Petition to the Tennessee General Assembly dated 29 October 1835. Important: This is one of two related petitions submitted to the General Assembly. Click here to view the other petition. Note: The county enacted as a result of these two … Continue reading →
Petition of sundry citizens of Sullivan, Hawkins, Green [sic] and Washington, praying the establishment of a new county. Important: This is one of two related petitions submitted to the General Assembly. Click here to view the other petition. Note: The … Continue reading →
Petition 20-1-1799 to the Tennessee General Assembly Date: 17 Oct 1799 Petition of citizens of Hawkins County who live north of Clinch River and wish to be added to a new county, if one is formed from Grainger County, because … Continue reading →
Petition 3-3-1813 to the Tennessee General Assembly Date: 19 Oct 1813 “Freeholders and inhabitants” of Rogersville, Hawkins County, petitioned the legislature to pass an act “to the effect that said petitioners shall not be obliged to repair roads outside their … Continue reading →
Petition 15-2-1806 to the Tennessee General Assembly dated 30 July 1806 From citizens of Rogersville for incorporation of the town. [Text not transcribed.] Joseph Rogers A. Nelson F. Dalzell John A. Rogers Wm Alexander S. /L. Powel J. W.? Wykes … 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 →
Bull’s Gap, originally called Rogersville Junction, was an important location for railroad transportation in Hawkins County. In 1858, the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad used slave labor to lay the first tracks through the area. During the Civil War the … 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 →
Plat of the Town as Laid Out in 1792, redrawn by Warren Amyx A copy of this map was found at the Stamps Library in 1996 by Billie McNamara. No copyright infringement is intended by posting it here. This map … Continue reading →
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 →
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