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LODGES of UNION COUNTY
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HIGHWAYS of UNION COUNTY
| State Highways 33, 61, 131, 144, 170, 370 |
HISTORY of UNION COUNTY
| Established 1850 Organized February 6, 1854 Formed from portions of Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, and Knox Counties Maynardville is county seat Named for a strong feeling people of the area had for holding the Federal Union Country music stars, Roy Acuff, Chet Atkins, and Carl Smith born in county |
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Named for Captain John (Racoon) Miller whose blockhouse
stood near this site. Captain Miller, born in 1747 in Newberry County,
South Carolina, served in the Washington County, Virginia, militia in 1776 before
migrating to this area in 1777. He married Eva Whitener in 1776 and died on August 25, 1832. He is buried in Ousley Cemetery, Union County.
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PEOPLE of UNION COUNTY
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Following the Civil War, Samuel Smith, an ex-slave and blacksmith, purchased 110 acres of Union County land. In the 1880's, he established near this site the only school and church for blacks in the county. Smith died on July 21, 1887, and was buried on his own property, which later became part of Butcher Cemetery, located 500 yards south of here. | ||
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Congressman J. Will Taylor was born in Lead Mine Bend. His first job at age 13, was tending a mule for 25 cents a day at the New Prospect Mine located here. From 1917 to 1918 he was chairman of the Republican State Executive Committee. He was elected from the 2nd Congressional District to the U.S. Congress where he served from 1919 to 1939. From 1929 to 1939 he was a member of the Republican National Executive Committee. While in Congress for 20 years, he served during the terms of five presidents. | ||
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POST OFFICES of UNION COUNTY
| Linnie | Opened:April 1, 1903 | Closed November 30, 1903 |
| Little Barren | Opened:March 2, 1876 | Closed:November 30, 1903 |
| Long Hollow | Opened:November 12, 1877 | Closed:November 30, 1903 |
| Loo | Opened:November 1, 1889 | Closed:November 30, 1903 |
| Lorenaton | Opened:February 13, 1885 | Closed:August 3, 1894 |
| Loy's Cross Roads | Opened:June 27, 1866 | Closed:September 13, 1872 |
| Loyston | Opened:September 5, 1894 | Closed:November 31, 1905 |
| Opened:September 1, 1922 | Closed:March 14, 1936 |
| Lutrell | Opened:April 21, 1890 | Closed:Operating |
| Magnetic | Opened:April 7, 1899 | Closed:April 15, 1905 |
| Mary | Opened:April 25, 1899 | Closed:September 29, 1906 |
| Maynardville | Opened:April 22, 1856 | Closed:October 12, 1868 |
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Opened:November 30, 1868 | Closed:Operating |
| Meltabargar | Opened:February 6, 1882 | Closed:July 28, 1896 |
| Minnie | Opened:April 2, 1901 | Closed:November 30, 1903 |
| Nave Hill | Opened:September 9, 1870 | Closed:August 31, 1902 |
| Nelsonville | Opened:February 20, 1895 | Closed:November 30, 1903 |
| New Flat Creek | Opened:August 22, 1872 | Closed:January 21, 1876 |
| Opened:May 9, 1876 | Closed:November 27, 1894 |
| New Flatcreek | Opened:November 27, 1894 | Closed:September 30, 1903 |
| New Prospect | Opened:October 15, 1872 | Closed:November 30, 1903 |
| Nola | Opened:January 26, 1901 | Closed:February 15, 1910 |
| Paultett | Opened:June 12, 1889 | Closed:November 15, 1904 |
| Phebe | Opened:May 15, 1883 | Closed:November 30, 1903 |
| Polly | Opened:August 29, 1899 | Closed:November 30, 1903 |
| Price | Opened:March 3, 1893 | Closed:September 18, 1898 |
| Racoon Valley | Opened:July 24, 1866 | Closed:October 29, 1868 |
| Opened:August 20, 1869 | Closed:January 31, 1904 |
| Ray | Opened:March 17, 1891 | Closed:March 16, 1910 |
| Rhodelia | Opened:August 8, 1883 | Closed:November 30, 1903 |
| Rule | Opened:August 16, 1880 | Closed:November 30, 1903 |
| Ryan | Opened:January 30, 1903 | Closed:September 14, 1903 |
Sharps Chapel |
Opened:June 25, 1869 | Closed:Operating |
| Sill | Opened:May 26, 1888 | Closed:November 30, 1903 |
| Simcoe | Opened:July 19, 1880 | Closed:February 28, 1902 |
| Stiner | Opened:March 31, 1892 | Closed:November 30, 1907 |
| Walkerford | Opened:April 14, 1898 | Closed:September 14, 1903 |
| Warwick | Opened:March 21, 1891 | Closed:April 15, 1902 |
| Warwick's Cross Roads | Opened:April 16, 1866 | Closed:August 17, 1875 |
| Opened:October 19, 1875 | Closed:March 10, 1891 |
| Welch | Opened:January 25, 1898 | Closed:November 30, 1903 |
| Woodborne | Opened:February 6, 1854 | Closed:March 19, 1866 |
| Woodburn | Opened:January 31, 1894 | Closed:February 27, 1899 |
| Opened:June 1, 1900 | Closed:July 31, 1903 |
CHURCHES of UNION COUNTY
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| ADLER SPRINGS MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH | AILOR DALE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH | BEAULAH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH | BRADENS CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH |
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| BLUE SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH | BYRAMS FORK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH | CEDAR FORD BAPTIST CHURCH | CHURCH OF CHRIST |
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| THE CHURCH OF GOD at MAYNARDVILLE | CLEAR BRANCH BAPTIST CHURCH | COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH | DOTSON-CREEK PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH |
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| FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN CHURCH | FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF MAYNARDSVILLE | HANSARD CHAPEL METHODIST CHURCH | HICKORY VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH |
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| HIGHLAND MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH | HINES CREEK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH | HUBBS GROVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH | IRWINS CHAPEL METHODIST CHURCH |
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| JLM TOWN BAPTIST CHURCH | LUTTRELL BAPTIST CHURCH | LUTTRELL CHURCH OF GOD | MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH |
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| MAYNARDVILLE ASSEMBLY OF GOD | MILAN MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH | MILLERS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | MOUNTAIN VIEW CHURCH OF GOD |
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