Meigs County Historical Museum

Meigs County Historical Museum Meigs County Historical Museum, operated by the Meigs Historical Society is located in Decatur, Tennessee.

Meigs County Museum is operated by Meigs County Historical Society in Decatur, Tennessee. The museum includes permanent displays of artifacts about Meigs County, TN history, murals depicting the town of Decatur in the early 1930's to 1940's, a genealogy room for family and county research and much, much more.

09/02/2026
08/22/2026

REMINDER
Meigs County Historical Society will meet tomorrow, Sunday August 23rd at 2PM. Everyone is invited. Come join us as we learn more about our county’s history.

Ms Edna Carpenter shared this picture with her Sunday School Class the week before she died. She was excited to have mem...
08/19/2026

Ms Edna Carpenter shared this picture with her Sunday School Class the week before she died. She was excited to have members name people in the picture.
Please share names of people you may identify.
And thanks again to Mrs Carpenter for her contributions to our community.

We extend our sympathy to the family of Mrs Edna Carpenter. Mrs Edna was a supporter of the Historical Society. She had ...
08/16/2026

We extend our sympathy to the family of Mrs Edna Carpenter. Mrs Edna was a supporter of the Historical Society. She had served as a Home Demonstration Agent and Home Economics teacher for many years in Meigs County.
She faithfully served her church and her community for many many years.

08/04/2026

As we celebrate the 190th birthday of Meigs County we want to get to know our people.
Please comment if you were born in Meigs County and have lived your entire life here, year of graduation, where in the county you have lived and anything else you would like to share.

If you are a newcomer tell us why you chose Meigs County as your home. We are glad you have chosen the best place in the world to live.

Celebrate Meigs County’s 190th birthday with your own copy of these great stories from local farmers and local veterans....
07/27/2026

Celebrate Meigs County’s 190th birthday with your own copy of these great stories from local farmers and local veterans.
$10 each and all monies go to support the Museum.
The Museum offers many other books of local history for sale.

Thank you TG McKenzie for this “talk” on Civil War Skirmishes in Meigs County.Very informative presentation.If anyone ha...
07/26/2026

Thank you TG McKenzie for this “talk” on Civil War Skirmishes in Meigs County.
Very informative presentation.
If anyone has info on any of the skirmishes please share with us.

07/21/2026

Join us this Sunday, July 26th at 2PM. TG McKenzie will be speaking on the Civil War skirmishes that took place in Meigs County.
Everyone is invited.

07/19/2026

Chattanooga Daily Times 1936

Address

200 Smith Avenue
Decatur, TN
37322

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 2:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 2:30pm
Friday 9am - 3pm

Telephone

+14233344424

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