This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ReB.2ACE/755.904.1.1 Message Board Post: I believe you are looking for information about the area of Humboldt, TN, which is in Gibson County. Perhaps there is an area around there that was known as Humboldt Mountain at that time. The town of Humboldt was not incorporated until 1868. There may be info on the Gibson County site, which is an excellent one for researchers in that area.