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  Rhea - History
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Parents > United States > Tennessee > TN Counties > Rhea  
Websitehttp://rheacountytn.com/
Established November 30, 1807
Disbanded Still Active
Last ModifiedRP October 31, 2023 06:11pm
DescriptionRhea County uses the county commission form of local government. There are nine seats on the county commission, each representing a geographical area of the county. Members of the commission and the county mayor are elected to four-year terms.


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February 11, 1903 -


RHEA lost to BLEDSOE to accommodate local resident [location unknown, not mapped; map depicts net changes in RHEA-BLEDSOE line 1889-1903]. (Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 41/p. 74, repeated in ch. 54/p. 95)

December 13, 1867 - February 11, 1903


RHEA gained from HAMILTON to accommodate local residents. (Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 23/p. 24)

February 29, 1856 - December 13, 1867


RHEA lost to CUMBERLAND. (Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 166 [printed as 156]/p. 258)

November 16, 1855 - February 29, 1856


RHEA lost to creation of CUMBERLAND. (Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 6, sec. 1/p. 9)

January 20, 1836 - November 16, 1855


RHEA lost to creation of MEIGS. (Tenn. Acts 1835, 21st assy., 1st sess., loc., ch. 34, sec. 1/p. 146)

November 28, 1833 - January 20, 1836


RHEA lost to McMINN. (Tenn. Acts 1833, 20th assy., priv., ch. 214/p. 116)

November 08, 1833 - November 28, 1833


RHEA gained from HAMILTON and McMINN. (Tenn. Acts 1833, 20th assy., pub., ch. 16/pp. 10-12)

November 10, 1821 - November 08, 1833


RHEA lost to HAMILTON [estimated line]. (Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 169/p. 163)

September 28, 1821 - November 10, 1821


RHEA lost to BLEDSOE. (Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 73/p. 87)

November 13, 1819 - September 28, 1821


RHEA gained from ROANE, lost to creation of McMINN. (Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 3/p. 29; ch. 7, secs. 1-4/pp. 34-35)

October 25, 1819 - November 13, 1819


RHEA lost to creation of HAMILTON. (Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 41/p. 55)

January 01, 1818 - October 25, 1819


RHEA implicitly gained from ROANE when MORGAN was created. (Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 38, secs. 1, 18/pp. 41, 45 and ch. 81/p. 89)

October 09, 1817 - January 01, 1818


RHEA gained from ROANE; part of RHEA reverted to Non-County Area 8. (Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 13/p. 15)

November 02, 1815 - October 09, 1817


RHEA gained from BLOUNT. (Tenn. Acts 1815, 11th assy., ch. 200/p. 265)

October 18, 1815 - November 02, 1815


RHEA lost to ROANE. (Tenn. Acts 1815, 11th assy., ch. 75/p. 77)

April 20, 1809 - October 18, 1815


RHEA gained from ROANE. (Tenn. Acts 1809, 7th assy., 2d sess., ch. 20/p. 30)

November 30, 1807 - April 20, 1809


RHEA created from ROANE. (Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 9, secs. 1-3/p. 39)

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