Surveyors’ Districts Maps
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~ 1819 ~
With special thanks to Norman T. McGee, mentor.
And Dr. Wayne C. Moore, Archivist, TSLA, Nashville
E-mail Mary Hudson, Coordinator at: mahud@fidnet.comThe 12th District
Located in West Tennessee. This “...district beginning where the north boundary line of this State crosses the Tennessee River; thence west with the said north boundary line, thirty-five miles; thence south to the north boundary line of the districts before described; thence east with the said line to the Tennessee River, and down [north] the same to the beginning, which shall be known and distinguished by the name of the Twelfth District. ”66 ~ There is no extant original map of the 12th District.
The 13th District
Located in West Tennessee. This “...district beginning at the southwest corner of the last mentioned [12th District]; thence running north with the west boundary of the same to the north boundary of the State; thence west with the same to the Mississippi; thence down said river to the northwest corner of District No.11; thence east to the beginning; which shall be called and known by the name of the Thirteenth District.” 67 ~ TSLA map #396
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11 May 1999