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| | Giles County, Tennessee, TNGenWeb Project (TNGenNet), A Genealogy & History Homepage |
 | | Giles County was created in 1810 in pursuance of an act of the General Assembly passed November 14, 1809, and at the suggestion of Gen. Jackson was named in honor of Gen. William B. Giles, one of the governors of Virginia. |
 | | Giles County was formed out of Maury County and is bounded as follows: North by the counties of Maury and Marshall, east by the counties of Marshall and Lincoln, south by the State of Alabama, west by Lawrence County, and has an area of 600 square miles. (Goodspeeds History of Giles County, Tennessee). |
 | | Giles County, TNGenWeb is one of the earliest and most active counties in both the TNGenWeb and USGenWeb Projects, the joint product of its volunteer online coordinators and researchers, past and present, sharing the research of our ancestors for the future of our descendants (See About the Giles County TNGenWeb Project). |
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