lost to creation of GRAINGER.
(Tenn. Acts 1796, 1st assy., 1st sess., ch. 28, sec. 1/p. 95)
01 Jun 1796
SUMNER became a county in the newly-established state of Tennessee.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 1, ch. 47[1796], pp. 491-492; Folmsbee, Corlew, and
Mitchell 110)
29 Dec 1798
SUMNER exchanged with Non-County Area 2 when that part of SUMNER east of
Indian boundary reverted to non-county status.
(Tenn. Acts 1798, 2d assy., 2d sess., ch. 10/p. 167)
26 Oct 1799
SUMNER lost to creation of SMITH and WILSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1799, 3d assy., ch. 2/p. 179)
13 Nov 1801
SUMNER lost to WILSON when boundary was changed from the south bank to the
middle of Cumberland River [not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 49, sec. 1/p. 284)
16 Oct 1832
Boundary between SUMNER and ROBERTSON adjusted to run along turnpike road
[not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1832, 19th assy., called sess., priv., ch. 55/p. 42)
18 Jan 1842
SUMNER lost to creation of MACON.
(Tenn. Acts 1841, 24th assy., 1st sess., ch. 45, secs. 1, 19/pp. 56,
60)
21 Dec 1843
Boundary between SUMNER and ROBERTSON adjusted along turnpike road [not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 40/p. 46)
03 Mar 1854
SUMNER gained from MACON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 181/p. 250)
01 Nov 1859
SUMNER gained from SIMPSON (Ky.) when surveyors remarking the
Kentucky-Tennessee boundary acted without authority and shifted the line around a small
parcel.
(Sames, 107, 114)
12 Jul 1870
SUMNER lost to creation of TROUSDALE.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 27, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 47-48;
Goodspeed [J], 843-844)
26 Mar 1889
SUMNER lost to TROUSDALE to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 118/p. 222)
07 Apr 1905
SUMNER gained from MACON to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 196/p. 414)
13 Apr 1929
SUMNER lost small area to TROUSDALE to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1929, 66th assy., priv., ch. 707/p. 2132)
13 Apr 1949
Boundary between SUMNER and ROBERTSON adjusted to run along U.S. Highway
31-W. [not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1949, 76th assy., priv., ch. 729/p. 2240)
16 Mar 1961
SUMNER lost small area to TROUSDALE.
(Tenn. Acts 1961, 82d assy., priv., ch. 297/p. 1059)
TAYLOR (proposed)
14 Jan 1852
Legislature authorized creation of TAYLOR from HARDIN and WAYNE; creation
did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 125, secs. 1-3/pp. 175-176 and no. 17/p.
730; McBride, 8)
TENNESSEE (extinct)
06 Dec 1788
TENNESSEE County (extinct) created by North Carolina from DAVIDSON.
(N.C. St. Recs., 24:ch. 28/pp. 972-973)
26 May 1790
The United States created the Territory of the United States South of the
River Ohio (Southwest Territory), covering the territory ceded in April 1790 by North Carolina (area
of present Tennessee). TENNESSEE became a county in the Southwest Territory.
(Terr. Papers U.S., 4:18-19; U.S. Stat., vol. 1, ch. 14[1790], p.
123)
09 Apr 1796
TENNESSEE County (extinct) lost to creation of MONTGOMERY and ROBERTSON;
TENNESSEE County eliminated.
(Tenn. Acts 1796, 1st assy., 1st sess., ch. 30/p. 99)
TIPTON
29 Oct 1823
TIPTON created from part of Non-County Area 13 attached to SHELBY.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 126, sec. 1/p. 127)
13 Nov 1823
TIPTON boundaries clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 206/p. 184)
24 Nov 1835
TIPTON lost to creation of LAUDERDALE.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 28, sec. 1/p.
125)
07 Mar 1868
TIPTON gained from SHELBY to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 60/p. 75)
22 Mar 1873
TIPTON lost to LAUDERDALE.
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 52/p. 81)
18 Mar 1883
TIPTON gained small areas from FAYETTE and SHELBY.
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 81/p. 75)
09 Apr 1925
TIPTON lost to SHELBY.
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 434, sec. 1/p. 1640)
TROUSDALE
12 Jul 1870
TROUSDALE created from MACON, SMITH, SUMNER, and WILSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 27, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 47-48;
Goodspeed [J], 843-844)
in Dec 1872
TROUSDALE lost to MACON and SMITH when Tennessee Supreme Court declared
TROUSDALE boundaries null and void.
("Macon and Smith Counties v. Trousdale County" in Tenn. Rpts.
61:1-11)
10 Mar 1879
TROUSDALE lost to WILSON to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1879_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 60/p. 79)
25 Mar 1879
TROUSDALE gained from WILSON to accommodate local residents [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1879_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp.
174-177)
09 Apr 1885
TROUSDALE gained from WILSON to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 146/p. 256)
26 Mar 1889
TROUSDALE gained from MACON and SUMNER to accommodate local resident. [MACON
change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1889_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 118/p. 222)
25 Mar 1905
TROUSDALE gained from SMITH to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 86/p. 197)
01 May 1909
TROUSDALE lost to WILSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 514/p. 1842)
17 Apr 1919
TROUSDALE gained from MACON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1919, 61st assy., priv., ch. 787/p. 2435)
13 Apr 1929
TROUSDALE gained small area from SUMNER to accommodate local
resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1929, 66th assy., priv., ch. 707/p. 2132)
10 Mar 1961
TROUSDALE gained small area from MACON [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1961_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1961, 82d assy., priv., ch. 215/p. 741)
16 Mar 1961
TROUSDALE gained small area from SUMNER.
(Tenn. Acts 1961, 82d assy., priv., ch. 297/p. 1059)
06 Apr 1972
TROUSDALE gained small area from SMITH.
(Tenn. Acts 1972, 87th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 713/p. 774)
30 Apr 1981
TROUSDALE gained small area from WILSON [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1981, 92d assy., 1st reg. sess., pub., ch. 268/p. 354)
UNICOI
21 Oct 1875
UNICOI created from CARTER and WASHINGTON.
(Tenn. Acts 1875, 39th assy., ch. 68, secs. 14-15/p. 86; Goodspeed [K],
905)
05 Apr 1881
UNICOI lost to GREENE, and lost to WASHINGTON to accommodate local residents
[change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1881_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 145/p. 194; ch. 147/p.
196)
28 Mar 1883
Boundary between UNICOI and CARTER clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 201/p. 281)
UNION
26 Jan 1854
UNION created from ANDERSON, CAMPBELL, CLAIBORNE, GRAINGER, and KNOX.
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 61, secs. 1-2, 4, 18/pp. 181-187; Tenn.
Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 22/p. 26; Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 2, secs. 1-2/pp. 25-26;
Graves, 1:68-69)
23 Jan 1856
UNION exchanged with KNOX.
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 165/p. 256)
29 Feb 1856
UNION lost to CLAIBORNE to accommodate local resident [repealed 23 March
1860; location unknown; not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 166 [printed as 156]/p. 258)
23 Mar 1860
UNION gained from CAMPBELL, CLAIBORNE, and KNOX to accommodate local
residents [UNION's gain from CLAIBORNE repealed act of 29 February 1856; all locations unknown, not
mapped]; UNION lost small area to CAMPBELL [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 196, secs. 1-11/pp.
575-577)
26 Apr 1866
UNION gained from KNOX.
(Tenn. Acts 1865, 34th assy., 2d sess., priv., ch. 76/p. 224)
07 Mar 1868
UNION gained from CLAIBORNE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 60/p. 75)
28 Feb 1870
UNION gained from CLAIBORNE to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 88/p. 105)
03 Feb 1871
UNION gained from GRAINGER to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 118/p. 136)
26 Oct 1871
UNION gained from CAMPBELL to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 7/p. 7)
24 Mar 1873
UNION gained from GRAINGER to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1873_pt. for location]; UNION lost
to KNOX to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not mapped]. Legislature authorized
creation of WEBSTER from UNION, CAMPBELL, and CLAIBORNE; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 70/p. 104; ch. 72/p. 106; ch. 77, secs.
1, 13/pp. 111, 115; McBride, 8)
24 Mar 1875
UNION gained from KNOX to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1875, 39th assy., ch. 140, secs. 1-5/pp. 228-230)
18 Mar 1879
UNION lost to CLAIBORNE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 111/p. 148)
25 Mar 1879
UNION lost to CLAIBORNE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp.
174-177)
09 Mar 1883
UNION lost to CLAIBORNE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 40/p. 46)
20 Mar 1883
UNION gained from KNOX to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 103/p. 100)
27 Mar 1883
UNION gained from GRAINGER [repealed 8 March 1890].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 129/p. 176)
02 Mar 1887
UNION gained from KNOX to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped]; UNION lost to GRAINGER to accommodate local resident [repealed 13 May 1895; location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 47/p. 119; ch. 49/p. 120)
28 Mar 1887
UNION gained from CLAIBORNE to accommodate local residents
[ocations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 227/p. 388)
01 Jul 1887
UNION lost to CLAIBORNE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 45/p. 117)
23 Feb 1889
UNION lost to GRAINGER to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 24/p. 32)
26 Feb 1889
UNION lost to KNOX to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 20/p. 28)
04 Apr 1889
UNION lost to KNOX to accommodate local residents
[overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court, 1 October 1891; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 194/p. 384)
08 Mar 1890
UNION lost to GRAINGER [repealed act of 27 March 1883].
(Tenn. Acts 1890, 46th assy., 3d sess., ch. 5/p. 25)
03 Mar 1891
UNION exchanged with CLAIBORNE to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 255/p. 489)
17 Mar 1891
UNION gained from CLAIBORNE to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 53/p. 136)
01 Oct 1891
UNION gained from KNOX when Tennessee Supreme Court overturned act of 4
April 1889 [location unknown, not mapped].
("Union County v. Knox County" in Tenn. Rpts., 90:541-545)
29 Jan 1895
UNION exchanged with CLAIBORNE to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 7/p. 12)
10 Apr 1895
UNION gained from GRAINGER to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 104/p. 170)
13 May 1895
UNION gained from GRAINGER to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 2
March 1887 and was in turn repealed 22 April 1901; location unknown, not mapped]; UNION gained from
KNOX to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 188/p. 385; ch. 183/p. 382)
14 May 1895
UNION exchanged with CLAIBORNE to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 215/p. 438)
12 Apr 1899
UNION gained from GRAINGER to accommodate local residents [repealed 17 April
1901; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 233/p. 506)
17 Apr 1901
UNION lost to GRAINGER to accommodate local residents [repealed act of 12
April 1899; locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 310/p. 697)
22 Apr 1901
UNION lost to GRAINGER to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 13 May
1895; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 361/p. 829)
15 Apr 1903
UNION lost to CAMPBELL to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 386/p. 1127)
06 Apr 1905
UNION gained from KNOX to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 186/p. 390)
19 Feb 1909
UNION gained from KNOX to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 68/p. 203)
30 Apr 1909
UNION gained from CLAIBORNE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 394/p. 1387)
11 Apr 1925
UNION lost small area to KNOX [change too small to display on interactive
map; shapefile users see small_changes 1925_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 462/p. 1733)
10 Feb 1937
UNION gained from CLAIBORNE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1937, 70th assy., priv., ch. 175/p. 509)
28 Feb 1947
UNION gained from CLAIBORNE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1947, 75th assy., priv., ch. 441/p. 1765)
29 Jan 1951
UNION gained from CLAIBORNE to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1951_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1951, 77th assy., priv., ch. 52/p. 145)
18 Mar 1963
UNION gained from KNOX to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1963, 83d assy., priv., ch. 120/p. 388)
25 Mar 1965
UNION gained from CLAIBORNE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped; map depicts net changes in UNION-CLAIBORNE line 1879-1965].
(Tenn. Acts 1965, 84th assy., priv., ch. 156/p. 544)
01 Apr 1982
UNION gained from KNOX to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1982, 92d assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 666/p. 202)
VAN BUREN
03 Jan 1840
VAN BUREN created from WARREN and WHITE.
(Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 59, secs. 1, 14/pp. 130, 134)
11 Feb 1854
VAN BUREN gained from WHITE to accommodate local resident [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1854_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 320, secs. 1-2, 10, 21, 24-25/pp.
744-754)
04 Mar 1858
VAN BUREN lost to WHITE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 47, secs. 1-11/pp. 57-59 and ch.
83, sec. 3/p. 91)
15 Mar 1858
VAN BUREN lost to BLEDSOE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., priv., ch. 129/p. 324)
19 Mar 1860
VAN BUREN lost to BLEDSOE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 135, secs. 1-13/pp.
438-440)
24 Mar 1860
VAN BUREN gained from BLEDSOE to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 211/p. 596)
19 Feb 1869
VAN BUREN gained from WHITE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 36/p. 48)
02 Feb 1871
VAN BUREN lost to WHITE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 104/p. 125)
16 Dec 1871
VAN BUREN lost to WARREN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 91/p. 82; Tenn. Acts 1872,
37th assy., call sess., ch. 19/p. 42)
10 Mar 1879
VAN BUREN gained from WARREN to accommodate local residents [repealed 30
March 1883; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 58/p. 78)
25 Mar 1879
VAN BUREN gained from BLEDSOE and WHITE to accommodate local residents
[locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp.
174-177)
30 Mar 1883
VAN BUREN gained from WARREN to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 244/p. 325)
04 Apr 1885
VAN BUREN gained from WARREN to accommodate local residents [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1885_pt. for location]. VAN
BUREN gained from WHITE to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 136/p. 247)
23 Mar 1887
VAN BUREN lost to SEQUATCHIE to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 103/p. 193)
15 Apr 1905
Boundary between VAN BUREN and WARREN clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 450/p. 950)
15 Feb 1909
VAN BUREN lost to WHITE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 62/p. 186)
WARREN
26 Nov 1807
WARREN created from WHITE.
(Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 28/p. 62)
22 Nov 1809
WARREN lost to FRANKLIN.
(Scott, ch. 79, sec. 1/p. 1176)
09 Nov 1813
WARREN gained from FRANKLIN.
(Tenn. Acts 1813, 10th assy., ch. 70/p. 95)
08 Jan 1836
WARREN lost to creation of COFFEE.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 36, secs. 1, 14/pp.
155, 159)
31 Jan 1836
WARREN lost to creation of CANNON.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 33, secs. 1, 14/pp.
141, 145 and ch. 39, secs. 1, 6, 10, 12/pp. 163-167)
13 Jan 1838
WARREN lost to creation of DEKALB.
(Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 2, secs. 1-2, 18/pp. 7-8, 11 and Tenn.
Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 199, sec. 3/p. 291)
03 Jan 1840
WARREN lost to creation of VAN BUREN and implicitly lost to MARION.
(Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 59, secs. 1, 14/pp. 130, 134)
27 May 1844
WARREN lost to creation of GRUNDY.
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 204, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 230-231;
Nicholson, 18)
02 Feb 1850
WARREN exchanged with GRUNDY to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 79/p. 260)
02 Feb 1852
WARREN lost to DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 262/p. 429)
28 Feb 1856
WARREN lost to DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 122, secs. 23, 25/pp. 157-158)
20 Mar 1858
WARREN gained from GRUNDY to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 83, secs. 1-4, 8-9/pp.
91-93)
16 Dec 1871
WARREN gained from VAN BUREN to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 91/p. 82; Tenn. Acts 1872,
37th assy., call sess., ch. 19/p. 42)
10 Mar 1879
WARREN lost to VAN BUREN to accommodate local residents [repealed 30 March
1883; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 58/p. 78)
14 Mar 1883
WARREN gained from DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 66/p. 64)
30 Mar 1883
WARREN lost to VAN BUREN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 244/p. 325)
04 Apr 1885
WARREN lost to VAN BUREN to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1885_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 136/p. 247)
16 Mar 1889
WARREN lost to CANNON to accommodate local resident [repealed 22 April 1899;
location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 57/p. 88)
26 Mar 1889
WARREN gained from CANNON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 110/p. 215)
24 Mar 1897
WARREN gained from WHITE to accommodate local resident [mistake in
description corrected 3 March 1899; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 318/p. 676)
29 Apr 1897
WARREN lost to DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 136/p. 322)
03 Mar 1899
Boundary between WARREN and WHITE clarified [corrected mistake of 24 March
1897; location unknown, not mapped]
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 84/p. 123)
20 Apr 1899
WARREN exchanged with DEKALB to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 342/p. 787; ch. 344/p. 789)
22 Apr 1899
WARREN gained from CANNON to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 16
March 1889; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 305/p. 734)
15 Apr 1905
Boundary between WARREN and VAN BUREN clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 450/p. 950)
04 Jul 1911
Boundary between WARREN and WHITE adjusted [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1911_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 579/p. 1739)
17 May 1915
WARREN gained from CANNON to accommodate local resident [repealed 6 February
1943; location unknown, not mapped]; WARREN gained from COFFEE to accommodate local resident
[location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 444/p. 1502; ch. 478/p.
1562)
27 Mar 1923
WARREN gained from COFFEE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1923, 63d assy., priv., ch. 337/p. 1173)
14 Apr 1925
WARREN gained from COFFEE and DEKALB to accommodate local residents
[locations unknown, not mapped; map depicts net changes in WARREN-DEKALB line 1852-1925].
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 579/p. 2174; ch. 530/p.
2061)
15 Apr 1925
WARREN gained from CANNON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped]; WARREN lost to COFFEE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 756/p. 2703; ch. 750/p.
2694)
02 Jul 1931
WARREN gained from GRUNDY to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1931_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 774, secs. 1-2/pp.
2050-2052)
15 Feb 1941
WARREN lost to CANNON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1941, 72d assy., priv., ch. 435/p. 1504)
06 Feb 1943
WARREN lost to CANNON to accommodate local residents [repealed act of 17 May
1915; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1943, 73d assy., priv., ch. 266/p. 952)
07 Mar 1947
WARREN gained from COFFEE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1947, 75th assy., priv., ch. 562/p. 2370)
11 Mar 1947
WARREN gained from GRUNDY to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1947, 75th assy., priv., ch. 629/p. 2690)
24 Mar 1953
WARREN gained from COFFEE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1953, 78th assy., priv., ch. 180/p. 651)
10 Apr 1953
WARREN lost to CANNON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1953, 78th assy., priv., ch. 573/p. 1928)
10 Mar 1965
WARREN lost to CANNON to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1965, 84th assy., priv., ch. 103/p. 368)
WASHINGTON
24 Dec 1777
WASHINGTON created by North Carolina from Washington District and non-county
area; included all of present Tennessee and part of North Carolina. Residents in North Holston and
Carters Valley settlements (in present Tennessee) still considered themselves part of WASHINGTON
(Va.); the precise location of the boundary between WASHINGTON and Virginia was not
demarcated.
(N.C. St. Recs., 24:ch. 31/pp. 141-142)
10 Nov 1779
WASHINGTON lost to creation of SULLIVAN.
(N.C. St. Recs., 24:ch. 29/pp. 300-302)
17 May 1783
WASHINGTON lost to creation of DAVIDSON and GREENE.
(N.C. St. Recs., 24:ch. 51-52/pp. 539-540 and ch. 2, sec. 5/p. 479)
01 Mar 1785
WASHINGTON lost to creation of WAYNE (State of Franklin); North Carolina did
not recognize the legitimacy of WAYNE and its precise boundaries are unknown [not mapped].
(Jordan, "Evolution . . . Hawkins and Sumner," 4-5, 8; Ramsey, 293-295;
Williams, Samuel C., Lost State of Franklin, 55-58)
06 Dec 1788
WASHINGTON lost to SULLIVAN.
(N.C. St. Recs., 24:ch. 29/p. 974)
26 May 1790
The United States created the Territory of the United States South of the
River Ohio (Southwest Territory), covering the territory ceded in April 1790 by North Carolina (area
of present Tennessee). WASHINGTON became a county in the Southwest Territory. WASHINGTON lost its
eastern tip to the North Carolina side of the boundary.
(Terr. Papers U.S., 4:18-19; U.S. Stat., vol. 1, ch. 14[1790], p.
123)
09 Apr 1796
WASHINGTON lost to creation of CARTER.
(Tenn. Acts 1796, 1st assy., 1st sess., ch. 31, sec. 1/p. 100)
01 Jun 1796
WASHINGTON became a county in the newly-established state of
Tennessee.
(U.S. Stat., vol. 1, ch. 47[1796], pp. 491-492; Folmsbee, Corlew, and
Mitchell 110)
02 Nov 1809
WASHINGTON lost to CARTER to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Scott, ch. 27/p. 1136)
c. Dec 1835
Legislature authorized creation of POWELL from WASHINGTON
and three other counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 29, secs. 1-3/pp.
129-130)
c. Jan 1838
Legislature again authorized creation of POWELL from WASHINGTON and three
other counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 192, secs. 1-3, 15-16/pp. 277, 280-281
and ch. 199, sec. 4/p. 291)
c. Nov 1839
Legislature again authorized creation of POWELL from WASHINGTON and three
other counties; this creation was disallowed by the Tennessee Supreme Court in 1841.
(Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 15, secs. 1-2, 4-5, 16/pp. 25-27, 30;
"Bradley v. Commissioners" in Tenn. Rpts., 21:428-433 [Humphreys, vol. 2])
02 Jan 1846
WASHINGTON exchanged with SULLIVAN to accommodate local residents [location
of WASHINGTON gain unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 47/p. 101)
02 Mar 1854
Legislature again authorized creation of POWELL from WASHINGTON and three
other counties; creation did not take effect. It is unclear whether any of WASHINGTON was actually
included within the boundaries as described.
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 89, secs. 1-3, 8, 10, 14/pp.
158-163)
07 Dec 1869
Legislature again authorized creation of POWELL from WASHINGTON and three
other counties; creation did not take effect; boundary description was identical to that proposed in
1854.
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 30, secs. 1-2, 4,
11-12, 19-20/pp. 33-38; McBride, 9)
17 Jun 1870
WASHINGTON lost to CARTER to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 21/p. 36)
14 Jul 1870
WASHINGTON gained from SULLIVAN to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 1/p. 3)
21 Oct 1875
WASHINGTON lost to creation of UNICOI.
(Tenn. Acts 1875, 39th assy., ch. 68, secs. 14-15/p. 86; Goodspeed [K],
905)
05 Apr 1881
WASHINGTON gained from UNICOI to accommodate local residents [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1881_pt. for location].
WASHINGTON lost to GREENE.
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 147/p. 196; ch. 145/p.
194)
18 Mar 1891
WASHINGTON gained from GREENE to accommodate local residents
[locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 142/p. 313)
14 May 1895
WASHINGTON gained from GREENE to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 176/p. 375)
07 Apr 1899
WASHINGTON lost to CARTER to accommodate local resident [repealed 17 May
1915; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 171/p. 319)
17 May 1915
WASHINGTON gained from CARTER to accommodate local resident [repealed act of
7 April 1899; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 646/p. 2114)
28 Feb 1972
WASHINGTON lost to GREENE to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1972, 87th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 450/p. 19)
13 Apr 1973
WASHINGTON lost to GREENE to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1973, 88th assy., 1st reg. sess., pub., ch. 79, sec. 1/p.
186)
19 Apr 1973
WASHINGTON gained from GREENE to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1973, 88th assy., 1st reg. sess., pub., ch. 102, sec. 1/p.
274)
17 Apr 1980
WASHINGTON gained small areas from GREENE [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1980, 91st assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 795, sec. 1/p.
918)
22 Apr 1982
WASHINGTON gained from GREENE to accommodate local resident [location
unknown not mapped; map depicts net changes in WASHINGTON-GREENE line 1891-1982].
(Tenn. Acts 1982, 92d assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 855/p. 514)
WAYNE (State of Franklin)
01 Mar 1785
The First General Assembly of the State of Franklin convened in
Jonesborough, Tenn., and recognized the three existing North Carolina counties located in eastern
Tennessee (GREENE, SULLIVAN, and WASHINGTON) and created four new counties; the text of the acts is
not extant and the precise boundaries of the counties are unknown. North Carolina did not recognize
the legitimacy of these counties and sought to regain control of the area. WAYNE (State of Franklin)
created from WASHINGTON and WILKES (N.C.) in the vicinity of present CARTER and JOHNSON [not
mapped]
(Jordan, "Evolution . . . Hawkins and Sumner," 4-5, 8; Ramsey, 293-295;
Williams, Samuel C., Lost State of Franklin, 55-58)
01 Feb 1789
WAYNE eliminated with all other counties in the State of Franklin when John
Sevier, governor of the State of Franklin, formally swore allegiance to North Carolina, effectively
ending Franklin's operation and signaling the region's return to North Carolina control.
(Folmsbee, Corlew, and Mitchell, 88-90; Williams, Samuel Cole, Lost State
of Franklin, 213-225)
WAYNE
24 Nov 1817
WAYNE created from HICKMAN and Non-County Area 4; act was technically not
valid, but citizens proceeded with the organization of the county [see 8 October 1819 for
reauthorization].
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 174, sec. 1/p. 209)
08 Oct 1819
WAYNE reauthorized; part of WAYNE implicitly reverted to Non-County Area 4
that became part of HARDIN on 13 November 1819 [see 24 November 1817 for original
authorization].
(Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 19, secs. 1,
4-6/pp. 24-26)
26 Nov 1819
Boundary of WAYNE and HICKMAN redefined [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 149/p.
176)
08 Nov 1821
WAYNE lost to HICKMAN.
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 150, sec. 1/p.
146)
01 Jan 1822
WAYNE lost to PERRY.
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 143, sec. 1/p.
138)
17 Aug 1822
WAYNE gained from HICKMAN.
(Tenn. Acts 1822, 14th assy., 2d sess., ch. 96/p. 83)
30 Nov 1825
WAYNE gained from PERRY to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1825_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1825, 16th assy., reg. sess., priv., ch. 247/p. 271)
19 Nov 1833
WAYNE gained Beech Creek Island in the Tennessee River from PERRY.
(Tenn. Acts 1833, 20th assy., priv., ch. 127/p. 69)
21 Nov 1837
WAYNE gained Two Sisters Island from PERRY [location unknown, not
mapped]
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 85/p. 114)
26 Dec 1837
WAYNE gained small area from PERRY [clarified 27 January 1840].
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 273/p. 403)
27 Jan 1840
Boundary between WAYNE and PERRY clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 80/p. 165)
21 Dec 1843
WAYNE lost to creation of LEWIS.
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 38, secs. 1-4/pp. 41-42; Tenn. Acts
1851, 29th assy., no. 17/p. 730)
07 Feb 1846
WAYNE lost to PERRY.
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 5/p. 31 and ch. 62, sec. 2/p.
122)
19 Jan 1848
WAYNE lost to LAWRENCE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1847, 27th assy., ch. 80, sec. 6/p. 128)
01 Feb 1850
WAYNE gained from HARDIN.
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 197/p. 404)
14 Jan 1852
Legislature authorized creation of TAYLOR from HARDIN and WAYNE; creation
did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 125, secs. 1-3/pp. 175-176 and no. 17/p.
730; McBride, 8)
20 Jan 1852
WAYNE gained small area from LAWRENCE.
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 55/p. 57)
21 Feb 1852
WAYNE gained from PERRY.
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 220/p. 329)
29 Feb 1856
WAYNE lost to PERRY.
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 159/p. 243)
15 Mar 1858
WAYNE gained from HARDIN to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1858_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., priv., ch. 129/p. 324)
07 Mar 1860
WAYNE gained from PERRY to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1860_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 100, secs. 1-14/pp.
368-370)
19 Mar 1860
WAYNE lost to LAWRENCE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 135, secs. 1-13/pp.
438-440)
26 Apr 1866
WAYNE gained from LAWRENCE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1865, 34th assy., 2d sess., priv., ch. 76/p. 224)
25 Feb 1867
WAYNE gained from HARDIN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1866, 34th assy., 2d adj. sess., pub., ch. 28/p. 49)
03 Dec 1867
WAYNE lost to HARDIN and LAWRENCE to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 13, secs. 1-7/pp.
9-11)
19 Feb 1869
WAYNE gained part of LEWIS when LEWIS was eliminated [repealed 7 December
1869]; WAYNE lost small area to DECATUR.
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 31/p. 38; ch. 36/p.
48)
07 Dec 1869
WAYNE lost to the re-creation of LEWIS.
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 30, secs. 1-2, 4,
11-12, 19-20/pp. 33-38; McBride, 9)
22 Mar 1877
WAYNE lost to LAWRENCE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 62/p. 76)
26 Mar 1877
WAYNE lost to LAWRENCE.
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 157/p. 182)
28 Mar 1887
WAYNE gained from LAWRENCE to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 204/p. 334)
14 May 1895
WAYNE gained from PERRY to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 174/p. 371)
29 Apr 1897
WAYNE lost to LEWIS.
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 164/p. 372)
01 May 1909
WAYNE lost small area to PERRY.
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 441/p. 1653)
13 May 1915
WAYNE lost to PERRY to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1915_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 683/p. 2193)
10 Apr 1925
WAYNE lost to LEWIS.
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 385/p. 1442)
21 Feb 1929
WAYNE lost to LAWRENCE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped; map depicts net changes in WAYNE-LAWRENCE line 1848-1929].
(Tenn. Acts 1929, 66th assy., priv., ch. 262/p. 653)
WEAKLEY
21 Oct 1823
WEAKLEY created from part of Non-County Area 11 attached to HENRY.
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 112/p. 117)
13 Nov 1823
WEAKLEY boundaries clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 206/p. 184)
04 Nov 1837
WEAKLEY exchanged with GIBSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 245/p. 365)
01 Feb 1850
WEAKLEY gained from CARROLL.
(Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 83/p. 268)
03 Dec 1867
WEAKLEY lost to OBION.
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 13, secs. 1-7/pp.
9-11)
12 Dec 1867
WEAKLEY lost to OBION [repealed 14 December 1868].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 20/p. 20)
14 Mar 1868
Boundary between WEAKLEY and OBION clarified [repealed 14 December 1868; no
change].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 82/p. 108)
14 Dec 1868
WEAKLEY gained from OBION [repealed acts of 12 December 1867 and 14 March
1868].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 5/p. 5)
06 Jun 1870
Legislature authorized creation of ETHERIDGE from WEAKLEY and four other
counties; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 3, secs. 1-2, 4-7/pp. 9-12;
McBride, 8)
02 Jul 1870
WEAKLEY lost to OBION.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 103/p. 164)
16 Mar 1889
WEAKLEY lost to OBION to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1889_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 76/p. 111)
22 Jun 1931
Boundary between OBION and WEAKLEY adjusted when North Fork of Obion River
was straightened [not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 445/p. 1186)
WEBSTER (proposed)
24 Mar 1873
Legislature authorized creation of WEBSTER from CAMPBELL, CLAIBORNE, and
UNION; creation did not take effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 77, secs. 1, 13/pp. 111, 115; McBride,
8)
WHITE
11 Sep 1806
WHITE created from that part of JACKSON lying south of the Indian boundary
and Walton Road, and from all of Non-County Area 5.
(Scott, ch. 36/p. 963)
26 Nov 1807
WHITE lost to creation of WARREN, lost to Non-County Area 6 when eastern and
southern portions of WHITE reverted to non-county status.
(Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 28/p. 62)
22 Apr 1809
WHITE gained from OVERTON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1809, 7th assy., 2d sess., ch. 11/p. 23)
01 Dec 1813
WHITE gained from JACKSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1813, 10th assy., ch. 97/p. 123)
06 Nov 1815
WHITE lost to BLEDSOE along entire boundary.
(Tenn. Acts 1815, 11th assy., ch. 182/p. 230)
25 Sep 1817
WHITE lost to OVERTON to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1817_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 8/p. 11)
01 Jan 1820
WHITE lost to JACKSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 63/p. 70)
09 Dec 1826
Boundary between WHITE and BLEDSOE clarified [no change].
(Tenn. Acts 1826, 16th assy., ext. sess., priv., ch. 153/p. 133)
16 Dec 1837
WHITE lost to BLEDSOE to accommodate local residents; boundary change is an
estimated line.
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 65/p. 89)
13 Jan 1838
WHITE lost to creation of DEKALB.
(Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 2, secs. 1-2, 18/pp. 7-8, 11 and Tenn.
Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 199, sec. 3/p. 291)
03 Jan 1840
WHITE lost to creation of VAN BUREN.
(Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 59, secs. 1, 14/pp. 130, 134)
02 Feb 1842
WHITE lost to creation of PUTNAM.
(Tenn. Acts 1841, 24th assy., 1st sess., ch. 169, sec. 1/p. 186)
in Mar 1845
WHITE gained part of PUTNAM; PUTNAM eliminated when OVERTON Chancery Court
declared PUTNAM to have been unconstitutionally established.
(DeLozier, 21; McBride, 11; Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 75/p.
141)
11 Feb 1854
WHITE lost to the re-creation of PUTNAM; WHITE lost to VAN BUREN to
accommodate local resident [change too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see
small_changes 1854_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 320, secs. 1-2, 10, 21, 24-25/pp.
744-754)
03 Mar 1854
WHITE gained from DEKALB to accommodate local resident [repealed 24 March
1860; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 181/p. 250)
16 Nov 1855
WHITE gained from BLEDSOE, lost to creation of CUMBERLAND.
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 6, sec. 1/p. 9)
25 Feb 1856
WHITE gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 173, secs. 1-5, 8-9/pp. 264-266)
04 Mar 1858
WHITE gained from VAN BUREN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 47, secs. 1-11/pp. 57-59 and ch.
83, sec. 3/p. 91)
07 Mar 1860
WHITE gained land of James M. Anderson [location and county unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 100, secs. 1-14/pp.
368-370)
19 Mar 1860
WHITE gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [repealed 14 December
1871; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 135, secs. 1-13/pp.
438-440)
24 Mar 1860
WHITE lost to CUMBERLAND to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped]; WHITE lost to DEKALB to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 3 March 1854;
location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 210/p. 596)
02 Dec 1867
WHITE gained from DEKALB to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 12/p. 9)
14 Mar 1868
WHITE gained from DEKALB [repealed 14 December 1868].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 82/p. 108)
14 Dec 1868
WHITE lost to DEKALB [repealed act of 14 March 1868].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 5/p. 5)
19 Feb 1869
WHITE lost to VAN BUREN to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 36/p. 48)
27 Feb 1869
WHITE gained from DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 43/p. 64)
21 Jan 1870
WHITE gained from DEKALB to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 48/p. 62)
02 Feb 1871
WHITE gained from VAN BUREN to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 104/p. 125)
14 Dec 1871
WHITE lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 19 March
1860; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 74/p. 67)
25 Mar 1879
WHITE lost to VAN BUREN to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp.
174-177)
06 Apr 1881
WHITE lost to DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 165/p. 221)
09 Mar 1883
WHITE gained from CUMBERLAND to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 45/p. 49)
04 Apr 1885
WHITE lost to VAN BUREN to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 136/p. 247)
28 Mar 1887
WHITE gained from DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped]; WHITE lost small area to PUTNAM [change too small to display on interactive map;
shapefile users see small_changes 1887_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 193/p. 325; ch. 203/p. 334)
26 Mar 1889
WHITE gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 113/p. 217)
06 Apr 1889
WHITE lost to DEKALB to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 264/p. 490)
24 Mar 1897
WHITE lost to WARREN to accommodate local resident [mistake in description
corrected 3 March 1899; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 318/p. 676)
29 Apr 1897
WHITE exchanged with PUTNAM to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 306/p. 646)
03 Mar 1899
Boundary between WHITE and WARREN clarified [corrected mistake of 24 March
1897; location unknown, not mapped]
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 84/p. 123)
12 Apr 1899
WHITE gained from CUMBERLAND to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 226/p. 479)
22 Apr 1899
WHITE gained from CUMBERLAND to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped; map depicts net changes in WHITE-CUMBERLAND line 1860-1899].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 366/p. 361)
1902
PUTNAM undertook an official survey of its boundary with WHITE and laid
claim to the Ravenscroft area [invalidated by Tennessee Supreme Court, December 1917; not
mapped].
("Putnam County v. White County" in Tenn. Rpts., 140:23)
15 Feb 1909
WHITE gained from VAN BUREN to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 62/p. 186)
04 Jul 1911
Boundary between WHITE and WARREN adjusted [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1911_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 579/p. 1739)
17 May 1915
WHITE gained from DEKALB along the Caney Fork River [location unknown, not
mapped]. Legislature authorized WHITE to gain from PUTNAM to accommodate local residents [overturned
by Tennessee Supreme Court, December 1917; location unknown, not mapped]. PUTNAM exchanged with
WHITE in order to restore the Ravenscroft area to WHITE [upheld by Tennessee Supreme Court December
1917; not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 477/p. 1560; ch. 542/p. 1736; ch.
656/p. 2137)
in Dec 1917
Tennessee Supreme Court upheld act of 17 May 1915 (ch. 477) and ruled that
the Ravenscroft area, which was transferred from PUTNAM to WHITE by said act, had actually always
been part of WHITE, thus invalidating the 1902 boundary survey. Supreme Court also upheld ruling of
PUTNAM Chancery Court which overturned act of 17 May 1915 (ch. 656).
("Putnam County v. White County" in Tenn. Rpts., 140:19-33)
15 Apr 1925
WHITE lost small area to PUTNAM.
(Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 698/p. 2567)
04 Feb 1927
WHITE gained from DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 82/p. 185; repeated in ch. 147/p.
321)
22 Apr 1933
WHITE gained from PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [repealed 24 January
1941; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 562/p. 1366)
24 Jan 1941
WHITE lost to PUTNAM to accommodate local resident [repealed act of 22 April
1933; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1941, 72d assy., priv., ch. 62/p. 232)
10 Mar 1961
WHITE gained from PUTNAM.
(Tenn. Acts 1961, 82d assy., priv., ch. 220/p. 752)
WILLIAMSON
26 Oct 1799
WILLIAMSON created from DAVIDSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1799, 3d assy., ch. 3, sec. 1/p. 182)
14 Nov 1801
WILLIAMSON gained from Non-County Area 2.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 37/p. 270)
25 Oct 1803
WILLIAMSON lost to creation of RUTHERFORD.
(Tenn. Acts 1803, 5th assy., 1st sess., ch. 70/p. 119)
03 Dec 1807
WILLIAMSON lost to creation of BEDFORD; act anticipated the creation of
MAURY effective 15 December 1807.
(Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 37, sec. 1/p. 71)
15 Dec 1807
WILLIAMSON lost to creation of MAURY; that part of WILLIAMSON south of MAURY
reverted to Non-County Area 7 attached to MAURY for administrative and judicial purposes.
(Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 94, secs. 1-2, 13, 16/pp.
149-153)
01 Dec 1809
WILLIAMSON lost to BEDFORD.
(Scott, ch. 37/p. 1141)
02 Nov 1815
Legislature authorized WILLIAMSON to gain from DAVIDSON, dependent on local
referendum [local action unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1815, 11th assy., ch. 153/p. 192)
01 Mar 1844
WILLIAMSON lost to RUTHERFORD.
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 34/p. 35)
17 Feb 1852
WILLIAMSON lost small area to RUTHERFORD [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1852_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 304/p. 588)
20 Feb 1854
WILLIAMSON gained from RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1854_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 94/p. 174)
07 Mar 1860
WILLIAMSON gained from MARSHALL to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 100, secs. 1-14/pp.
368-370)
03 Dec 1867
WILLIAMSON lost to RUTHERFORD.
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 13, secs. 1-7/pp.
9-11)
28 Jan 1869
WILLIAMSON gained from RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 20/p. 20)
28 Feb 1870
WILLIAMSON gained from CHEATHAM.
(Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 88/p. 105)
14 Dec 1871
WILLIAMSON gained from RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped]; WILLIAMSON lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1871_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 135/p. 157; ch. 148/p.
174)
26 Mar 1877
WILLIAMSON gained from MARSHALL and RUTHERFORD to accommodate local
residents [changes too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes
1877_pt. for location]. WILLIAMSON lost small area to RUTHERFORD.
(Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 165/p. 188; ch. 156/p. 181;
ch. 168/p. 190)
25 Mar 1879
WILLIAMSON gained from RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp.
174-177)
05 Apr 1881
WILLIAMSON lost to MAURY to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1881_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 107/p. 137)
02 Mar 1887
WILLIAMSON gained from MARSHALL and MAURY to accommodate local residents
[change with MARSHALL too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes
1887_pt. for location; MAURY location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 48/p. 119)
22 Mar 1887
WILLIAMSON lost to MAURY to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 42/p. 115)
16 Mar 1889
WILLIAMSON lost small area to DAVIDSON [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1889_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 75/p. 110)
26 Mar 1889
WILLIAMSON gained from HICKMAN to accommodate local resident; WILLIAMSON
gained from MARSHALL to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not mapped; map depicts net
changes in WILLIAMSON-MARSHALL line 1860-1889].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 133/p. 271; ch. 129/p.
246)
03 Mar 1891
WILLIAMSON lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 19/p. 48)
09 Feb 1893
WILLIAMSON exchanged with RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents [area
lost to to RUTHERFORD too small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes
1893_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 5/p. 6)
25 Mar 1893
WILLIAMSON gained from MAURY to accommodate local residents [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1893_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 27/p. 35)
08 Feb 1895
WILLIAMSON lost to DAVIDSON to accommodate local residents [repealed 13
April 1899; locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 28/p. 39)
24 Mar 1897
WILLIAMSON lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 225/p. 532)
07 Apr 1897
WILLIAMSON gained from MAURY to accommodate local residents [change too
small to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1897_pt. for
location].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 259/p. 574)
29 Apr 1897
WILLIAMSON lost to DAVIDSON to accommodate local residents
[locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 279/p. 603)
01 May 1897
WILLIAMSON lost to DAVIDSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 227/p. 534)
13 Apr 1899
WILLIAMSON gained from DAVIDSON to accommodate local residents [repealed act
of 8 February 1895; location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 220/p. 473)
20 Apr 1901
WILLIAMSON exchanged with RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents
[locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 349/p. 798)
07 Apr 1905
WILLIAMSON lost to MAURY to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 205/p. 429)
17 Apr 1905
WILLIAMSON gained from DICKSON to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 525/p. 1185)
12 Feb 1909
WILLIAMSON lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 46/p. 130)
01 May 1909
WILLIAMSON exchanged with DICKSON to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 558/p. 1990)
17 Feb 1911
WILLIAMSON gained from MAURY to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 109/p. 257)
07 Apr 1921
WILLIAMSON gained from DICKSON to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1921, 62d assy., priv., ch. 643/p. 2026)
31 Mar 1923
WILLIAMSON gained from MAURY to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1923, 63d assy., priv., ch. 452/p. 1741; ch. 453/p.
1742)
30 Mar 1929
WILLIAMSON lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1929, 66th assy., priv., ch. 346/p. 892)
13 Apr 1929
WILLIAMSON gained from RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1929, 66th assy., priv., ch. 650/p. 1828)
02 Jul 1931
WILLIAMSON exchanged small areas with DAVIDSON [map depicts net changes in
WILLIAMSON-DAVIDSON line 1897-1931].
(Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 793/p. 2092)
14 Apr 1933
WILLIAMSON gained from RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents [locations
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 430/p. 1021)
20 Apr 1935
WILLIAMSON gained from RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 649/p. 1741)
22 Apr 1935
WILLIAMSON gained from MAURY to accommodate local residents
[locations unknown, not mapped; map depicts net changes in WILLIAMSON-MAURY line 1887-1935].
(Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 691/p. 1845)
10 Mar 1939
WILLIAMSON lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents
[locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 518/p. 1665)
01 Mar 1945
WILLIAMSON lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped; map depicts net changes in WILLIAMSON-RUTHERFORD line 1869-1945].
(Tenn. Acts 1945, 74th assy., priv., ch. 434/p. 1352)
WILSON
26 Oct 1799
WILSON created from SUMNER.
(Tenn. Acts 1799, 3d assy., ch. 2/p. 179)
06 Nov 1801
WILSON lost to DAVIDSON and SMITH.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 57/p. 291; ch. 48, secs. 1-2/pp.
281-282)
13 Nov 1801
WILSON gained from SUMNER when boundary was changed from the south bank to
the middle of Cumberland River [not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 49, sec. 1/p. 284)
14 Nov 1801
WILSON gained from Non-County Area 2.
(Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 37/p. 270)
25 Oct 1803
WILSON gained from DAVIDSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1803, 5th assy., 1st sess., ch. 74/p. 127)
28 Oct 1805
WILSON lost to Non-County Area 5 when that part of WILSON lying south of the
Indian boundary reverted to non-county status.
(Tenn. Acts 1805, 6th assy., 1st sess., ch. 67/p. 72)
30 Oct 1815
WILSON lost to RUTHERFORD.
(Tenn. Acts 1815, 11th assy., ch. 184/p. 236)
31 Jan 1836
WILSON lost to creation of CANNON.
(Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 33, secs. 1, 14/pp.
141, 145 and ch. 39, secs. 1, 6, 10, 12/pp. 163-167)
13 Jan 1838
WILSON lost small area to CANNON.
(Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 67/p. 91)
03 Feb 1842
WILSON lost to CANNON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1841, 24th assy., 1st sess., ch. 90/p. 97)
27 Jan 1844
Legislature authorized CANNON to gain from WILSON, dependent on local
referendum [local action unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1843, 25th assy., ch. 173/p. 198)
31 Jan 1846
WILSON lost to CANNON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 137, sec. 6/p. 213)
27 Feb 1852
WILSON lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 302/p. 573)
04 Mar 1858
WILSON lost to CANNON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 47, secs. 1-11/pp. 57-59 and ch.
83, sec. 3/p. 91)
20 Mar 1858
WILSON lost to DEKALB to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 83, secs. 1-4, 8-9/pp.
91-93)
07 Mar 1860
WILSON gained from SMITH to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped]; WILSON lost to DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 100, secs. 1-14/pp.
368-370)
19 Mar 1860
WILSON gained from SMITH to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped]; WILSON lost to DAVIDSON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 135, secs. 1-13/pp.
438-440)
24 Mar 1860
WILSON lost to DEKALB and RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 211/p. 596; ch. 210/p.
596)
13 Dec 1867
WILSON lost to DEKALB to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 23/p. 24)
07 Mar 1868
Legislature authorized RUTHERFORD to gain from WILSON; change did not take
effect.
(Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 60/p. 75)
25 Feb 1869
WILSON lost to DEKALB to accommodate local resident [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1869_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 39, secs. 1-3, 5, 15/pp.
53-54, 56; McBride, 8)
12 Jul 1870
WILSON lost to creation of TROUSDALE.
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 27, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 47-48;
Goodspeed [J], 843-844)
28 Jan 1871
WILSON lost to RUTHERFORD [repealed 29 March 1883].
(Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 18, secs. 1, 3-7/pp.
20-22)
10 Mar 1879
WILSON gained from DEKALB and SMITH to accommodate local resident; WILSON
gained from TROUSDALE to accommodate local resident [change too small to display on interactive map;
shapefile users see small_changes 1879_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 61/p. 79; ch. 60/p.
79)
25 Mar 1879
WILSON lost to TROUSDALE to accommodate local residents [change too small to
display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1879_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp.
174-177)
29 Mar 1883
WILSON gained from RUTHERFORD [repealed act of 28 January 1871].
(Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 203/p. 282)
09 Apr 1885
WILSON lost to TROUSDALE to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 146/p. 256)
28 Feb 1887
WILSON lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents [change too small
to display on interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1887_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 18/p. 88)
16 Mar 1889
WILSON lost to CANNON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped]; WILSON lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1889_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 55/p. 87; ch. 56/p.
87)
30 Apr 1895
WILSON exchanged with SMITH to accommodate local residents.
(Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 82/p. 125)
17 Apr 1899
WILSON exchanged with DAVIDSON to accommodate local resident.
(Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 263/p. 604)
18 Jan 1905
WILSON gained from SMITH to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 47/p. 92)
26 Jan 1905
WILSON lost to CANNON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 35/p. 81)
07 Apr 1905
WILSON lost to CANNON to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 222/p. 456)
30 Apr 1909
WILSON lost two small areas to CANNON to accommodate local residents
[locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 454/p. 1674; ch. 455/p. 1675)
01 May 1909
WILSON gained from TROUSDALE to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 514/p. 1842)
28 Jun 1911
WILSON gained from DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 415/p. 1156)
03 Apr 1915
WILSON gained from SMITH to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 237/p. 915)
04 May 1915
WILSON gained from DEKALB and RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents
[locations unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 260/p. 967; ch. 246/p.
936)
15 May 1915
WILSON lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 670/p. 2169)
17 May 1915
WILSON gained from SMITH to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped]; WILSON exchanged with DEKALB to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped]; WILSON lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 558/p. 1796; ch. 527/p. 1697; ch.
528/p. 1698; ch. 562/p. 1802)
29 Apr 1927
WILSON gained from DEKALB to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 785/p. 2573)
15 Feb 1929
WILSON lost to CANNON to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not
mapped; map depicts net changes in WILSON-CANNON line 1842-1929].
(Tenn. Acts 1929, 66th assy., priv., ch. 147/p. 298)
01 Jul 1931
WILSON lost to SMITH to accommodate local residents [locations unknown, not
mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 673/p. 1834)
02 Jul 1931
WILSON exchanged with SMITH to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1931, 67th assy., priv., ch. 770/p. 2044; ch. 771/p.
2046)
03 Apr 1933
WILSON gained from DEKALB to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 227/p. 548)
05 Feb 1935
WILSON gained from DEKALB to accommodate local resident [map depicts net
changes in WILSON-DEKALB line 1858-1935].
(Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 93/p. 208)
28 Mar 1935
WILSON gained from SMITH to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 218/p. 505)
15 Apr 1935
WILSON lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local residents [locations unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 422/p. 1002)
19 Apr 1935
WILSON gained from RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [location
unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1935, 69th assy., priv., ch. 588/p. 1522)
06 Mar 1939
WILSON gained from SMITH to accommodate local resident [map depicts net
changes in WILSON-SMITH line 1860-1939].
(Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 369/p. 1039)
16 Feb 1955
WILSON lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1955, 79th assy., priv., ch. 54/p. 165)
20 Mar 1959
WILSON lost to RUTHERFORD to accommodate local resident [location unknown,
not mapped; map depicts net changes in WILSON-RUTHERFORD line 1852-1959].
(Tenn. Acts 1959, 81st assy., priv., ch. 375/p. 1249)
30 Mar 1972
WILSON gained small area from DAVIDSON.
(Tenn. Acts 1972, 87th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 572/p. 399)
25 Apr 1972
WILSON gained small area from DAVIDSON [change too small to display on
interactive map; shapefile users see small_changes 1972_pt. for location].
(Tenn. Acts 1972, 87th assy., 2d reg. sess., pub., ch. 853/p. 1626)
30 Apr 1981
WILSON lost small area to TROUSDALE [location unknown, not mapped].
(Tenn. Acts 1981, 92d assy., 1st reg. sess., pub., ch. 268/p. 354)
WISDOM (proposed)
23 Mar 1875
Legislature authorized creation of WISDOM from HARDEMAN, HENDERSON, McNAIRY,
and MADISON; creation did not take effect. CHESTER was created in this same general area in
1882.
(Tenn. Acts 1875, 39th assy., ch. 68, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 83-84; McBride,
9)