The Tennessee Genealogical Society’s quarterly publication is known as Ansearchin’ News. Digitized versions are viewable on-line for free from 1954 through ten years ago. More-recent issues are available on-line to TGS members at the Web site. The publications are loaded … Continue reading →
The Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL) is a virtual online library that gives Tennessee residents access to magazines, journals, newspapers, essays, e-books, primary source materials, test preparation, homework help, genealogy records, career search, and more! TEL resources are available free to … Continue reading →
The Hawkins County Genealogical and Historical Society began publishing a quarterly journal named Distant Crossroads in the mid-1980’s. Some issues are fully available for viewing and downloading at FamilySearch. Click here for the catalogue listing. You will need to login … Continue reading →
Author John Draper has compiled a list of links to information about Civil War-era Hawkins County and the surrounding region. These are resources he’s found useful in researching his historical fiction works. The Postmaster Books Links [Please note neither the … Continue reading →
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 →
According to D. R. Frazier’s massive, comprehensive volume, Tennessee Postoffices and Postmaster Appointments 1789-1984, the Red Bridge Post Office existed in Hawkins County from 24 Feb 1824 to 17 Nov 1865, at which time it became known as Mooresburgh. For … Continue reading →
Hawkins County Historian Mr. Rodney Ferrell 2545 Main Street Surgoinsville, TN 37873 Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with all correspondence. Click here to view a complete list of Tennessee County Historians Historical & Genealogical Societies Hawkins County Genealogical & … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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