There never was a 17th Civil Dist. in Coffee Co. The highest # was CD 16, which was originally part of CD#4. This split occurred some time after 1870. Ever wonder just where in a county a particular "Civil District" was actually located ? Or how do Civil Districts in adjacent counties align with neighboring counties ? This little map of our area was given to me several years ago. It is ca. 1950 as best I can tell. Nevertheless, many counties, including Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, and Rutherford didn't change much from 1870-80, until the mid 1950s. It is a bit crude, but gives you a pretty good idea how things fit together.... http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/cannon/districts.htm Jess Lewis http://www.cafes.net/jlewis/

Jess, Thanks for clearing that up. I assumed that was the case, that CD 17 was supposed to be CD 16, but have just not thought to ask you for clarification. The on-line 1880 census at LDS shows CD 17, but no CD 16. It is my guess that this is where the confusion may lie (?). Greg Jess Lewis wrote: > There never was a 17th Civil Dist. in Coffee Co. The highest # was CD 16, > which was originally part of CD#4. This split occurred some time after 1870. > > Ever wonder just where in a county a particular "Civil District" was > actually located ? Or how do Civil Districts in adjacent counties align with > neighboring counties ? This little map of our area was given to me several > years ago. It is ca. 1950 as best I can tell. Nevertheless, many counties, > including Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, and Rutherford didn't change much from > 1870-80, until the mid 1950s. It is a bit crude, but gives you a pretty good > idea how things fit together.... > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/cannon/districts.htm > > Jess Lewis http://www.cafes.net/jlewis/ > > ==== TNCOFFEE Mailing List ==== > To subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Coffee Co. list, send mail to.. > TNCOFFEE-L-request@rootsweb.com ,with subscribe or unsubscribe > in the subject line. NOTHING ELSE. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237