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An Introduction	Family Surnames	Family Genealogical Sites	Genealogy Information Websites		Photographs & Images		Contact Information
McMinn County, TN An Introduction						"The Knobs in eastern McMinn County" Photo taken by Sharon McCormack April 27, 2003 Source: McMinn Co.Our Tennessee Home
McMinn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 49,015. Its county seat is Athens ⁶. The Tennessee General Assembly established McMinn County, located in southeast Tennessee, in 1819. Named for Governor Joseph McMinn, the county was created from lands ceded by the Cherokees in the Hiwassee Purchase. Calhoun, the first town and county seat, was established in 1820 across the Hiwassee River from the Cherokee Indian Agency. The need for a more centrally located seat of government led to the				county seat's removal in 1823 to Athens, fifteen miles north. Athens was chartered in 1822. By 1830 McMinn County had a population of over 14,000, including 1,250 slaves. Like most East Tennesseans, McMinn Countians experienced divided loyalties during the Civil War. Although Tennessee joined the Confederacy in 1861, the county furnished troops to both Confederate and Union armies. While no major battles were fought within the county, thousands of troops passed through, and the area suffered severe economic hardships.

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				McMinn County, TN Family Surnames *The following are surnames of persons, found within our* *databases, who were either born, married or died in this county.*
			McVicker; Moreland; Pinnell; Scruggs and allied families
Bates	Bishop				Carlock	Cass	Douglass
Moreland	Rhodes				Robertson	Rucker	Russell
		Bozarth; Peiffer; Quigley; Rhubart and allied families

		Dellinger; Knecht; Pfeffer; Silar and allied families

*To find out more about each family listed here click on the appropriate LINK(s).*

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McMinn County, TN Family Genealogical Site(s)
SITE NAME:	Old Salem Baptist Church Cemetery		Old Salem Baptist Church
LOCATION:	near Cog Hill
COORDINATES:	351627N	0843446W
DIRECTIONS:	Located On State Highway 163
OTHER INFO.:	Graves of DOUGLASS,ELIZABETH R.1761 –1838, and ROBERT 3-10-1758 / 7-10-1837.DOUGLASS, NANCY B. & John are located here.
SOURCE(s):	USGS [Search] National Mapping Information

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	McMinn County, TN Genealogy Information Websites The following are links to websites that will provide you with specific genealogical information to assist with your research for this county.
McMinn Co Genealogy Web Project		McMinn County, TN Genealogy Forum
RootsWeb Message Boards [ McMinn County ]		RootsWeb (McMinn Co. TN)
Cyndi's List - U.S. - Tennessee - Localities		Linkpendium > Genealogy > McMinn Co.
McMinn Co., TN Genealogy Links		McMinn County Historical Society
Family Search, IGI Batches, Localities		USGenWeb Archives
McMinn County Our Tennessee Home		McMinn County Official Website
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McMinn County, TN

Photographs & Images

During our research we have collected and images and photographs that are of general interest to a variety of localities. Some of them are presented on this website because we believe they tend to provide the reader with additional information which may aid in the understanding of our ancestors past lives.

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