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AIRPORT of HAWKINS COUNTY

Hawkins County Airport Longest Runway:3,500 Ft.
Runway Lights: Yes
Radio Communications: Unicom

HIGHWAYS of HAWKINS COUNTY

U S Highways
11E, 11W		 State Highways
1, 31, 34, 66, 70, 113, 346, 347

 HISTORY of HAWKINS COUNTY

Established January 6, 1787
Organized March 5, 1787
Rogersville is county seat
County formed from part of Sullivan County
Pressman’s Home
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Owned by the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America
President George Berry pointed out need for training school at 1909 Union Convention
because of high rate of tuberculosis among people in printing trade
Union bought property in Hawkins County after a nation wide search
Tuberculosis sanitarium begun in 1911, completed 1916 and closed 1961
Training school opened 1912 and closed 1967
Home for retired Union members located here
Property sold 1969
Information found in the book "Printers in Appalachia, the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America" by Jack Mooney

PEOPLE of HAWKINS COUNTY

Benjamin Hawkins
Born 1754
Named for Benjamin Hawkins
Was member of the Continental Congress from North Carolina
Served as a U S Senator from 1789 to 1795
Agent for the Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw
Signed the Deed of Cession which conveyed the Southwest Territory to U S
Died 1818
James E Bryan
Information provided by J. Bryant
Born in Surry County, North Carolina July 3, 1827
Teenage years spent in Hawkins County
Married Sarah G Patterson March 18, 1854
Died March 14, 1870 in Tompkinsville Co Kentucky

POST OFFICES of HAWKINS COUNTY

Allens Station Opened: July 17, 1839 Closed: August 26, 1846
Altomville Opened: August 5, 1897 Closed: June 10, 1901
Alum Springs Opened: May 14, 1867 Closed: August 4, 1869
Alum Well Opened: December 7, 1870 Closed: January 31, 1908
Alvis Opened: February 14, 1901 Closed: February 28, 1903
Amis Opened: February 24, 1880 Closed: April 30, 1901
Armstrong Opened: April 8, 1899 Closed: January 31, 1903
Aunt Opened: April 4, 1882 Closed: January 31, 1903
Austin’s Mills Opened: September 10, 1866 Closed: October 12, 1892
Barkis Opened: October 12, 1892 Closed: December 28, 1892
Beach Creek Opened: September 13, 1876 Closed: April 17, 1878
Blackwater Opened: July 12, 1827 Closed: ca.1828
Blair’s Gap Opened: July 28, 1876 Closed: August 27, 1886
Blanking Opened: September 22, 1884 Closed: April 30, 1903
Blevins Opened: December 22, 1879 Closed: December 6, 1898
Blossom Opened: April 10, 1881 Closed: December 13, 1902
Bull’s Gap Opened: November 24, 1857 Closed: January 10, 1861
Opened: October 17, 1865 Closed: December 19, 1895
Opened: October 5, 1968 Closed: Operating
Bullsgap Opened: December 19, 1895 Closed:
Burems Store Opened: August 11, 1869 Closed: April 15, 1895
Butcher Opened: July 9, 1894 Closed: January 14, 1895
Camelot Opened: July 1, 1971 Closed: March 29, 1975
Cameron Opened: July 3, 1911 Closed: March 29, 1975
Camilla Opened: October 20, 1884 Closed: June 1, 1889
Cheaks Cross Roads Opened: Closed:
Cheek’s Cross Roads Opened: July 1, 1800 Closed: April 1, 1842
Chimney Top Opened: September 18, 1876 Closed: December 13, 1902
Choptack Opened: February 5, 1873 Closed: February 18, 1903
Church Hill Opened: May 4, 1873 Closed: Operating
Clareville Opened: September 18, 1857 Closed: November 17, 1857
Clinch Dale Opened: June 18, 1884 Closed: November 19, 1849
Cloudsford Opened: January 30, 1895 Closed: January 31, 1903
Deep Spring Opened: August 17, 1839 Closed: March 13, 1844
Delmonell Opened: September 24, 1884 Closed: September 26, 1896
Diaz Opened: January 14, 1895 Closed: February 14, 1903
Dorhortyville Opened: May 18, 1874 Closed: July 1, 1874
Doughertyville Opened: July 1, 1874 Closed: September 28, 1875
Opened: January 24, 1876 Closed: December 3, 1884
Earl Opened: June 22, 1894 Closed: February 25, 1870
Eckel Opened: December 28, 1898 Closed: January 31, 1903
Edwards Opened: October 29, 1892 Closed: January 23, 1894
Eidson Opened: April 11, 1881 Closed: Operating
Elcaney Opened: May 19, 1902 Closed: April 30, 1903
Eldorado Opened: January 13, 1893 Closed: April 30, 1903
Elvy Opened: March 6, 1885 Closed: November 19, 1886
Opened: August 31, 1893 Closed: September 6, 1894
Fisher’s Creek Opened: September 4, 1879 Closed: June 30, 1903
Fry Opened: October 8, 1880 Closed: February 28, 1901
Gaines Bend Opened: September 25, 1849 Closed: February 24, 1851
Gallbraith’s Springs Opened: July 23, 1884 Closed: February 15, 1902
Gault Opened: February 12, 1892 Closed: June 14, 1902
Gillespies Store Opened: July 24, 1879 Closed: February 28, 1903
Guyville Opened: October 16, 1897 Closed: January 31, 1903
Hale’s Springs Opened: March 27, 1894 Closed: February 28, 1903
Hale’s Point Opened: June 3, 1851 Closed: February 17, 1852
Opened: May 28, 1867 Closed: January 31, 1950
Honeycutt Opened: July 17, 1914 Closed: October 15, 1920
Hopewell Opened: June 20, 1836 Closed: January 1, 1842
Hords Store Opened: July 12, 1832 Closed: July 21, 1836
Kirkpatricks Mills Opened: December 17, 1867 Closed: September 21, 1869
Klondike Opened: October 13, 1897 Closed: April 30, 1903
Opened: October 29, 1907 Closed: July 31, 1936
Hut Opened: June 18, 1897 Closed: January 31, 1903
Jarvis Opened: September 1, 1893 Closed: October 15, 1901
Kepler Opened: September 6, 1894 Closed: February 14, 1903
Kincheloe Opened: July 15, 1881 Closed: March 29, 1887
Opened: January 12, 1893 Closed: January 31, 1903
Lee Valley Opened: February 25, 1829 Closed: January 31, 1956
Looney Opened: June 11, 1900 Closed: January 31, 1903
Lucas Opened: April 23, 1888 Closed: December 13, 1902
Lyon’s Store Opened: March 8, 1837 Closed: September 22, 1866
Mandetta Opened: February 25, 1898 Closed: January 31, 1903
Manis Opened: December 22, 1892 Closed: February 28, 1903
Marble Hall Opened: May 14, 1857 Closed: July 26, 1866
Margaret Opened: July 15, 1881 Closed: February 27, 1884
Opened: April 24, 1884 Closed: November 27, 1894
Margaretville Opened: November 27, 1894 Closed: November 21, 1900
Mill Bend Opened: July 5, 1842 Closed: September 22, 1866
Opened: December 3, 1867 Closed: May 23, 1876
Mill Gap Opened: May 27, 1878 Closed: November 14, 1879
Mole Opened: June 12, 1888 Closed: August 29, 1892
Opened: July 8, 1898 Closed: December 13, 1902
Mooresburg Opened: March 4, 1814 Closed: February 24, 1824
Opened: January 6, 1851 Closed: July 27, 1853
Opened: November 18, 1892 Closed: Operating
Mooresburgh Opened: November 17, 1865 Closed: November 18, 1892
Mouth of Panther Opened: April 11, 1834 Closed: June 18, 1834
McCloud Opened: December 2, 1911 Closed: November 30, 1952
McPheetersbend Opened: November 21, 1900 Closed: December 13, 1902
New Canton Opened: March 5, 1814 Closed: July 12, 1832
Opened: July 21, 1836 Closed: June 22, 1903
New Hope Opened: June 18, 1877 Closed: September 3, 1878
Opened: October 21, 1878 Closed: August 27, 1894
Newhope Opened: December 20, 1894 Closed: January 31, 1903
Oak Wells Opened: May 9, 1870 Closed: December 12, 1870
Oakdale Opened: July 21, 1894 Closed: July 21, 1898
Opossum Opened: November 2, 1881 Closed: July 21, 1894
Otes Opened: December 21, 1881 Closed: June 14, 1908
Payne Opened: August 6, 1897 Closed: May 31, 1899
Pearson Opened: August 29, 1883 Closed: August 11, 1887
Persia Opened: February 13, 1868 Closed: July 28, 1967
Pilgrim Opened: May 19, 1899 Closed: February 28, 1903
Poor Valley Opened: May 14, 1868 Closed: April 21, 1873
Pressman’s Home Opened: December 9, 1914 Closed: July 1, 1971
Pullum Opened: February 27, 1883 Closed: January 1, 1894
Push Opened: May 23, 1888 Closed: January 3, 1887
Quarryville Opened: June 24, 1854 Closed: May 18, 1874
Rae Opened: February 20, 1883 Closed: June 21, 1882
Red Bridge Opened: February 24, 1824 Closed: January 6, 1851
Opened: July 27, 1853 Closed: November 17, 1865
Roanoak Opened: April 11, 1898 Closed: April 30, 1903
Rogersville Opened: March 20, 1793 Closed: Operating
Rogersville Junction Opened: January 10, 1861 Closed: October 17, 1865
Rotherwood Opened: December 12, 1870 Closed: January 31, 1902
Saint Clair Opened: March 21, 1856 Closed: April 30, 1867
Opened: February 25, 1874 Closed: March 31, 1931
Sample Opened: June 22, 1897 Closed: March 13, 1899
Sivert Opened: July 9, 1921 Closed: October 30, 1926
Skelton Opened: July 21, 1898 Closed: January 31, 1903
Slide Opened: April 27, 1882 Closed: February 14, 1903
Smiley Opened: August 21, 1884 Closed: June 28, 1886
Snowflake Opened: June 30, 1892 Closed: January 31, 1903
Solitude Opened: November 3, 1886 Closed: January 31, 1903
Spears Opened: June 22, 1894 Closed: June 19, 1895
Stacy Opened: July 7, 1893 Closed: December 13, 1902
Stapleton Opened: December 11, 1901 Closed: April 30, 1903
Starnes Opened: October 27, 1881 Closed: January 31, 1903
Stony Point Opened: April 30, 1868 Closed: May 31, 1955
Strahl Opened: August 16, 1880 Closed: February 14, 1903
Stringtown Opened: October 28, 1897 Closed: April 30, 1903
Surgoinsville Opened: August 1, 1866 Closed: April 30, 1868
Opened: January 12, 1870 Closed: Operating
Surguinesville Opened: April 24, 1816 Closed: March 8, 1839
Tarter Opened: September 6, 1887 Closed: June 14, 1888
Opened: October 11, 1894 Closed: February 14, 1903
Treadway Opened: May 31, 1880 Closed: September 17, 1897
Tuckerville Opened: April 29, 1899 Closed: December 15, 1900
Umbra Opened: May 15, 1899 Closed: October 31, 1900
Van Hill Opened: October 10, 1855 Closed: June 21, 1867
Opened: December 5, 1867 Closed: December 13, 1902
Opened: January 28, 1922 Closed: June 30, 1937
Void Opened: February 20, 1882 Closed: June 30, 1903
Walnut Grove Opened: September 11, 1839 Closed: April 28, 1843
Walnut Hill Opened: July 26, 1866 Closed: May 2, 1894
Walnuthill Opened: May 2, 1894 Closed: August 5, 1897
War Gap Opened: April 8, 1851 Closed: January 25, 1875
Opened: April 16, 1875 Closed: April 30, 1903
White Horn Opened: February 3, 1869 Closed: February 24, 1869
Opened: March 7, 1870 Closed: February 28, 1946
Wildrose Opened: December 28, 1898 Closed: January 31, 1903
Worley Opened: March 20, 1882 Closed: December 30, 1865
Wren Opened: May 7, 1896 Closed: January 31, 1903
Yellow Store Opened: February 3, 1843 Closed: September 22, 1866
Opened: June 11, 1867 Closed: February 28, 1902
Yount Opened: June 22, 1894 Closed: March 9, 1896
Opened: February 11, 1898 Closed: April 30, 1903

HOSPITALS of HAWKINS COUNTY

Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Locust St
Rogersville

 STATISTICS for HAWKINS COUNTY

SIZE of HAWKINS COUNTY
Square Miles 487
Miles of City Streets 112.03
Miles of County Road 755.94

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BULLS GAP, Tennessee

ATTRACTIONS of BULLS GAP

Archie Campbell Tourism Complex Rt.1 Stage Coach Rd
Hometown of the late Archie Campbell, born Nov. 17, 1914
Archie's childhood home, the Caboose Museum and the Quillen Store Building

Bulls Gap Railroad Museum

HISTORY of BULLS GAP

Incorporated in 1955

PEOPLE of BULLS GAP

John Bull John Bull was first settler in county

STATISTICS for BULLS GAP

POPULATION of BULLS GAP
1960 682
1970 774
1980 821
1990 659
LOCATION CODES for BULLS GAP
Zip 37711

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CHURCH HILL, Tennessee

GOLF in CHURCH HILL

\Silver Lake Golf Club 450 Silver Lake Rd
Church Hill

HISTORY of CHURCH HILL

Previously known as Patterson Mill
A log church built on a hill in 1840 gave the town its name
Incorporated in 1958

LIBRARY of CHURCH HILL

Church Hill Library 302 E Main Blvd
Church Hill

STATISTICS for CHURCH HILL

POPULATION of
1960    769
1970 2,822
1980 4,110
1990 4,834
LOCATION CODES for
Zip 37642

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MOUNT CARMEL, Tennessee

HISTORY of MOUNT CARMEL

Named after the town church, Mount Carmel Methodist Church
Incorporated in 1961

 STATISTICS for MOUNT CARMEL

POPULATION of
1970 2,821
1980 3,764
1990 4,082
LOCATION CODES for
Zip 37645

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ROGERSVILLE, Tennessee

ATTRACTIONS of ROGERSVILLE

Ebbing & Flowing Spring
Ebbing & Flowing Spring Rd
One of only two springs in the world known to flow regularly at 2 hr. 40 min intervals
Includes natural dam, stone grist mill, 19th century Methodist Church, and 1 room school
Free
Hale Springs Inn
110 West Main St
Nationally acclaimed inn has been in continuous use since 1824
Self guided tour available for unoccupied rooms to view restoration & furnishings
Free
Hawkins County Courthouse
Courthouse Square Main St
Oldest original courthouse in Tennessee, built in 1836
One of the most photographed buildings in the South
Free
Rogersville Depot Museum
415 S. Depot St
Restored Southern Railway depot serves as a visitor center and museum
free
Rogersville Historic District
Founded in 1786
Listed on the National Register
A walking tour brochure available throughout the town guides visitors to interests
Free

GOLF in ROGERSVILLE

Camelot Golf Course
Pressmans Home Rd
Rogersville 		McDonald Golf Club
Guntown Rd
Rogersville

HISTORY of ROGERSVILLE

Created in 1786
Incorporated in 1835

LIBRARY of ROGERSVILLE

H B Stamps Memorial Library 407 E Main St
Rogersville

SPECIAL DAYS of ROGERSVILLE

Hawkins County Heritage Days Mid-October
Chamber of Commerce
Harvest celebrations with music, crafts, home-baked foods, and car show.

STATISTICS for ROGERSVILLE

POPULATION of
1960 3,121
1970 4,076
1980 4,368
1990 4,149
LOCATION CODES for
Zip 37857

VISITOR CENTER of ROGERSVILLE

Rogersville-Hawkins County Chamber of Commerce 403 E. Main St.
Rogersville TN 37857

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SURGOINSVILLE, Tennessee

HISTORY of SURGOINSVILLE

Incorporated in 1815

 PEOPLE of SURGOINSVILLE

James F. Surgoins Thanks for information provided by B Brooks
Town named after James F. Surgoins
Actual spelling Surgione or Surgionne

LIBRARY of SURGOINSVILLE

Surgoinsville Public Library Old Stage Rd
Surgoinsville

STATISTICS

STATISTICS for SURGOINSVILLE

POPULATION of
1960 1,132
1970 1,285
1980 1,536
1990 1,499
LOCATION CODES for
Zip 37873

 

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