Joyce, I've got the 'hard copy' of the 1878 D.G. Beers map and have been forever trying to figure out 'how' to divide it up and get it to Mari Byers to post on the Rutherford Co. webpage for all to use. You seem to have discovered the "RIGHT" answer--off microfiche by district. Any relatively simple way to copy what you have electronically and pass it on to Mari for posting? Would be a help to us all--hope you'll consider it!! Thanks Ed Waller > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [TNRUTHER] dist 8, 1878 Property owner's map > Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 15:33:44 EDT > From: SALTERR@aol.com > To: TNRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com > > Kenny I just received the microfiche of Rutherford Co, Tn property owners > of 1878 (by D. G. Beers, 27th S. Sixth St, Philadelphia) which I ordered thru > Library of Congress. It includes more than property owners, such as: the > districts are numbered and clearly defined, and these numbers match the > district numbers shown on 1880 census which you requested. There are also > creeks, rivers depicted, several 'pikes' the railroad, some churches, many > 'mills' etc, etc. Trouble is my microfiche viewer wont let me turn it > sideways, so looking at one district at a time is about all I can handle (and > not get 'cricks' in my neck). > I've looked up district 8 and Eagleville is the largest town. Harpers > River runs thru it, along with a branch called Higher and Spring Creek. > However, just wondered if you knew that district 8 was the absolute most > southwestern district in the county? It was bordered on the west by > Williamson Co and on the south by Bedford Co in 1878. Oh yes, there is even > an enlargement (inset) of the town of Eagleville with outlines of a few > buildings titled 'grocery', or 'baptist church' or 'Eagleville Inst (whatever > that is) along with names of some people who lived 'in town'. If you'll send > me name of your ancestor who lived in dst 8, will try to find them. Did they > live in Eagleville or outside it? If you have copy of the 1880 census, also > tell me names of some of their neighbors listed on their page. Joyce Terrana, > Burleson, Tx. >