Boundaries - Historical Notes

The following is a summary of acts which authorized boundary changes for Fentress County.

1. Private Acts of 1831, Chapter 153, changed the line between Fentress and Overton Counties to include the land of Willis Huddleston in Overton County.
2. Acts of 1853-54, Chapter 181, changed the line between Scott and Fentress Counties to include Belfield Moore in Fentress County.
3. Public Acts of 1870-71, Chapter 68, changed the line between Overton and Fentress Counties to include the lands of James Amonett in Overton County.
4. Public Acts of 1873, Chapter 80, changed the line between Fentress and Overton Counties to include the lands of William Gunter in Fentress County.
5. Public Acts of 1875, Chapter 140, changed the line between Fentress and Overton Counties to include the farm of James H. Ferrell in Overton County.
6. Public Acts of 1883, Chapter 65, changed the line between Fentress and Overton Counties to include the lands of Tranville F. Bilbrey in Overton County.
7. Public Acts of 1885, Chapter 156, changed the line between Fentress and Pickett Counties to include the lands of Stockley Crabtree, Marion Crouch, J. J. Pile, David Cooper, Jennie Cooper, Thomas King, Mary Ann Hover, George Smith, Austin Choate, William Choate, Thomas Cooper, William Cooper, and Madison Hoover in Fentress County.
8. Public Acts of 1889, Chapter 26, changed the line between Fentress and Cumberland Counties to include the land of E. S. Jones in Fentress County.
9. Public Acts of 1891, Chapter 28, changed the line between Fentress and Pickett Counties to include the farms of G. W. Crouch and Jackson Rains in Pickett County.
10. Public Acts of 1891, Chapter 42, changed the line between Pickett and Fentress Counties to include the lands of N. E. Storie and F. P. Storie in Pickett County.
11. Public Acts of 1899, Chapter 105, changed the line between Pickett and Fentress Counties to include the lands of F. M. Lynch in Pickett County.
12. Acts of 1903, Chapter 512, changed the line between Fentress and Overton Counties to include the lands of Melvin Phillips in Overton County.
13. Acts of 1905, Chapter 39, changed the line between Pickett and Fentress Counties to include the lands of W. M. Johnson in Fentress County.
14. Private Acts of 1905, Chapter 453, changed the county line between Overton and Fentress Counties to include the farm of Sam Hall into Overton County.
15. Private Acts of 1911, Chapter 244, changed the county line between Pickett and Fentress Counties to include the land of Dry Creek farm owned by Robbins and Parris into Pickett County.
16. Private Acts of 1919, Chapter 327, changed the county line between Overton and Fentress Counties to include the lands of M. B. Smith in Overton County.
17. Private Acts of 1919, Chapter 611, changed the county line between Overton and Fentress Counties to include the lands of Polk Wilson in Overton County.
18. Private Acts of 1921, Chapter 453, changed the county line between Pickett and Fentress Counties to include the lands of Hiram C. Crabtree in Pickett County.
19. Private Acts of 1921, Chapter 700, changed the county line between Fentress and Pickett Counties to include the lands of Ed Storie in Pickett County.
20. Private Acts of 1921, Chapter 803, changed the county line between Fentress and Pickett Counties to include the lands of E. G. Jones in Pickett County.
21. Private Acts of 1927, Chapter 776, changed the line between Fentress and Pickett Counties to include the lands of S. R. West in Fentress County.
22. Private Acts of 1951, Chapter 243, changed the county line between Fentress and Cumberland Counties to include the lands of R. L. Maddux in Cumberland County.