An 1885 Description of Hawkins County

From McWhirter’s Revised Hand-book of Tennessee, published by the Tennessee Bureau of Agriculture, Statistics, and Mines in 1885: Hawkins is one of the northeastern counties in the State, lying along the Virginia line.  It is bounded on the north by Continue reading →

Hawkins County History, by Kyle

From Rogersville Review, Sesqui-Centennial Edition, November 26, 1936.  Transcribed by Billie McNamara from a typescript at the Stamps Library in 1996. [Original] Editor’s Note:  The following article was written by the late Judge Hugh G. Kyle. Hawkins County is of Continue reading →

Early History of Hawkins County, by Prentiss Price

From Rogersville Review, Sesqui-Centennial Edition, November 26, 1936.  Transcribed by Billie McNamara from a typescript at the Stamps Library in 1996. The first resident of Rogersville, Tennessee, lived in Fincastle County, Virginia.  He died in  Washington County, Virginia, and yet Continue reading →

A Brief Overview of Hawkins County’s Early History

Excerpted from Hawkins County Land Grant Books 1 & 2, 1787-1819, by Billie R. McNamara.  This material is copyrighted ©1996 by Billie R. McNamara.  All rights reserved. Introduction Modern-day Hawkins County is located on the Virginia-Tennessee border.  Containing 570 square miles, it Continue reading →

County Roads – Private Legislative Acts

Some Private Acts for Hawkins County by the Tennessee Legislature Published for the Quarterly County Court by the County Technical Assistance Service, University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service, Nashville, TN, 1976. Transcribed by Billie McNamara in 1996. A current, Continue reading →

Sesquicentennial County History (1936)

An Early History of Hawkins County From the Rogersville Review newspaper, Sesqui-Centennial Edition, November 26, 1936. Transcribed by Billie McNamara in 1998. Hawkins County can lay great claim to antiquity.  The earliest authentic records we have of civilized man is Continue reading →