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BLEDSOE COUNTY, TENNESSEE
1836 Map and Descriptions of Civil Districts

The map below is a re-creation of the civil districts of 1836 based on written descriptions and old maps.





Descriptions of Civil Districts

District 1
The 1st District to Commence at the County line near Robert Burks & run with the said road leading from said Burk to Craven Sherrills at the head of Sequatchie Valley, thence a direct line from said Sherrells to Lowrys including said Lowrys, thence a direct line to the bounds of the County, thence with the bounds of the County to the begining of said District including said Burk. And the place of holding election in said District to be a John Stewarts.

District 2
The 2nd District to commence at the County line near said Robert Burks and to run with the line of the 1st district to Craven Sherrills thence a S.E. course from said Sherrills to the County line thence with the bounds of said County to the begining of said district and the place of holding elections in said district to be at Pleasant Gipson, in the Grassy Cove.

District 3
The 3rd District to run with the Southern boundary of the 1st and 2nd districts across the county including Craven Sherrells and to the lower line of Lot No. 1 including said Lot thence from the extreme ends of said Lot each way to the bounds of the county thence with the bounds of the county to the Southern boundary of the 1st and 2nd districts. And the place of holding elections in said district to be at Tolletts mill.

District 4
The 4th district to include Lots No. 2 and 4 and to extend from the extreme ends of the upper line of Lot No. 2 each way to the bounds of the county, and from the extreme ends of the lower line of Lot No. 4 each way to the bounds of the county, and the place of holding election in said district to be at Thomas Swafford.

District 5
The 5th district to include Lots No. 5 & 6 and to extend from the extreme ends of the upper line of Lot No. 5 each way to the bounds of the county, and from the extreme ends of the lower line of Lot No. 6 each way to the bounds of the county. And the place of holding election in said district to be at Jonathan Dentons.

District 6
The 6th district to include Lots No. 7 & 8 and to extend from the extreme ends of the upper line of the 7th Lot each way to the bounds of the county and from extreme ends of the lower line of the 8th Lot each way to the bounds of the county. And the place of holding election in said district to be at Pikeville.

District 7
The 7th district to include Lots No. 9 & 10 and to extend from the extreme ends of the upper line of the 9th Lot each way to the bounds of the county and from the extreme ends of the lower line of 10th Lot each way to the bounds of the county. And the place of holding elections in said district to be at Valentine Springs.

District 8
The 8th district to include Lots No. 11 & 12 and to extend from the extreme ends of the upper line of the 11th Lot each way to the bounds of the county, and from the extreme ends of the lower line of the 12th Lot each way to the bounds of the county. And the place of holding election in said district to be at Isaac Robinsons.

District 9
The 9th district to include Lots No. 13 & 14 and to extend from the extreme ends of the upper line of the 13th Lot each way to the bounds of the county, and from the extreme ends of the lower line of the 14th Lot each way to the bounds of the county. And the place of holding elections in said district to be at Aaron Hughs.

District 10
The 10th district to include Lot 15 & all of the 16th Lot that lies in Bledsoe County, to extend from the extreme ends of the upper line of the 15th Lot each way to and with the bounds of the county. And the place of holding elections in said district to be at William Jewells.




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