Terry, Thanks for the response. I looked on the USGS topo maps and Flat Creek, it looks like, heads up SW of Mashburn , on the North slope of Clinch Mountain. There are several unmarked branches that run into this creek. It is impossible to tell by current maps which would be the West Fork. John Phillip Sharitz land was in Knox County at the time of purchase if any of this helps. Thanks again, Jerry D Sharrett 1104 Buchelew Dr Kingsport, TN 37663 423-239-8975 jsharrett@intermediatn.net -----Original Message----- From: Terry L. Hutchison <tlhutch@soback.kornet21.net> To: TNUNION-L@rootsweb.com <TNUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, March 10, 1999 9:36 AM Subject: Re: Flat Creek >Jerry D Sharrett wrote: > >> Can anyone tell me where the West Fork of Flat Creek is? I am trying to find his >> grave site. > >The origin is somewhere in the vicinity of the current Southern Grainger Co. or Northeastern Union Co. It runs generally Southward from somewhere between the towns of Washburn in Grainger Co. and Luttrell in Union Co. Then, just South of the Union/Knox >Co. border to turns roughly Eastward and then runs all the way to the Holston River. Now, exactly where it becomes East Flat Creek is a good question. I'm not sure anyone knows with any degree of certainty. > >At the time of your ancestor's death the area around Luttrell was Grainger Co. and became Union Co. OFFICIALLY in 1850. So, currently his grave could be in Grainger, Union, or Knox Co. > >The Fousts lived in that general area near Luttrell which would currently be Union Co. > >-- >Terry L. Hutchison - "In order to understand ancestors one must first understand HISTORY! >Genealogy is more than the gathering of names and numbers!" > > > > >==== TNUNION Mailing List ==== >If you live in Union County why not pitch in. Take a day and write down the tombstones in the nearest cemetery. Send it to us for others to use. You could be helping a cousin. Go to the courthouse and copy some early marriage records. Anything helps. >