Okalona School

Rogersville was 18 miles from the Tennessee-Virginia line in Stanley Valley where T T Ross lived. Roads were often muddy and near impassable. He and his neighbors needed a school close by so that their children could remain at home Continue reading →

History of Hawkins County (from Goodspeed, published 1887)

Hawkins County lies in upper east Tennessee, and extends somewhat in the shape of a parallelogram from the Virginia line to the northern boundaries of Grainger and Hamblen Counties. It is divided into two almost equal parts by the Holston Continue reading →

Hawkins County History (from Goodspeed)

From Goodspeed’s History of East Tennessee.  Transcribed by Jackie Robinson. Hawkins County lies in upper East Tennessee, and extends somewhat in the shape of a parallelogram from VA line to the northern boundaries of Grainger and Hamblen Counties. It is Continue reading →

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 →

Sun Rise School, 1916

The following names were transcribed from a document entitled A School Souvenir from Sun Rise School, District # 4, Hawkins County.  The transcriber’s name was not indicated. Teacher:  Maude Elizabeth Boyer Supt and Clerk:  F H Parvin Treasurer:  Hugh Blankin 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 →