Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Roane County

Roane County

Roane County was formed in 1801 from
Knox County and Indian lands

(Acts of Tennessee 1801, Chapter 45)

The county seat is Kingston.

 

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Selected Published County Histories

Additional county and community histories can be found at the Bibliography of Tennessee Local History Sources:  Roane County. The items in the bibliography may not all be available at the Tennessee State Library and Archives.  

 

Published Local Records

 

Local Records on Microfilm

An inventory of microfilmed Roane County records is available on our website.  Individual reels of microfilm may also be purchased.

Earliest records include:

 

The following reels are available on interlibrary loan from the Library and Archives:

 

Newspapers on Microfilm 

Newspapers were published in Cardiff, Kingston, Oliver Springs and Rockwood.  Scattered early issues are available from 1854, and a complete run begins in 1941.  Microfilms are loaned to Tennessee libraries.  Individual reels may also be purchased.  An Inventory of Newspapers on Microfilm at the Library and Archives is available on our website.

 

Search for Manuscripts Material in our Catalog 

 

Census Records

 

Additional Research Aids for Roane County

• County Index to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications
• Early Tennessee Tax Lists at the Tennessee State Library and Archives
• Funeral Home Records at the Tennessee State Library and Archives
• Index to Tennessee Death Records 1908-1912
• Index to Tennessee Death Records 1914-1933
• School Census Records
• Tennessee World War I Veterans

 

* Indicates this title may be borrowed on Interlibrary Loan from the Library and Archives.

 

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Roane County Formation Act

PRIVATE ACTS OF TENNESSEE 1801, CHAPTER 45:

"An act to reduce Knox County to its constitutional Limits, and to form two new and distinct counties, by taking part of Grainger County."

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, That from and after the passing of this act, Knox County shall be bounded by the following lines, (viz.) Beginning on the south bank of Holston, at the mouth of Little River, and running with the lines as described by an act, entitled, "an act describing and extending the bounds of Knox County," passed at Knoxville, January the fifth, one thousand seven hundred & ninety nine, to the upper end of the first bluff above Boyle's old place, thence along the lines as described by "An act to annex part of Grainger County to the the [sic] county of Knox", thence along the former line of Knox County, to a ridge between Clinch Mountain and Clinch River, known by the name of the Chestnut Ridge, thence along said ridge to the lower line of Henderson and Company's survey; thence along said line to the top of the Copper Ridge, thence along the extreme height of said ridge opposite the first bluff below the mouth of Bull Run, thence to the north bank of Clinch River opposite said bluff, thence along the said north bank to a point, from which south, forty five degrees east, will strike the south bank of Holston River, so as to leave Knox a constitutional county, thence up the several meanders of said river on the south side to the beginning.

SECTION 2. BE IT ENACTED, That all that tract of country lying within the following described bounds, shall be, and is hereby made and constituted a new and distinct county by the name of Anderson, (viz.) Beginning on the Chestnut ridge where the Knox and Grainger line crosses it, thence north, forty five degrees west, to the northern boundary of this state, thence south forty five degrees west, to a point from whence, south, forty five degrees east, will strike Wallen's ridge one quarter of a mile above the gap of the Indian fork of Poplar creek, thence to the double springs on the east fork of said creek, thence on a direct course to Clinch river opposite the mouth of Hickory Creek, thence up the lines of Knox County to the beginning.

SECTION 3. BE IT ENACTED, That all the tract of country lying within the following described bounds, shall be, and is hereby made and constituted a new and distinct county by the name of Roane, (viz.) Beginning at the corner of Knox County, on the south bank of the Holston River, running along said line to Clinch River on the north bank, thence up or down said north bank, as the case may be, to the corner of Anderson County, thence along said line, north forty five degrees west, to the southern boundary of this state, thence east, along said southern boundary of this state, thence east, along said southern boundary to the river Tennessee, on the south side, thence up the several meanders of said river on the south side, to a point opposite the south bank of Holston River, thence to the said south bank, thence up the several meanders on the south side to the beginning.

SECTION 4. BE IT ENACTED, That Knox County shall not extend further down, then to a direct line from the saltpetre cave, below the Chota ford on Holston, to the mouth of Hickory creek, on Clinch river, until the constitution [sic] limits of Knox County shall be ascertained by actual survey, which shall be done by disinterested commissioners appointed by the county court of Knox: Provided also, that if on accurate survey it shall be found, that there are not constitutional bounds for Knox County above the line described in this section, that then and in that case, the deficiency shall be made up, by taking one half thereof from the county of Anderson on the south side, between the Grainger line, and the lower line of Henderson and company's survey; the other half thereof from Roane County, between the ridge [sic] Clinch and Holston, which lines when run shall be the bounds of Knox County, anything in this act to the contrary notwithstanding.

SECTION 5. BE IT ENACTED, That William Lea, Kinza Johnston, William Standefur, William Robertson, Joseph Grayson, Solomon Massingale, and Hugh Montgomery, are hereby appointed commissioners, who or a majority of them shall, as soon as may be, fix on a place the most convenient as near the river Clinch, on the north side as the nature of the case will admit, between the Island ford, and where Samuel Worthington now lives for a court house, prison and stocks, for the use of said county of Anderson: And [sic] after agreeing on the place, they shall proceed to purchase any quantity of land, not exceeding fifty acres, for which they shall cause a deed or deeds to be made to themselves or their successors in office, on which they shall cause a town to be laid off with necessary streets and allies, [sic] reserving two acres as near the center as may be, on which the court house, prison, and stocks shall be erected, which town shall be known by the name of Burrville.

SECTION 6. BE IT ENACTED, That when the town shall thus be laid off, the aforesaid commissioners are further required to advertise for sale, to the highest bidder at a credit of six months, the lots of said town, giving thirty days previous notice, and shall take bonds with sufficient securities, to themselves or successors in office, and shall make titles to the purchasers.

SECTION 7. BE IT ENACTED, That it shall be the further duty of the aforesaid commissioners, to contract with suitable workmen, to build a courthouse, prison and stocks, and the monies arising from the sale of said lots, after paying for the land so purchased, shall be applied to pay for said court house, prison and stocks.

SECTION 8. BE IT ENACTED, That should the money arising from the sale of said lots prove insufficient to pay for said public buildings, then, and in that case, a majority of the acting justices of said county of Anderson, shall in term time have power, & are hereby authorized and required to lay an additional county tax, not exceeding twelve and an half cents on each hundred acres of land liable to taxation, twelve and an half cents on each white poll, twenty five cents on each black poll, fifty cents on each stud horse kept for covering mares, and twenty five cents on each town lot; the said tax to be laid from year to year, until a sufficient sum shall be collected to pay for said public buildings, and shall be collected by the collector of public taxes on the same per cent as other county taxes, and shall pay the same to the aforesaid commissioners, and be by them applied to the payment of said public buildings, whose receipts shall be allowed in the settlement of his accounts.

SECTION 9. BE IT ENACTED, That before the said commissioners enter on the duties of their appointment, they shall enter into bond with sufficient security, payable to the governor for the time being, in the sum of five thousand dollars, for the faithful discharge of their duty as herein expressed, which shall be lodged in the office of the clerk of the county of Anderson.

SECTION 10. BE IT ENACTED, That so soon as the public buildings shall be completed, the aforesaid commissioners shall lay before the court of Anderson County a just and fair statement of all monies by them received, as well those by them expended, with sufficient vouchers for the same, by virtue of their appointment, and the court shall make them a reasonable allowance for their services; Provided, there shall be five justices present when such allowance is made.

SECTION 11. BE IT ENACTED, That for the due administration of justice, that the court of pleas and quarter sessions, shall be held in and for said county of Anderson on the second Mondays of March, June, September, and December, and the justices for said county shall hold the first court at the house where Joseph Denham, senior, now lives, on the second Monday of December next, and all subsequent courts for said county, on the days above mentioned for holding courts therein, at the same place; until a court house shall be built in and for said county, and then all causes, matters and things depending in said court, and all manner of process returnable to the same, shall be adjourned to such court house, and all courts held in and for said county, shall be held by commission to said justices, in the same manner, and under the same rules and restrictions, and shall have and exercise the same powers and jurisdictions, as are or shall be prescribed, by, and for the courts of the several counties in this state.

SECTION 12. BE IT ENACTED, That the said county of Anderson, be, and is hereby declared a part of Hamilton district, in the same manner, and for all purposes, civil, criminal and military, in as full and ample manner as any county in this state, and shall send three jurors to the superior court of said district.

SECTION 13. BE IT ENACTED, That nothing herein contained, shall be construed as to prevent the collector of public taxes of Knox and Grainger counties to collect the tax for the year 1801, and all arrearages of taxes.

SECTION 14. BE IT ENACTED, That William Hogshead is hereby appointed a commissioner on the part of Anderson County, to act with a commissioner appointed by the county of Claiborne, to run the line between the aforesaid counties, from Clinch river to the Indian boundary, and shall have for his services the sum of two dollars, for each day he may be necessarily employed in running said line, to be paid by the treasurer of Anderson County, out of the county monies, whose receipt shall be good in the settlement of his accounts.

SECTION 15. BE IT ENACTED, That Jesse Roysden is hereby appointed a commissioner on the part of the county of Anderson, to act with a commissioner appointed in the county of Roane to run the line between the aforesaid counties, from the double springs on the east fork of Poplar Creek, to the Indian boundary, and from the aforesaid double springs to Clinch river, and shall receive the sum of two dollars for each day he may be necessarily employed in running said line, and shall employ a marker who shall be entitled to receive one dollar per day, to be paid by the treasurer of Anderson County, out of the county monies, and their receipts shall be good in the settlement of his accounts.

SECTION 16. BE IT ENACTED, That Hugh Helson, John Smith, T. Alexander Carmichael, William Barnett, Paul Harlson, and Zacheus Airs, or a majority of them, are hereby appointed commissioners to agree with a suitable workman to build a court house, prison and stocks, in the town of Kingston, on the lot reserved for that purpose, for the use of said county of Roane.

SECTION 17. BE IT ENACTED, That for the due administration of justice, the court of pleas & quarter sessions shall be held for said county of Roane, on the third Mondays of March, June, September, and the justices for said county, shall hold the first court at the house of Alexander Carmichael in Kingston, on the third Monday of December next, and all subsequent courts for said county, on the days above mentioned, for holding courts therein, at the same place, until a court house shall be built in and for said county, and then all causes, matters and things, depending in said court, and all manner of process returnable to the same, shall be adjourned to such court house, and all courts held in and for said county, shall be held by commission to said justices, in the same manner, and under the same rules and restrictions, and shall have and exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, as are or shall be prescribed by law, for the courts of the several counties in this state.

SECTION 18. BE IT ENACTED, That the said county of Roane, be, and is hereby declared a part of Hamilton district, in the same manner, and for all the purposes, civil, criminal and military, in as full and ample manner as any county in this state, and shall send two jurors to the superior court of Hamilton district.

SECTION 19. BE IT ENACTED, That a majority of the acting justices of the county of Roane, wherein in session, shall have power, and are hereby authorized and required, to in an additional county tax, not exceeding twelve and an [sic] half cents on each hundred acres of land liable to taxation, twelve and an [sic] half cents on each white poll, twenty five cents on each black poll, fifty cents on each stud house kept for covering mares, twenty five cents on each town lot, and ten dollars on each billiard table, the said tax to be laid from year to year, until a sufficient sum shall be collected to pay for said public buildings and shall be collected by the collector of public taxes, on the same per centum, as other county taxes, and shall pay the same to the aforesaid commissioners, whose receipt shall be allowed in the settlement of his account, and be by them applied to the payment of said public buildings.

SECTION 20. BE IT ENACTED, That before the said commissioners enter on the duties of their appointment, they shall enter into bond with sufficient security, payable to the governor for the time being, in the sum of three thousand dollars, for the faithful discharge of their duty as herein expressed, which bond shall be lodged in the office of the clerk of said county of Roane.

SECTION 21. BE IT ENACTED, That so soon as the public buildings shall be completed, the aforesaid commissioners shall lay before the court of Roane County, a just an fair statement of all monies by them received, as well as those by them expended, with sufficient vouchers for the same, by virtue of their appointment, and the court shall make them a reasonable allowance for their services. Provided, There shall be five acting justices present when such allowance is made.

SECTION 22. BE IT ENACTED, That Joseph Taylor is hereby appointed a commissioner on the part of the county of Roane, to act with the commissioner appointed on the part of Anderson County, to run the line between the counties of Anderson and Roane, from the double springs on the east fork of Poplar creek, to the Indian boundary, and from the aforesaid double springs, to Clinch river; and shall have the sum of two dollars for each day he may be necessarily employed in running said line, to be paid by the treasurer of Roane County, out of the county monies, whose receipt shall be good in the settlement of his accounts.

SECTION 23. BE IT ENACTED, That John M'Clellan and Joseph Taylor are hereby appointed commissioners to run and mark the line between the counties of Knox and Roane from the saltpetre cave on Holston to the Mouth of Hickory Creek on Clinch River, for which they shall have the sum of dollars & fifty cents, for each day they may be necessarily employed in running said line, and the treasurer of Knox County, is hereby required to pay John M'Clellan for his services in running said line, whose receipt shall be good in the settlement of his accounts; and also the treasurer of Roane County, shall pay Joseph Taylor, for his services in running said line, whose receipt shall be good in the settlement of his accounts.

SECTION 24. BE IT ENACTED, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed, as to prevent the collector of Knox County from Collecting the tax for the year one thousand eight hundred and one, and all arrearages of the taxes.

SECTION 25. BE IT ENACTED, That the election for governor, representative or representatives to congress, and members of the general assembly, shall be held at the court houses of the counties of Anderson and Roane, by the sheriffs or their deputies, under the same rules and regulations as are prescribed by law, and on the days which elections for such purposes are authorized to be held, and those citizens of Anderson and Roane counties, formerly citizens of Knox County, shall be entitled to vote in their respective counties.

SECTION 26. BE IT ENACTED, That it shall be the duty of the returning officers of the counties of Anderson and Roane, to meet the returning officer of Knox county, in Knoxville, on the succeeding Monday, with the number of their respective polls, and with him compare the same, and the returning officer of Knox County, shall declare those duly elected members of the general assembly, and give certificates accordingly and it shall be the duty of said sheriff to transmit a just statement of the poll of election, for governor, representative, or representatives to congress, to the speaker of the senate in the same manner as by law directed.

SECTION 27. BE IT ENACTED, That the citizens of Anderson County, formerly part of Grainger, shall have the right of suffrage with the citizens of Claiborne County in all elections for governor, representative or representatives to congress, and members of the general assembly, until the next census be taken.

SECTION 28. BE IT ENACTED, That James White and John Menefee, esquires or either of them, are hereby authorized and required to attend at the first court to be held for the county of Anderson, for the purpose of qualifying the member of said court.

SECTION 29. BE IT ENACTED, That John M'Clellan and Joseph Harden, esquires, or either of them, are hereby authorized and required to attend at the first court to be held for the county of Roane, for the purpose of qualifying the members of said court.

SECTION 30. BE IT ENACTED, That this act shall be in force in the county of Anderson, from and after the thirteenth day of December next, and in the county of Roane, from and after the twentieth day of the same month.

Passed on November 6, 1801

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Roane County Bibliography

PLEASE NOTE that the Tennessee State Library and Archives does not hold copies of all of the items listed in this bibliography. Please check the Tennessee State Library and Archives Online Catalog or visit the Ask Us a Question! web page to contact the Library and Archives and verify we have an item in our collection. We will respond to e-mail requests promptly; response time may vary, depending on the amount of research required to answer your question and the unique nature of your request. If you need immediate assistance you may call the reference desk at (615) 741-2764 or visit us in person.

Subjects :

• Roane County in General
• Cardiff
• Clinch River Breeder Reactor
• Fort Southwest Point
• Harriman
• Kingston
• Oak Ridge Breeder Reactor
• Oliver Springs
• Roane State Community College
• Rockwood
• Wilcox Mining Company

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Roane County in General

• Allred, Charles E. Comparison of representation in administrative agencies with natural neighborhoods & communities, Roane County, TN. Knoxville, TN Ag. Exp. Sta., 1942. 46 pp. (its Rural research series monograph #138)
• Allred, Charles E. Farming possibilities in a problem area of the east TN Valley. Knoxville, TN Ag. Exp. Sta., 1940. 53 pp. (its Rural research series monograph #114)
• Allred, Charles E. Landlord-tenant relationships in Roane County, TN. Knoxville, TN Ag. Exp. Sta., 1940. 32 pp. (its Rural research series monograph #117)
• Allred, Charles E. Possibility of relocating farmers near Watts Bar Reservoir. Knoxville, TN Ag. Exp. Sta., 1941. 76 pp. (its Rural research series monograph #131)
• Banker, Katherine T. A church called Bethel. Kingston, n.p., 1968. 58 pp.
• Bass, William W. "Birthmarks among the folk. " TN Folklore Soc. Bull. 30 (1959), pp. 1-6.
• Biographical directory, TN General Assembly, 1796-1969 (Roane County, Preliminary # 14). Nashville, TSLA, 1970. 43 pp.
• Bonser, Howard J. Quality of land as a factor in farm organization, crop yields & farm income in Roane County, TN. Knoxville, TN Ag. Exp. Sta., 1944. 40 pp. (its Rural research series monograph #172)
• Clinch River MRS Task Force. Recommendations on the proposed monitored retrievable storage facility. Oak Ridge, the task force, 1985. 204 pp.
• Comprehensive plan: Roane County, TN. Kingston, n.p., 1971. 3 vols.
• Curlin, J.W. Forest management plan, AEC Oak Ridge Reservation. Oak Ridge, ORNL, 1965. 46 pp.
• Flood insurance study: Roane County, TN, unincorporated areas. Washington, D.C., FEMA, 1980. 30 pp.
• Fowler, William J. History of Roane County, TN, 1860-1870. UT thesis, 1964. 109 pp.
• Fox, William H., Dr. List of birds found in Roane County, TN, during Apr., 1884, & Mar. & Apr., 1885. Auk. 3 (July 1886), pp. 315-320.
• Gilmor, John C. A history of curriculum & organization changes in the Roane County school system, 1920-1968. TTU thesis, 1969. 61 pp.
• Glenn, Leonidas C. The northern TN coal field included in Roane [& other] counties. Nashville, TN Div. Geol., 1925. 478 pp. (its Bulletin #33-B)
• Goddard, Jim. Index for Roots of Roane County, TN, 1792. Norman, OK, the author, 1986. 38 pp.
• Guettner, Jane, ed. East Roane County Homecoming '86. N.p., East Roane County Homecoming '86, 1986. 88 pp.
• Goodspeed's history of east TN (Roane County, pp. 821-825, 1072-1081). Goodspeed, 1887.
• Hall, Jere. Valley of challenge & change: the history of Roane County 1860- 1900. Kingston, Roane County Heritage Commission, 1986. 143 pp.
• Holmes, William H. "Illustrated catalogue of a portion of the collections made during the field season of 1881. " (third Annual Report, Bureau of Ethnology, to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, pp. 433-507)
• Kirkeminde, Patricia B. "The confessions of Willis Mayberry. " TN Folklore Soc. Bull. 30 (1964), pp. 7-21.
• McMaster, Patrick D. Exploration of Chamberlain-Barnardville iron deposits, Roane County, TN. US Dept. Interior, 1946. 19 pp. (its Report of investigations #3957)
• Milk, Richard G. A method of testing county planning; committee recommendations. Knoxville, TN Ag. Exp. Sta., 1941. 32 pp. (its Rural research series monograph #123)
• Moles, Gene C. Small woodland owners in Roane County, TN. Knoxville, UT, 1967. 103 pp. (three special problems in lieu of thesis, UT)
• Moneymaker, Dorathy S. We'll call it wheat. Oak Ridge, Adroit Print Co., 1979. 245 pp.
• Pickel, Eugene. A history of Roane County to 1860. UT thesis, 1971. 132 pp.
• Pickel, Eugene. A history of Roane County to 1860. Kingston, Roane County Heritage Comm., 1981. 93 pp.
• Population & economy report land use plan Roane County, TN. Knoxville, TN Dept. Ec. & Comm. Dev., 1992. 52 pp.
• Roane County: overall economic development program. N.p., Area Dev. Comm., 1962. 82 pp.
• Roane County Reg. Plan. Comm. Economic impact study, Roane County, TN, 1975-1983. Springfield, VA, NTIS, 1975. 207 pp.
• Roane County, TN economic development plan: strategies for Roane County. Knoxville, TN Local Planning Office, 1989. 24 pp.
• Roane County, 1980-1987: an economic analysis. Nashville, TN Dept. Emp. Sec., 1988. 12 pp.
• Roberts, Snyder E. A glimpse of the past. N.p., the author, 1982. 57 pp. (photocopy of articles carried by the Roane County News in issues from June 3, 1981 to Dec. 23, 1981, & other materials)
• Roberts, Snyder E. Roane County's industrial belt, 1868-1932. Oliver Springs, the author, 1982. 77 pp. (reprints of articles carried in the Roane County News, Dec. 30, 1981-Sept. 15, 1982)
• Roberts, Snyder E. Roots of Roane County, TN, 1792. Kingston, Roane County Pub. Co., 1981. 184 pp.
• Seever, William. "James Christian, archaeologist. " THM 4 (1918), pp. 248- 251.
• Shelley, Jack & Jere Hall, eds. Valley of challenge & change: the history of Roane County, TN, 1860-1900. Kingston, Roane County Heritage Comm., 1986. 143 pp.
• Soil survey, Roane County, TN. Washington, D.C., US GPO, 1942. 125 pp.
• Stith, Lee S. Rural leadership in Roane County, TN. UT thesis, 1942. 210 pp.
• Strengthening the economic development process of Roane County: economic development study. Knoxville, East TN Dev. Dist., 1983. 27 pp.
• Study of payments in-lieu-of-taxes by the AEC to Anderson & Roane counties, TN, under the special burdens provision of section 108 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Knoxville, UT, 1973. 219 pp.
• Survey of the Roane County, TN schools. Knoxville, UT, 1968. 234 pp.
• TN Dept. Education. Survey report, Roane County, Harriman & Rockwood schools. Nashville, the dept., 1959. 201 pp.
• TN Dept. Transportation [county maps ] issued periodically.
• TN Taxpayers Assn. Report of TN Taxpayers Assn. upon its survey of the finances & management of the government of Roane County, TN. Nashville, the association, 1935. 165 pp. (Its Research report #19)
• TN Valley Authority. Reservoir Property Management Dept. Community readjustment studies of Roane County, Watts Bar area. Knoxville, TVA, 1941. 82 pp.
• US Geol. Survey [topographic maps ] issued periodically. Quadrangles: Petros, Windrock, Cardiff, Harriman, Elverton, Bethel Valley, Roddy, Rockwood, Bacon Gap, Cave Creek, Lenoir City, Ten Mile, Pattie Gap, Philadelphia, Niota.
• US Soil Conservation Service. Soils management handbook: Roane County, TN. Kingston, the service, 1975. 145 pp.
• Water & wastewater plan for Roane & Morgan counties. Knoxville, n.p., 1980. 22 pp.
• Water use & water quality Johnson Bend site: phase II investigative report. Chattanooga, TVA, 1976. 1 vol.
• Wells, Emma. The history of Roane County, TN, 1801-1870. Chattanooga, Lookout Pub. Co., 1927. 308 pp. (various reprints available)
• Williams, Frank V. Pictures of the past. Photographs by James E. Myers. (rev. ed.) Kingston, Roane County Heritage Comm., 1982. 96 pp.
• Wimberly, Vera. Index, history of Roane County, TN, by Emma Middleton Wells. Conroe, TX, Montgomery County Gen. & Hist. Soc., 1991. 71 pp.

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Cardiff

• Cardiff Coal & Iron Company. Cardiff, TN: its attractions for investment, immigration, & the establishment of industries: addressed to mechanics, tradesmen, manufacturers & capitalists seeking new fields for profitable labor, enterprise & investment. Cardiff, the company, 1890. 23 pp.
• Cardiff Coal & Iron Company. The town of Cardiff, on the Cincinnati Southern Railroad & Tennessee River, Roane County, TN: & lands & mines of the Cardiff Coal & Iron Company, situated in Roane, Cumberland & Morgan counties. Cardiff, the company, 1890. 23 pp.
• Donovan, William F., Jr. "Real estate speculation in Cardiff & Harriman, 1890-1893. " THQ 14 (1955), pp. 253-256.

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Clinch River Breeder Reactor

• Breeder basics: a handy guidebook containing basic information about nuclear power, the US breeder reactor program & the role of the Clinch River
• Breeder Reactor Plant in our nation's energy future. Oak Ridge, Breeder Reactor Corp., 1979. 36 pp.
• Breeder Reactor Corp. Breeder background: handbook on the Clinch River Breeder Reactor project.  N.p., 1974. 48 pp.
• Breeder Reactor Corp. The next step: a progress report on the Clinch River plant project: a step toward energy independence. [audiovisual] 66 slides, 1 sound cassette: 13 minutes.
• Clinch River Breeder Reactor: a briefing book. N.p., 1982. 1 vol.
• Clinch River Breeder Reactor Project: annual report to the Breeder Reactor Corp. 1974- . (annual)
• Clinch River MRS Task Force. Recommendations on the proposed monitored retrievable storage facility. Oak Ridge, the task force, 1985. 204 pp.
• Clinch River MRS Task Force. Report of the Clinch River MRS task force: a citizens review of the US Dept. Energy's proposed monitored retrieval storage facility. Oak Ridge, the task force, 1985. 15 pp.
• Clinch River Steering Committee. Comprehensive report on the Clinch River study. Oak Ridge, ORNL, 1967. 121 pp.
• Elliott, George R. Local political effects of a large-scale federal project: the case of the Clinch River Breeder Reactor Plant. UT thesis, 1977. 76 pp.
• Jolley, Robert L. Archaeological investigations in the Clinch River Breeder Reactor Project area, 1981-82. Nashville, Building Conservation Technology, Inc., 1982. 77 pp.
• The next step: progress report, the Clinch River Breeder Reactor Plant project [audiovisual]. Washington, D.C., US Dept. Energy, 1970, 1984. 1 film reel
• Questions & answers about the Clinch River Breeder Reactor Plant & its impact on the environment. Oak Ridge, Breeder Reactor Corp., 1976. 21 pp.
• Schaffer, Daniel. Atoms in Appalachia: historical report on the Clinch River Breeder Reactor site.  Knoxville, TVA, 1982. 17 pp.
• Schroedl, Gerald F. Historic sites reconnaissance in the Clinch River Breeder Reactor area. Knoxville, UT Dept. Anthropology, 1974. 29 pp.
• Smith, Marcia S. Breeder reactors: the Clinch River Project. Washington, D.C., Congressional Research Service, 1979. 19 pp.
• Tench, Helena G. Converging on the Clinch River: the politics of the US breeder reactor program.  U. CT dissertation, 1981. 346 pp.
• US. Atomic Energy Commission. Clinch River Breeder Reactor Project: 1974 technical progress report. Washington, D.C., US GPO, 1974. 227 pp.

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Fort Southwest Point

• Banker, Luke H. Fort Southwest Point, Kingston, TN. Kingston, Roane County Heritage Commission, 1984. 158 pp.
• Banker, Luke H. "A history of Fort Southwest Point. " ETHSP 46 (1974), pp. 19-36.
• Banker, Luke H. Fort Southwest Point, TN: the development of a frontier post, 1792-1807. UT thesis, 1972. 124 pp.
• Smith, Samuel D., ed. Fort Southwest Point archaeological site, Kingston, TN: a multidisciplinary interpretation. Nashville, TN Div. Arch., 1993. 604 pp. (Its Research series #9)

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Harriman

• Donovan, William F., Jr. "Real estate speculation in Cardiff & Harriman, 1890-1893. " THQ 14 (1955), pp. 253-256.
• East TN Land Company. Two years of Harriman, TN, established by the East TN Land Company Feb. 26, 1890. NY, South, 1892. 104 pp.
• Flood insurance study: city of Harriman, TN, Roane County. Washington, D.C., FEMA, 1984. 15 pp.
• Harriman City Schools' Alumni Assoc. Centennial, Harriman schools, 1890- 1990. Harriman, the association, 1991. 144 pp.
• Hayward, James. History of Harriman, TN. (In East TN, Hist. & Biog., pp. 491- 541)
• Jones, Naoma. The First Presbyterian Church, Harriman, TN, 1891-1991. Harriman, Centennial Committee of the church, 1991. 147 pp.
• One year of Harriman, TN: established by the East TN Land Company, Feb. 26, 1890. Souvenir ed. NY, South Pub. Co., 1891. 53 pp.
• Oswell, Troy B. A brief history of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Harriman, TN, 1890-1950. Harriman, Harriman Record, 1960. 20 pp.
• Pulliam, Walter T. Harriman: the town that temperance built. Maryville, the author, 1978. 706 pp.
• TN Taxpayers Assn. Financial conditions & administration of the city of Harriman, TN: a report on a survey with recommendations. Nashville, 1958. 78 pp. (its Research report # 131)
• Williams, Allen L. Blue gem. NY, Carlton Press, 1990. 139 pp.
• Wimmer, Nancy, ed. A homecoming history of Harriman & Harriman city schools. Harriman, Harriman City Schools, 1986. 79 pp.

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Kingston

• A church called Bethel. (2nd ed.) Kingston, Bethel Presbyterian Church, 1987. 100 pp.
• Kingston Iron Co. Prospectus showing the advantages of Kingston for the development of iron industries. NY, J.J. Canlon, 1874. 15 pp.
• White, Robert H. "TN's four capitols. " ETHSP 6 (1934), pp. 29-43.

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Oak Ridge Reservation

• Curlin, J.W. Forest management plan, AEC Oak Ridge Reservation. Oak Ridge, ORNL, 1965. 46 pp.

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Oliver Springs

• Roberts, Pauline H. History of Oliver Springs Post Office, 1826-1970. Oliver Springs, 1971. 19 pp.
• Roberts, Snyder E. Oliver Springs oldtimers & days back when, fifty to seventy-five years ago.  Oliver Springs, the author, 1979. 96 pp.
• Roberts, Snyder E. Oliver Springs town government, 1904-1977. Oliver Springs, the author, 1977. 94 pp.
• Roberts, Snyder E. Origin of First Baptist Church of Oliver Springs, 1846- 1980. Oak Ridge, Ridge Print Co., 1981. 114 pp.
• Roberts, Snyder E. The story of Oliver Springs & its people. 4 vols. Kingston, the author, 1982-1985.

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Roane State Community College

• Byrne, Janet G. An historical study of Roane State Community College. George Peabody College dissertation, 1989. 148 pp.
• Rennie, Nancy W. Master planting plan for Roane State Community College. UT thesis, 1982. 65 pp.

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Rockwood

• Burkett, Elsie M., ed. Historical review: Rockwood's centennial year, 1868- 1968. Rockwood, 1968. unp.
• Moore, William H. Company town: a history of Rockwood & the Roane Iron Company. Kingston, Roane County Heritage Commission, Inc., 1984. 96 pp.
• Moore, William H. "Preoccupied paternalism, the Roane Iron Company in her company town, Rockwood, TN. " ETHSP 39 (1967), pp. 56-70.
• Moore, William H. Rockwood: a prototype of the new south. UT thesis, 1965. 106 pp.
• Rockwood, the pioneer iron-making town in the south: a young city located amid picturesque mountains of east TN in the heart of the iron & coal district. Cincinnati, OH, McDonald & Eick, 1890. 10 pp.
• Seward, Harvy M. Scenes & information about Rockwood, TN, in the heart of the great TN valley development. Rockwood, Rockwood Times, 1935. 61 pp.

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Wilcox Mining Company

• Bradley, Frank H. Geological report: Wilcox Mining Co. of TN, annual report. NY, E. Wells Sackett, 1871. 39 pp.

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