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Boundaries - Historical Notes

Tennessee Code Annotated
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The following is a summary of acts which authorized boundary changes for Loudon County.

  1. Public Acts of 1870-71, Chapter 18, changed the boundary between Loudon and Roane counties so as to place the farms of B. F. Cooly and W. C. Burnett in Roane County.
  2. Public Acts of 1870-71, Chapter 53, changed the boundary between Loudon and Monroe counties so as to place the lands of Jessee Richardson in Loudon County and the lands of Archibald Bakum and Hugh Chestnut in Monroe County.
  3. Public Acts of 1870-71, Chapter 118, changed the boundary between Roane and Loudon counties so as to place the home tracts of Jesse Preston and Henry Bogart in Loudon County.
  4. Public Acts of 1871, Chapter 91, changed the boundary line between Loudon and Monroe counties so as to place the lands of Charles Moore, Charles H. Jones, Wm. Harrison, Wm. A. Upton, Jr., Dolphus Lowe, and Margaret Lowe in Monroe County. These same lands were also transferred to Monroe County by Acts of 1872, Called Session, Chapter 19.
  5. Public Acts of 1873, Chapter 86, changed the boundary line between Loudon and Monroe counties so as to include in Loudon County the lands of John B. Tipton, Harris Tipton, William P. Kittrell, James Gaston’s heirs, Patton Blankenship, Mary C. Mayo and Louisa M. Gay. The lands of Jacob K. Johnson were placed in Monroe County.
  6. Public Acts of 1873, Chapter 89, changed the boundary line between Loudon and McMinn counties so as to include the farms of A.J. Shelton, W.B. Shelton, Thomas Shelton, John Shelton and J.L. Green in Loudon County.
  7. Public Acts of 1877, Chapter 163, changed the boundary line between Loudon and Monroe counties so as to place the lands of W. J. Fowler in Monroe County.
  8. Public Acts of 1879, Chapter 137, Section 5, changed the boundary line between Loudon and McMinn counties so as to place the farm of F. Smith in Loudon County. Section 9, changed the boundary line between Loudon and Roane counties so as to place the farm of S.P. Cook in Loudon County. Section 16, changed the boundary line between Loudon and Monroe counties so as to include the lands of Darius Hudgings in Monroe County.
  9. Public Acts of 1881, Chapter 61, changed the boundary lines between Loudon and McMinn counties so as to place the land of William L. Richeson in Loudon County.
  10. Public Acts of 1883, Chapter 8, changed the boundary line between Loudon and Roane counties so as to place the lands and houses of J. L. Waller in Roane County.
  11. Public Acts of 1883, Chapter 217, changed the boundary line between Loudon and Blount counties so as to place the lands of Samuel Montgomery and John Shedden in Blount County.
  12. Public Acts of 1885, Chapter 54, changed the boundary line between Loudon and McMinn counties so as to place the lands of Sarah Etheridge in Loudon County.
  13. Public Acts of 1885, Chapter 56, changed the boundary line between Loudon and Monroe counties so as to place the lands of D.M. Moser in Monroe County.
  14. Public Acts of 1887, Chapter 196, changed the boundary line between Monroe and Loudon counties so as to place the lands of Louisa Gay in Monroe County and the lands of John Miller, J. E. Scrimsher, Joseph Sewell, and David Miney in Loudon County. This act was repealed by Public Acts of 1891, Chapter 214.
  15. Public Acts of 1889, Chapter 58, changed the boundary line between Loudon, Monroe and McMinn counties so that all the lands of S. R. Murray would be located in Monroe County.
  16. Public Acts of 1889, Chapter 199, changed the boundary line between Loudon and Monroe counties so as to place the lands of William Davis and H. Clay Kelson in Monroe County.
  17. Public Acts of 1889, Chapter 235, changed the boundary line between Loudon and Monroe counties so as to place the lands of J. H. Lenard in Loudon County.
  18. Public Acts of 1891, Chapter 67, changed the boundary line between Loudon and Monroe counties so as to place the land of A. J. Hudgins in Monroe County.
  19. Public Acts of 1895, Chapter 27, changed the boundary line between Loudon and Monroe counties so as to place the farm of John Cody in Loudon County, and the farm of Mrs. Betty McCarroll in Monroe County.
  20. Private Acts of 1897, Chapter 168, changed the boundary line between Loudon and McMinn counties so as to place the land of J. L. Green in Loudon County.
  21. Private Acts of 1897, Chapter 169, changed the boundary line between Loudon and McMinn counties so as to place the land of Byrum Johnson in Loudon County.
  22. Private Acts of 1897, Chapter 206, changed the boundary line between Loudon and Monroe counties so as to place the holdings of the following landowners in Loudon County: H. C. Kelso, James Brison, Mrs. McCarroll, Robert Everett, James Scrimpsher, Jno. W. Miller, Mat Cook, Cal Vernon, Joe Helton, Jos. Sewell, H. C. Call, and David Mincey, deceased.
  23. Private Acts of 1901, Chapter 306, changed the boundary line between Loudon and Monroe counties so as to place the farm of Will C. Cannon in Loudon County.
  24. Private Acts of 1901, Chapter 347, changed the boundary line between Loudon and McMinn counties so as to place the land of W.P. Frank in Loudon County.
  25. Acts of 1903, Chapter 95, changed the boundary line between Loudon and Monroe counties so as to detach the land of W. G. Lenoir from Monroe County and place it in Loudon County.
  26. Acts of 1905, Chapter 37, changed the boundary line between Loudon and Monroe counties so as to place five acres of the 165 acre tract of land purchased by Mrs. Ada Hyden in Monroe County.
  27. Private Acts of 1923, Chapter 181, changed the boundary line between Loudon and Monroe counties so as to detach the lands of G. D. McCrary from Monroe County and place them in Loudon County.
  28. Private Acts of 1927, Chapter 124, changed the boundary lines between Loudon and Monroe counties so as to detach the farms of Fred Griffitts, Ada M. Hyden, and W. M. James from Monroe County and place them in Loudon County.
  29. Private Acts of 1929, Chapter 184, changed the boundary line between Loudon and McMinn counties so as to detach the lands of S. H. Richeson, Tom Richeson, Bertha Mineral Company, Sam Riddle, J.A. Lively and "what is known as the Wheatley farm" from Loudon County and placing these lands in the first civil district of McMinn County.
  30. Private Acts of 1931, Chapter 767, changed the boundary line between Loudon and Monroe counties so as to detach the lands of W. H. Fresley from Monroe County and placing the land in Loudon County.
  31. Private Acts of 1933, Chapter 175, changed the boundary line between Loudon and Monroe counties so as to include the lands of E. W. Waller within Loudon County.
  32. Private Acts of 1939, Chapter 604, changed the boundary line between Loudon and Monroe counties so as to detach from Monroe County and place in the fourth civil district of Loudon County the following pieces of property: the lands of Henry Bledsoe, Murphy Hamilton, Equitable Life Insurance Society, John Brown, Jess McCullough, Henry Ryans, Frank Letterman, Jennings Clark, the Lauderdale heirs, Byrd Kizer, M. H. Rosin, Hill Bros. (formerly known as Silverrun Dairy Farm), James Edward heirs, the old Mayo Farm, Vaden heirs, the old McCall farm, Lawrence Allman, Clayde Allman, Newton Clark, C. L. Bray, J. M. Reed, M. L. Skinner, Robert Miller, I. W. Rowland, Robert Edwards, G. H. Hensley, the old Millsaps farm, Mote Sewell, J. B. Beal, Sunnyside Baptist Church, Clarence Bradley, Sunnyside Schoolhouse and lot, Matt Scrimpshire, Jack Byrum, Ben Petit, and Henry Rowland.