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Website | http://rheacountytn.com/ |
Established | November 30, 1807 |
Disbanded | Still Active |
Last Modified | RP October 31, 2023 06:11pm |
Description | Rhea 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)
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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)
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February 29, 1856 -
December 13, 1867
RHEA lost to CUMBERLAND.
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 166 [printed as 156]/p. 258)
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November 16, 1855 -
February 29, 1856
RHEA lost to creation of CUMBERLAND.
(Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 6, sec. 1/p. 9)
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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)
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November 28, 1833 -
January 20, 1836
RHEA lost to McMINN.
(Tenn. Acts 1833, 20th assy., priv., ch. 214/p. 116)
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November 08, 1833 -
November 28, 1833
RHEA gained from HAMILTON and McMINN.
(Tenn. Acts 1833, 20th assy., pub., ch. 16/pp. 10-12)
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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)
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September 28, 1821 -
November 10, 1821
RHEA lost to BLEDSOE.
(Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 73/p. 87)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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November 02, 1815 -
October 09, 1817
RHEA gained from BLOUNT.
(Tenn. Acts 1815, 11th assy., ch. 200/p. 265)
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October 18, 1815 -
November 02, 1815
RHEA lost to ROANE.
(Tenn. Acts 1815, 11th assy., ch. 75/p. 77)
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April 20, 1809 -
October 18, 1815
RHEA gained from ROANE.
(Tenn. Acts 1809, 7th assy., 2d sess., ch. 20/p. 30)
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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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