When was Meigs County, TN Created?
Meigs County was founded on January 20, 1836 from Rhea County. This county was named in honor of Return Jonathan Meigs (1740–1823), an officer in the Continental Army who was for many years a federal Indian and military agent in Tennessee. You can read a summary narrative history of the county in The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture.
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