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2 unusual facts about Meigs County


Meigs County Historical Museum

A new building on Smith Avenue in Decatur, Tennessee, of Meigs County, Tennessee was built to house the collection of the Meigs County Historical Museum.

Meigs County, Tennessee

Colonel Return J. Meigs, who was to become the county's name source, operated a federal Indian agency across the river in Rhea County until 1817, when the agency moved to what is now Meigs County.


Calhoun, Tennessee

Calhoun is centered around the junction of U.S. Route 11, which connects the town to Athens to the north and Charleston and Cleveland to the south, and State Route 163 (Bowater Road), which connects Calhoun to U.S. Route 411 in Delano to the east and Interstate 75 and Meigs County to the west.


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