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Haywood County History (1889)

Haywood County History (1889)

Transcribed by Jane Norton Powell in 2005 for the USGenWeb Archives.  No copyright infringement is intended.  Click here to view the original page. Note:  The TNGenWeb Project does not endorse the use of culturally insensitive language.  On this abstract, please note certain original words are included for context. Haywood County was created by an act of the General Assemble of the State of Tennessee, passed 3 November 1823 from portions of the Chickasaw Indian Cession. It was to be called…

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1877 Map of Haywood County

1877 Map of Haywood County

The Tennessee Virtual Archive (TeVA) contains a freely viewable, digital version of the Map of Haywood County, Tennessee, from actual surveys and official records published by Beers & Co. in 1877.  The map contains many names of property owners, roads, waterways, railroad lines, and topographic features.  The right-most edge contains legend details and information about local businesses and patrons of the map. The TeVA map is complete and in its original color.  The map is freely viewable and downloadable by…

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Crockett County Districts Originally in Haywood

Crockett County Districts Originally in Haywood

Deeds, records, marriages, etc. of these towns and communities before 1871 are located in the county of origin.  Deeds for the section originally in Haywood County are in print in rare volumes of Crockett Haywood County Deeds in the Crockett County Memorial Library and Elma Ross Public Library in Brownsville.  The other counties are not available in print [as of 2001]. Information compiled by Reese J. Moses and Janie Putnam Crockett Co District Towns and Communities County of Origin District…

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