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James County, Tennessee

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James County

James County, Tennessee, existed from 1871 through 1919. The land that was James County is today Hamilton County. The "few remaining James County records are now kept in Hamilton County" (few records remain "due largely to courthouse fires in 1890 and 1913").[1]

Governor Dewitt Senter signed into law the act creating the 285-square-mile county. The measure was introduced to the Tennessee General Assembly by the Honorable Elbert Abdiel James, a representative from Hamilton County. James County was named in honor of his father, Reverend Jesse J. James. Rev. James was a Methodist minister and native of Sullivan County who moved his family to Chattanooga around 1854.[2]

The county seat of James County was Ooltewah. "Thirteen towns or communities lay scattered across James County, including Ooltewah, Harrison, Apison, and Thatcher's Switch (Collegedale)."[2]

For a detailed history of James County, which was merged with Hamilton County after going bankrupt following a politically turbulent 48 years of existence, see the "Table of Discontinued Counties" (here).[2]

Timeline

1871, 31 January: James County was created from parts of Bradley County and Hamilton County.[2]
1919, 11 December: James County "ended in bankruptcy"[2] was "reincorporated into Hamilton County".[1] (It was merged into Hamilton County in 1920.)[2]

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  • Before 1835, a Tennessee county had not been formed on the land that later became James County. Looking at the formation maps, it appears that James County was formed from that part of Hamilton County gained from Indian lands,[3] not land that had previously been Rhea County - Hamilton County was formed from Rhea County in 1819.[2] Bradley County was created from "Indian Lands" in 1836.[2][3]
  • 1835/6 to 31 January 1871, either Category: Bradley County, Tennessee or Category: Hamilton County, Tennessee. James County was "formed largely from Hamilton County".[2]
  • Category: James County, Tennessee from 31 January 1871 to 11 December 1919.[2] Note - There is some wriggle room here. While sources agree that James County was abolished 11 December 1919,[2] after the county "went bankrupt in April 1919",[1] it seems the merge did not occur until 1920.
  • Category: Hamilton County, Tennessee from 11 December 1919[1] (or 1920).[2] Hamilton County exists today as one of Tennessee's 52 counties in Appalachia.[4]

Stickers

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... ... ... has Appalachian roots, in Tennessee.
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... ... ... was an Appalachian.
... ... ... was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.
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... ... ... was a resident of James County.
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Geography

Maps

Adjacent Tennessee Counties

The following was true for all of James County's existence (1871-1919).[2]
Northwest
Hamilton County		 North
Meigs County		 Northeast
McMinn County
North arrow
West
Hamilton County		 West arrow James County
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Tennessee		 East arrow East
Bradley County
South arrow
Southwest
Georgia		 South
Georgia		 Southeast
Georgia

Resources

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See also:
Footnotes
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wikipedia: James County, Tennessee (accessed 4 July 2022).
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Tennessee County Formation Maps (accessed 11 July 2022).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 A map included in an article by Gale Williams Bamman, CG, CGL, "This Land Is Our Land! Tennessee's Disputes with North Carolina", shows the area that became part of Tennessee, including James County, as "Cherokee Reservation" (accessed 11 July 2022).
  4. ↑ See WikiTree's Workspace for Appalachia Project - Tennessee, a project page of the Appalachia Project.






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