by Walter S. McClain (Author)

By: Walter S. McClain, Pub. 1925, Reprinted 2019, 156 pages, ISBN #0-89308-873-0.

Putnam County was created in 1842 from parts of: White, Overton, Jackson, Smith & DeKalb Counties. This book is similar to other county history books of the era, in that it discusses the counties development thru such things as social life, economy, geology/topagraphy of the county, and a section on biographical sketches of some of its early residents.