Links to Civil War-era Research Sources

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 →

1836 Civil District Boundaries

In 1834, the Tennessee Legislature enacted a requirement that each county be divided into Civil Districts, rather than the Militia Companies that had existed previously.  For information about some 20th Century changes to Hawkins County Civil Districts, see Hawkins County Continue reading →

Sims’ Big Survey – 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 →