Herman, Thanks very much for the map link. It does show Middle Creek apparently running through the airport in a northeasterly direction --due west of Englewood. Would anyone be aware of an old grave yard, school/church in that area? Jackie -----Original Message----- From: Herman Woods [mailto:hlwoods@bellsouth.net] Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 8:39 PM To: TNMCMINN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MCMINN] Where is this land today? Try this link to TOPOZONE http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=35.41028&lon=-84.5325 The map should come up in the Mt. Cumberland / McMinn County Airport area. If the link doesn't work, go to topozone.com and type in Middle Creek, Tn. in the search. There will be several but only one in McMinn County. Herman Visit me at http://homestead.com/WoodsLegear/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce G. Reece" <jgreece@earthlink.net> To: <TNMCMINN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 5:58 PM Subject: Re: [MCMINN] Where is this land today? > Jackie > > I have been trying to figure out Middle Creek all afternoon. I've lived here 51 years and don't know it so it must be called > something else now...that is all I can come up with anyway. My suggestion is to locate the Church instead of the creek. > > It must be in south/western part of the county. I'll ask Mr. Moses next week...see if he knows. > > Joyce Gaston Reece > Rootsweb mail list minder: Gilbreath, Galbreath, Raper, > Knuckles, TN-Meigs, Southeast, TN., Northeast, TN., Shields, > Hembree, Hemby. > Ancestry Message Board Admin for: Daugherty, Galbreath, Gaston, > Gilbreath, Hembree, Hemby, Knuckles, Raper, Reece, > Shield, Shields & Polk Co., TN. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jackie" <jp55@wt.net> > To: <TNMCMINN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 3:33 PM > Subject: [MCMINN] Where is this land today? > > > > I found this in the deed abstracts just posted for McMinn County. > > My family is the SMITH family - headed by William Smith. One of his > > son's Israel is giving land for a school, graveyard, church on his land. > > I would like to know if it can be located today as I'm looking for where > > William Smith might have been buried > > Thanks. Jackie > > 312 22 Apr 1853 ISRAEL C. SMITH to ELISHA BRIENT, > > JOHN SMITH, JOSEPH SMITH, JOHN MIDDLETON, SAMUEL WILSON and ELISHA COX, > > Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South; for love and > > affection for laws of God and His people; for a location for a public > > school house and contingent buildings; land on Middle Creek to include > > the meeting house, schoolhouse, and contingent buildings, also one tract > > inclosed and used as a grave yard, near the house in which the said > > ISRAEL C. SMITH now lives. > > > > > > > > > > ==== TNMCMINN Mailing List ==== > > Checkout the other lists being watched over by your List Mom; > > http://mailing_lists.homestead.com/lists.html > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== TNMCMINN Mailing List ==== > Checkout the other lists being watched over by your List Mom; > http://mailing_lists.homestead.com/lists.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > ==== TNMCMINN Mailing List ==== NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237