I finally got an answer, actually several and they all jive, about whether or not a TN county has any really OLD plat maps that show who owned what parcel of land. The answer is a disappointing NO. They only started making plat maps in the late 1960's. I needed one for the 1840's. However, you can go to the BLM (Bureau of Land Management) website and try the resource list for the states that were either the original 13 colonies or the state-land states - Maine, VT, KY, TN, WV, TX, Hawaii. The URL is <www.glorecords.blm.gov/visitor/stateresearch.asp>. There are things to be found there but they will not replace a plat map like I was looking for. Good luck. Virginia Greene