Charlotte, Abrams Creek is the stream that runs west through Cades Cove and empties into the Little Tennessee River about a mile east of Chilhowee. You can find this feature on the Calderwood USGS 7.5' map or on a Smoky Mountain National Park trail map. This is not near Rockford. My ancestors settled not too far from Rockford. I understand there was a mill on Little River near Rockford, that brought electricity to the area much earlier than it would have been otherwise. Regards, Roy Chandler Mike & Charlotte Morrison wrote: > > In the records of my Blount Co. ancestors I found a reference to "Abrams > Creek in the Chilhowee Valley." Can someone tell me where this is? Is it > near Rockford? > > Apparently there was a cotton mill in that area (or village) owned by an > Englishman, whose name is unknown to me. My ancestor, John Barker, migrated > from England around 1851 with this man and worked as a turner making bobbins > in the cotton mill. > > If anyone has any information about the cotton mill or the Englishman who > owned it, I would enjoy hearing about that, too. > > Charlotte