Warren County Genealogical Association moved to the Warren County Administration Annex, 201 Locust St. We are open only by request. Magness Memorial Library, 118 W. Main St. has a good Cannon County section, Brad Walker is the genealogy department.. Ladye Jane Hunter http://www.usgennet.org/usa/tn/county/warren/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jess Lewis" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 10:28 AM Subject: Re: [TNCANNON] Libraries in Cannon County? > In addition to the Adams Library, in Woodbury, > The Manchester library in Coffee Co., about 30 miles S. of Woodbury, has a > pretty good Cannon collection, also. Lots of people, especially in > southern Cannon and northern Coffee kinda drifted back and forth across > the not well defined line. The library is open 9 to 5 daily. Open late > (9:00 PM) Monday. Tuesday & Thursday. Closed on Sunday. > The Coffee Co. Historical Society room in the Court House is open Mondays > 9 to 1 PM. Other times, by appointment. > The Linebaugh library in Murfreesboro (20 Miles west of Woodbury) also has > an excellent research room, with lots of Cannon Co. info.. Not sure of > hours but I'm sure at least 9-5 and some nights. > Both have an excellent microfilm collection, film readers & printers. Both > towns are located along Interstate 24 and have an excellent selection of > motels and restaurants. > McMinnville (20 miles east of Woodbury, in Warren Co.) also HAD an very > good Cannon collection and research room, but they have recently moved. > Maybe Ladye Jane can fill us in on Warren Co., today. > Keep in mind, that Cannon was formed in 1836. Roughly half the area came > from Rutherford and half from Warren. Many records and families have > records and histories that extend into these counties. DeKalb Co. was > formed a few years later, partially from Cannon Co. Some families and > records, of course, extend into that area, also. There was also some line > shifting between Cannon & Wilson Co., up in the Auburn (later Auburntown) > area. > > There is a small >> 1834 << map of the area, near the top of the Cannon > Co. page at.... > http://www.tngenweb.org/cannon/ > also, a rough map showing Civil Districts in Cannon Co., the surrounding > counties and how they join up at the county lines, is at.... > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/cannon/districts.htm > > Jess Lewis > > > ==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== > Post or search Cannon Co. area Genealogical Queries at... > http://www.bellsouthpwp.net/C/a/CanCofHist/cannon/canqry.htm > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >