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Rhea County, TN Private Acts: 1807
Compiled by the County Technical Assistance Service NOTE: The CTAS compilation includes many acts which are not necessarily of interest to the family history researcher. Therefore, this page will list only those acts which involve county boundaries, boundary changes and … Continue reading
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Goodspeed’s History of Rhea County (1887)
RHEA COUNTY lies on the left bank of the Tennessee River, and is divided between the valley of East Tennessee and the Cumberland table-land. Parallel with the Tennessee River are a series of broken knobs, between which and Walden’s Ridge … Continue reading
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Individual Cemetery Listings
Rhea County abounds in cemeteries both old and new. Below is a listing of some of the cemeteries of the county. These are taken from the USGS site. Cemeteries which are highlighted have records available for viewing. This list is not … Continue reading
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Rhea County Newspapers
Current papers Herald News of Dayton, TN – website | facebook Chattanooga Times Free Press – covers Rhea county news – website | facebook Historical papers Rhea County newspapers – directory listing at Chronicling America.gov website
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In Memoriam: Bettye Jeane Broyles
Bettye Jeane Broyles passed away Sunday, March 27, 2011.She was born Aug. 16, 1928, the daughter of Howard Matlock Broyles and Iva Locke Broyles. Bettye was a graduate of Red Bank High School and in 1955 graduated from the University … Continue reading
Map Location of Rhea County
Rhea County is located in East Tennessee, one of the state’s three “grand divisions.” Rhea County was formed in 1807 from Roane County. TOPOGRAPHY AND MIGRATION PATTERNS OF RHEA COUNTY Most early settlers in Rhea County came from eastern … Continue reading
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Rhea County Civil Districts
In 1835 Civil Districts were laid off based on voting populations. Steven Winton, Abraham Cox, Jr. and John D. Chattin were appointed Commissioners. In 1836, they were replaced by James McCanse, James A. Darwin and William McDonald. At this time … Continue reading
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1836 Plat Map and Civil Districts
The map below is a re-creation of a Plat Map drawn at the time the 8 original districts were created. District One Beginning at the north corner of Rhea County running from thence with the Roane County line to Whites … Continue reading
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Formation of Rhea County
In October, 1807 a bill was presented in the Tennessee Legislature to reduce the size of Roane County and create two new counties. The names for the new counties were Bledsoe and Cumberland. At the suggestion of the Grainger County … Continue reading
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In the Beginning…
IN THE BEGINNING…. The area that is now Rhea County was originally occupied by the Cherokee and ceded by treaty. Large areas of land were also acquired by North Carolina land grants. As early as 1760, Elisha Weldon (Walding, Wallen, … Continue reading
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