This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Elkmont’s Early Roots and Modern Revival Spotlight
Elkmont traces its origins to 1808 with John and Mary Maples settling near Elk River. The town grew from a rugged pioneer community of squatters to a small municipality famed for cotton warehousing, its banks, and a mix of farming and entrepreneurial families led by figures like Fred Gray and W. B. Vaughn. The Hidden Valley Ranch era signals renewed growth as irrigation and beef production reshape the economy.
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Jack Walden
Elkmont
Great Britain
Elk River
Limestone County
John and
Mary Maples
Mack Maples
John Maples
Mooresville
Pettusville
New Garden
Andrew
Elizabeth McWilliams
William Penn Redtus
Rebecca
East T
Isaac Williams
Presbyterian Church
William Levesque
Barbara Fisher
William Henry
Samuel Clay
Robert Steele
Thomas Goodrich
John Grigsby
George Washington
Fred Gray
Gray
W. S. Peebles
Citizens Bank
David Smith
David
G. R. Smith
W. B. Vaughn
Mr. Vaughn
Elkmont Warehouse Company
Mr. Gray
Louis Morris
Morris
Gray Bros
Tennessee Valley
America
Hidden Valley Ranch
Frank Waldrop
W. van Gilbert
Fr Waldrop
Hidden Valley
Carl Robinson
Harry Morris
Max Head
Joe Evans
George Gray
Fred Gray, Jr
Bernice Compton