Marion County - Tennessee

HISTORY of MARION COUNTY

Chronology of Marion County land area Indian territory , pre 1777 Washington County, NC 1777 Davidson County, TN 1783 Sumner County 1792 Smith County 1799 White County 1806 Warren County 1807 Franklin County 1807 Finally Marion County 1817

Indian Village, Chiaha  located on a Tennessee River island near South Pittsburg
County created from Bledsoe and White Counties and Indian lands
Formed by a legislative act of November 20, 1817
Boundary lines extended south only to the Tennessee River
Boundaries extended to state line, 1819
The first county seat located in East Liberty (near Cheekville or Whitwell)
First court held in home of John Shropshire
County seat moved to Jasper 1820