Below is what I received on my Greasy Rock question: I asked Jack Goins this question, and he said that he didn't think there was any special rock that was Greasy Rock. I conducted a search a few years ago, to try and locate Greasy Rock. That is I talked with a lot of the old timers, and I got all sorts of different locations. Here is what I think. When I was growing up I used to play on a big flat rock that was partially under the old wooden one lane bridge that crossed the Town creek and connected with the road to the back valley. This would have been almost in front of the big two story white house that Cecile Hoskins grew up in. That one lane wooden bridge was replaced with a two lane concrete bridge. I went under that bridge looking for the rock, and it was gone! I could not get anyone in the road department to talk to me about it. I think that the road crew that blew up the rock in order to build the bridge did not know of its significance and later when it came out no one wanted to admit what had happened. I do know that it was located on Town Creek, and there is no other 'big flat rock' on that creek, except the one that disappeared. It is sad but I believe that is what happened. According to Cecile Hoskins and others, the greasy rock is quite close to where Hardee's is now. It is or was across the street and behind the building on the other side. The large flat stone has either been covered over by silt, or by construction or it has been removed. That is where it is or was. The little branch that runs by Hardee's is called "Greasy Rock Creek." It is my understanding from old records I have read and word of mouth from older people, that the rocks called Greasey Rock were located at the juncture of the road turning into Happy Hollow off Back Valley Road. I have also been told that Greasey Rock Creek, that currently runs through the new City Park in the Back Valley. The land originally was owned by the elder Mr. Campbell, possibly I.W. Campbell? I can not remember his name for sure. I will have to look for this information. But, I am sure that the actual 'Greasey Rocks' have been long gone for some time now and are not accessible to us now. I am pretty sure they were there where the Happy Hollow Road intersects the Back Valley Road. You could always go look there and see if you could see any large rocks. It seems to come to mind that there are a few large limestone rocks sticking out of the hill there toward Nell Livesay Greene's residence. Yes Greasy Creek does still exist. The Greasy Rock that is written about is where the creek empties into the Clinch River. .....there is a deed with a drawing of GREASEY ROCK CREEK and a line from either ALEXANDER CAMPBELL OR I.W. CAMPBELL that I made a copy of. I will search through my copies and see if I can find it. ------------ Thanks for your help everyone. I will try to follow up on this and will post my results later. -- Richard A. Mathis ramat@mindspring.com