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ATTRACTIONS of MORGAN COUNTY
| Oakdale Bridge (22M) |
BICYCLE ROUTES in MORGAN COUNTY
| Bicycle Route (Oakdale Loop) (16M) | This should be considered an extreme challenge
route Extreme hills will be encountered Only very fit riders should attempt route All roads are paved Great scenery all the way White water creek crossings Deep woods Much of loop follows creeks Good mountain and valley scenery |
HIGHER EDUCATION of MORGAN COUNTY
| University Of Tennessee | University Farm Rd Hwy 62 Petros |
HIGHWAYS of MORGAN COUNTY
| U S Highways 27 |
State Highways 29, 52, 61, 62, 116, 236, 299 |
HISTORY of MORGAN COUNTY
| Established 1817 Organized February 9, 1818 Wartburg is county seat County formed from part of Roane County |
HISTORICAL SOCIETIES of MORGAN COUNTY
| Morgan County Genealogical and Historical Society | PO Box 684 Wartburg(37887) |
PEOPLE of MORGAN COUNTY
| Brigadier General Daniel Morgan | County named for Brigadier General
Daniel Morgan Born 1736 Served in the French and Indian War at Quebec Was second in command to General Benedict Arnold Fought in southern campaigns in the Revolutionary War Died 1802 |
CHURCHES of MORGAN COUNTY
|
Annadell Baptist
Church Hwy 27 Cemetery Rd |
Beech Fork Holiness
Church Hwy 62, Beech Fork Rd |
Bethel Island Ford
Community Church (92M) Island Ford Rd |
| Bethel Primitive Baptist (37M) Deer Lodge |
Bible Baptist Church 201 Montgomery Rd Lancing |
Big Mountain
Baptist Church Hwy 62 Oliver Springs |
| Caney Branch
Missionary Baptist Church Caney Branch Rd Hwy 27 to Gobey Rd |
Chestnut Ridge
Community Chapel (94M) Hwy 62 Chestnut Ridge |
Covington
Baptist Church Armes Chapel Rd Mossy Grove |
| Deer Lodge First
Baptist (28M) Deer Lodge |
Deer Lodge
Congregational Church (32M) Deer Lodge |
Elizabeth
Baptist Church Elizabeth Church Rd Gobey |
| Fairview Baptist
Church Hwy 62 West of Genesis Rd |
Faith Church of
God Hwy 62 Stephens |
Fellowship
Baptist Church Hwy 27 Mossy Grove |
| Fellowship
Independent Missionary Baptist Church Hwy 62 Oliver Springs |
First Baptist (85M) | Flat Rock Primitive
Baptist Church Hwy 62 Chestnut Ridge |
| Frankfort
Community Church Genesis Rd |
Friends Chapel
Missionary Baptist (24M) Hwy 62 Chestnut Ridge |
Greenwood Chapel Freewill Baptist (41M) Gatewood Ford Rd Glades |
| High Point Freewill
Baptist (93M) Hwy 62 Chestnut Ridge |
Hillview Baptist
(23M) Hwy 62 Chestnut Ridge |
Lutheran Church
(10M) Camp Austin, TN |
| Macedonia Primitive
Baptist Church Macedonia Rd Gobey |
Meister Memorial Seventh
Day Adventist (39M) Meister Hills Rd |
Middle Creek
Baptist Church Hwy 62 Oliver Springs |
| Mossy Grove
Primitive Baptist Church Mossy Grove Rd |
Mt Vernon United
Methodist (44M) Burrville |
Mt Zion Primitive
Baptist (91M) Mill Creek |
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New Life
Apostolic Church Hwy 27 Mossy Grove |
No Name Church/Todd Yoder Memorial Center (43M) | Oak Grove
Freewill and Independent Church Hwy 62 West of Lancing |
| Pleasant Green Church
of the Nazarene (27M) Twin Bridge Rd Deer Lodge |
St Paul Lutheran
Church 222 Church St Wartburg, TN 37887 Organized 12/31/1846 Email:stpaulluthrn@highland.net |
Stephens Baptist
Church Hwy 62 Stephens |
| Unbright Methodist (83M) | Union Grove Baptist
Church (42M) Union Church Rd Glades |
Victory Baptist
Church Hwy 62 Stephens |
| White Oak Missionary Baptist (9M) |
POST OFFICES of MORGAN COUNTY
| Anderson Cross Roads | Opened: September 20, 1833 | Closed: September 26, 1836 |
| Annadel | Opened: December 6, 1880 | Closed: February 29, 1936 |
| Big Mountain | Opened: May 8, 1890 | Closed: July 28, 1894 |
| Blue Gem | Opened: February 27, 1904 | Closed: February 29, 1916 |
| Brewstertown | Opened: October 1, 1929 | Closed: March 15, 1937 |
| Bucklick | Opened: March 5, 1892 | Closed: March 31, 1909 |
| Burrville | Opened: August 14, 1890 | Closed: Operating |
| Living Springs | Opened: September 28, 1838 | Closed: April 22, 1839 |
| Longevity | Opened: August 15, 1877 | Closed: December 6, 1880 |
| Longview | Opened: May 8, 1841 | Closed: April 3, 1847 |
| Opened: February 6, 1850 | Closed: April 15, 1859 |
| Melrose | Opened: November 28, 1892 | Closed: June 29, 1895 |
| Opened: February 11, 1896 | Closed: July 15, 1910 |
| Mill Creek | Opened: May 21, 1878 | Closed: January 31, 1913 |
| Montgomery | Opened: August 15, 1856 | Closed: July 29, 1890 |
| Opened: February 13, 1890 | Closed: January 23, 1894 |
| Morgan | Opened: March 30, 1826 | Closed: March 6, 1866 |
| Morgan Old C.H. | Opened: March 24, 1826 | Closed: est ca 1827 |
| Nemo | Opened: March 12, 1880 | Closed: July 14, 1895 |
| Oakdale | Opened: August 23, 1898 | Closed: Operating |
| Obed | Opened: August 16, 1894 | Closed: January 31, 1914 |
| Owl Hill | Opened: November 13, 1855 | Closed: September 22, 1866 |
| Petros | Opened: December 4, 1895 | Closed: Operating |
| Pilot Mountain | Opened: March 2, 1892 | Closed: September 26, 1918 |
| Pine Top | Opened: July 3, 1856 | Closed: September 22, 1866 |
| Opened: November 9, 1866 | Closed: December 9, 1868 |
| Rose | Opened: April 30, 1894 | Closed: October 1, 1929 |
| Roslin | Opened: June 26, 1895 | Closed: April 2, 1903 |
| Rugby | Opened: October 25, 1880 | Closed: September 30, 1959 |
| Rrs Ridge | Opened: January 24, 1840 | Closed: September 29, 1843 |
| Sagefield | Opened: September 5, 1854 | Closed: September 22, 1866 |
| Shadeland | Opened: May 8, 1902 | Closed: July 31, 1920 |
| Skates | Opened: August 6, 1895 | Closed: July 15, 1918 |
| Skene | Opened: September 29, 1881 | Closed: August 14, 1890 |
| Stapelton | Opened: December 9, 1868 | Closed: May 6, 1880 |
| Stephens | Opened: February 3, 1912 | Closed: September 18, 1915 |
| Stowers | Opened: July 24, 1885 | Closed: June 30, 1924 |
| Sunbright | Opened: May 6, 1880 | Closed: Operating |
| Tavern | Opened: June 28, 1895 | Closed: March 31, 1909 |
| Toomey's Grove | Opened: September 17, 1878 | Closed: April 25, 1879 |
| Wartburg | Opened: March 6, 1866 | Closed: August 15, 1866 |
| Wartburgh | Opened: July 29, 1870 | Closed: Operating |
| Whetstone | Opened: April 28, 1873 | Closed: March 11, 1874 |
| Opened: May 17, 1883 | Closed: February 29, 1908 |
| Yellow Creek | Opened: November 13, 1855 | Closed: April 7, 1856 |
PARKS of
MORGAN COUNTY
| Frozen Head State Park | Off Hwy 62 11,869 acre park Area named for a 3,324 foot peak in the Cumberland Mountains The peak is often covered with ice and snow |
| ACCOMMODATIONS Tent Camping (20 sites) Back Country Camping |
INDOOR ACTIVITIES Camp Store Gift Shop Snack Bar |
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES Hiking (50 miles of trails) Picnic Area Playground |
WATER ACTIVITIES Fishing |
| Obed Wild & Scenic
River Popular with whitewater enthusiasts during rainy season Wilderness area is administered by the National Park Service Visitor Center has museum exhibits and information Free |
| Cherokee National Forest 232,778 acres of the Cherokee National Forest are in the Northeast Tennessee region Hiking, camping, hunting, and fishing A self guided auto tour of Unaka Mountain is an option |
STATISTICS for MORGAN COUNTY
| SIZE of MORGAN COUNTY |
| Square Miles | 522 |
| Miles of City Streets | 15.77 |
| Miles of County Road | 472.95 |
COALFIELD, Tennessee
LIBRARY of COALFIELD
| Coalfield Library | Click here to visit |
HISTORY of COALFIELD
| Name Coalfield was adopted
when mines began operating and shipping coal around 1900 Rio Post Office established before the Civil War Coal mined extensively from the late 19th century, and continues to the present time on a reduced scale Harriman & Northeastern Railroad built to Coalfield in 1890-1891 Built on through Stephens to Petros late 1890s Timber and farm products also shipped |
CHURCHES of COALFIELD
| Coalfield Seventh-day
Adventist Church 129 Guy Jones Rd Click here to visit |
Coal Hill Missionary
Baptist Church Coall Hill Road |
Corbin Hill Baptist
Church Highway 62 |
| Family Worship
Center Stephens (Knox Hwy) |
Love of God
Ministries 633 Walls Cir O.S. |
Middle Creek
Baptist 6455 Knoxville Hwy |
| Mt. Carmel
Cumberland Presbyterian Church Hwy 62 |
New Fairview
Baptist 138 Fairview Cir |
Pleasant Grove
Baptist Church 1306 Fairview Rd |
CEMETERIES of COALFIELD
| Adcock/Adcox | Cates Cemetery | Davis Cemetery | Estes Cemetery |
SCHOOLS of COALFIELD
| Coalfield School | P.O. Box 98 1720 Coal Hill Road Coalfield, TN 37719 |
Click here to visit |
LANCING, Tennessee
CHURCHES of LANCING
| Adams Hill
Baptist Church (25M) Twin Bridge Rd Lancing |
Bethel Primitive
Baptist Church Hwy 62 West of Lancing |
Clear Creek
Baptist Church Clear Creek Rd Lancing |
| Faith Missionary
Baptist Church Hwy 62 Lancing |
Lancing
Presbyterian Church Shady Grove Road Lancing |
New Vision Church Nelson Road Lancing |
| Potters Chapel Baptist
Church Potters Chapel Rd Lancing |
Saint Ann Catholic
Church Ridge Rd Lancing |
Shady Grove
Baptist Church Shady Grove Road Lancing |
OAKDALE,
Tennessee
HISTORY of OAKDALE
| Once known as Honeycutt Incorporated in 1911 |
SCHOOLS of OAKDALE
| Oakdale School | Click here to visit |
CHURCHES of OAKDALE
| Boswell
Chapel Baptist Church Highway 328 Oakdale |
Crab Orchard Baptist
Church( 6M) Crab Orchard Cemetery Rd Oakdale |
Oakdale First Baptist
Church(15M) Oakdale |
| Oakdale United Methodist (17M) | Oakdale West Side Baptist (21M) | Piney Baptist Church(12M) Piney Church Road, Oakdale |
| Pine Orchard Missionary
Baptist ( 4M) Hwy 299 Oakdale Gym & playground across street |
Rankin Chapel Baptist
Church( 5M) Oakdale |
St Paul Lutheran
Church Camp Austin Rd Oakdale |
| United Methodist
Church Oakdale |
White Oak Baptist
Church White Oak Road Oakdale |
PETROS,
Tennessee
CHURCHES of PETROS
| First Baptist Church
of Petros Main St Petros |
Union Baptist Church Hwy 62 Petros |
United Methodist
Church School House Hill Petros, Tennessee |
RUGBY,
Tennessee
ATTRACTIONS of RUGBY
| Christ Church Episcopal Organized by Right Reverend Charles Todd Quintard, opened Oct. 5, 1880 |
Colditz Cove Lies between Rugby and Allardt Consists of 75 acres |
| Kingstone Lisle Built as the summer home of Thomas Hughes |
Laurel Dale Cemetery Donated by Board of Aid, first person to be buried was a little child |
| Percy Cottage Historic reconstruction of the original built by Henry Kimber in 1881 |
Pioneer Cottage First frame structure in town |
| R.M. Brooks
General Store Constructed in 1930 |
Rugby Printing Works Published first issue of Rugbeian newspaper in January 1881 |
| Rugby Schoolhouse Constructed in 1880 |
Historic Rugby |
HISTORY of RUGBY
| Rugby/Historic
British Colony State Hwy 52 A rural English colony Founded by author Thomas Hughes in the 1880s Thomas Hughes died in England in 1896 Four of seventeen original buildings open to public Hughes Public Library (still standing) unchanged since October 5, 1882, containing 7,000 original volumes Church services are still held at the Christ Church, Episcopal, built in 1887 Home style cooking is served at the Harrow Road Cafe Unique accommodations are available at Pioneer Cottage and Newbury House Inn Shop for traditional crafts and other unusual wares at the Rugby Commissary Open daily March through November Admission charged |
CHURCHES of RUGBY
| Brewstertown Church of God
(49M) Brewerstown Rd Rugby |
Christ Church
Episcopal(63M) Hwy 52 Rugby |
Pleasant Home Separate(75M) |
| Baptist in Christ
Church Hwy 52 Rugby |
SUNBRIGHT, Tennessee
CHURCHES of SUNBRIGHT
| Byrd Church Coon Hollow Road Sunbright |
Caribbean College of
the Bible International Highway 27 Sunbright |
Church of God of Prophecy
(87M) Sunbright |
| First Baptist Church
of Sunbright Highway 27 |
Heritage Baptist
Church Highway 27 Pea Ridge Rd Sunbright |
Midway Baptist (76M) Hwy 27 Sunbright |
| Pilot Mountain
Missionary Baptist Church Hwy 27 Sunbright |
Pilot Mountain Old
Fashioned Independent Missionary Baptist Church Hwy 27 Sunbright |
Pleasant Ridge
Missionary Baptist Church Burrville Road Sunbright |
| Stringfield Chapel
Baptist Church Pea Ridge Road Sunbright |
Sunbright Christian
Center Highway 27 |
Sunbright Methodist
Church Highway 27 Sunbright |
| White Oak Chapel Mill Creek Road Sunbright |
WARTBURG, Tennessee
ATTRACTIONS of WARTBURG
| Tanner's Cafe & Sundries | Oldest General Store in
Wartburg that is still open Since 1900's Still works the old way |
LIBRARY of WARTBURG
| Wartburg Public Library | 514 Spring St Wartburg |
visit |
HISTORY of WARTBURG
| Incorporated in 1968 |
| Morgan County Genealogical and
Historical Society PO Box 684 Wartburg(37887) |
CHURCHES of WARTBURG
| Armes Chapel
Missionary Baptist Church Armes Chapel Rd Wartburg |
Calvary Baptist Church Red Kap Rd Wartburg |
Catoosa Baptist Church Catoosa Rd Wartburg |
| First Baptist Church
of Wartburg Maiden Street |
Kingdom Hall of
Jehovah's Witnesses Petit Lane Wartburg |
Liberty Baptist Church Hwy 62 Wartburg |
| Lighthouse Baptist
Church Longview Rd Wartburg |
Meadow View Baptist
Church Hwy 62 Wartburg |
St. Paul Evangelical
Lutheran Church Church Street Wartburg |
| Star of Hope Chapel Flat Fork Rd Wartburg |
Wartburg Church of
Christ Old Mill Rd Wartburg |
Wartburg Church of the
Nazarene Green St Wartburg |
| Wartburg Presbyterian
Church Kingston St Wartburg |
SPECIAL EVENTS of WARTBURG
| Tennessee Paddle Festival for the Obed | A whitewater festival to benefit the Obed Wild & Scenic River |
STATISTICS for WARTBURG
| POPULATION of WARTBURG |
| 1970 | 541 |
| 1980 | 761 |
| 1990 | 932 |
| LOCATION CODES for WARTBURG |
| Zip | 37887 |
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