The Tennessee Newspaper Project maintains a database of historical newspaper titles statewide. Click here to learn more and search the database. Most extant editions of Tennessee newspapers are available on microfilm at the Tennessee State Library & Archives. Contact TSLA … Continue reading →
From S. David Smith, December 21, 2006: I am writing a History of the Mt Carmel Baptist Church on the corner Blue Springs Road at Weatherly Switch in southern Bradley County. I have ran across some old pictures from … Continue reading →
If you would like to add your Bradley County-related family history Web site to this listing, please contact us (link in right-hand menu). Many of the links below, which were on the original Bradley County TNGenWeb site, now are available … Continue reading →
contributed by Tom Kunesh (date unspecified) The first school known to exist in Bradley County was organized in 1804 as Gideon Blackburn’s school for Cherokee children on the Hiwassee in present-day Charleston. In 1804 a school was established, by the … Continue reading →
The following religious meeting places (listed as “churches” in the database) are marked on U. S. Geographical Survey Topographic Maps. Name Latitude Longitude GPS Lat. GPS Long. Antioch Baptist Church 350224N 0845925W 35.040075 -84.990226 Bancroft Church 350856N 0845818W 35.1489624 -84.971615 … Continue reading →
Geographic features often are identified in records to orient a location. Many times they bear the names of original property owners or early residents. The following features are marked on U. S. Geographical Survey Topographic Maps. Bends Name Latitude Longitude … Continue reading →
Valleys, gaps, and hollows often are identified in records to orient a location. Many times they bear the names of original property owners or early residents. The following valleys, gaps, and hollows are marked on U. S. Geographical Survey Topographic … Continue reading →
Water courses and reservoirs often are identified in records to orient a location. Many times they bear the names of original property owners or early residents. The following water courses and reservoirs are marked on U. S. Geographical Survey Topographic … Continue reading →
Springs often are identified in records to orient a location. Many bear the names of original property owners or early residents. The following springs are marked on U. S. Geographical Survey Topographic Maps. Name Latitude Longitude GPS Lat. GPS Long. … Continue reading →
Present-Day Schools From the Bradley County Schools Web site Black Fox Elementary — Named for Cherokee Chief Black Fox and was established in 1898. In 1993, Black Fox Elementary and McDonald Elementary Schools merged into a unified school serving students … Continue reading →
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