Hi Marty, Thanks for the update. The 1878 Beers map is already online on the Bedford County site. http://www.tngenweb.org/bedford/maps.htm http://www.tngenweb.org/bedford/1878Beers.jpg Not sure how to zoom in to make it more readable. Kathryn --- MMendez930@aol.com wrote: > Hi, > > The 1878 Beers map shows Flat Creek in Dist 23. The town of Flat > Creek is > just BARELY in Dist 23. In fact on my map it looks like they made > a Point so > Flat Creek would be in Dist 23. Normandy is Dist 25. > > Mari had someone scan the 1876 Beers map of Rutherford County and > it is on > line. We could ask her how it was done. She also listed all the > businesses > that are on the right hand side of the map. > > I can take a pic of my map. I think the district numbers will show > up.. But > the towns are written to small. > > Distict 1 is Beech Grove and also includes the Northern part of > Fairfield > District 2 is Wartrace, Haley (The split is the rail road tracks) > and > Southern Fairfield > District 3 is to the East of the Rail Road tracts, and still > Wartrace.. it > also has part of the West side of Shelbyville > District 4 is Bell Buckle and includes Liberty Pike to the > Rutherford County > Line > District 5 is Deason and adjoins Rutherford County to the North. > District 6 is about 3 mile North of Shelbyville and runs to almost > Bell > Buckle (Webb Hwy). It also picks up part of Midland Road in the > middle, and > goes to Old Nashville Hwy. It also has Sulphur Springs Road > District 7 is Shelbyville > District 8 is Fall Creek > District 9 is Center Grove.. (which I assume is now College Grove?) > District 10 is Rover (Which adjoins Dist 10 in Rutherford County) > District 11 is Unionville > There was not a dist 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 on this map > District 18 is Palmetto (also includes Sims Bridge.. and Fishing > ford Pike > and Borders Coffee County. > District 19 is the East side of Richmond and the North West of > Branchville? > and borders Lincoln County > District 20 is Pleasant Grove > District 21 is to the East of Shelbyville > District 22 is the very Southern tip of Bedford County and has > Hawthorne P.O > District 23 is the South of Shelbyville and also includes the Town > of Flat > Creek > District 24 is the Southern half of Flat Creek and runs to Moore > County > District 25 is Normandy P.O. and Borders Coffee County > > Other interesting facts. Bedford County was established Dec 7, > 1807 out of > Rutherford County. > First explorers were the Alexander Greer Party in 1783 > Shelbyville the county seat was established in 1810. I remember > reading > about where everyone met, but cannot recall off the top of my head > > Later, > Marty > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus � Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com