African-American Genealogy
Green McAdoo Cultural Center - The Desegregation of Clinton High School in East Tennessee
Google Books - 1790-1865 The Negro in Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - African-American Families Listed on the 1870 Census
TNGenWeb Project - Asbury Methodist Church
TNGenWeb Project - Colored Marriages 1866-1879
TNGenWeb Project - Black History in Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - The Desegregation of Anderson County Schools
TNGenWeb Project - Ethnic Research
TNGenWeb Project - The Gadson Family
TNGenWeb Project - Joe Hardy Family
TNGenWeb Project - The Levi Weaver Family
TNGenWeb Project - Littleleaf Church
TNGenWeb Project - Mt. Sinai Baptist Church
TNGenWeb Project - People of Color
TNGenWeb Project - Slavery in Anderson County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Uncle John Tate and Aunt Priscilla
Google Books - 1790-1865 The Negro in Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - African-American Families Listed on the 1870 Census
TNGenWeb Project - Asbury Methodist Church
TNGenWeb Project - Colored Marriages 1866-1879
TNGenWeb Project - Black History in Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - The Desegregation of Anderson County Schools
TNGenWeb Project - Ethnic Research
TNGenWeb Project - The Gadson Family
TNGenWeb Project - Joe Hardy Family
TNGenWeb Project - The Levi Weaver Family
TNGenWeb Project - Littleleaf Church
TNGenWeb Project - Mt. Sinai Baptist Church
TNGenWeb Project - People of Color
TNGenWeb Project - Slavery in Anderson County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Uncle John Tate and Aunt Priscilla
Archives and Libraries
Anderson County Government - County Historian/Records
Briceville Public Library - Briceville, TN
Clinch River Regional Library - Clinton, TN
Clinch River Tennessee Family History Center - Clinton, TN
Clinton Public Library - Clinton, TN
Norris Community Library - Norris, TN
Oak Ridge Public Library - Oak Ridge, TN
Oak Ridge Tennessee Family History Center - Oak Ridge, TN
Rocky Top Public Library - Lake City, TN
Tennessee Secretary of State - Anderson County Fact Sheet
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County Archives
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County, TN Archives, Libraries, and Museums
TNGenWeb Project - Betty Anne Jolly Norris Community Library
TNGenWeb Project - Briceville Public Library
TNGenWeb Project - Clinton Public Library
TNGenWeb Project - Lake City Public Library
TNGenWeb Project - Oak Ridge Public Library
USGenWeb Archives - Anderson County, TN
Wikipedia.org - American Museum of Science and Energy
Wikipedia.org - The Museum of Appalachia
Briceville Public Library - Briceville, TN
Clinch River Regional Library - Clinton, TN
Clinch River Tennessee Family History Center - Clinton, TN
Clinton Public Library - Clinton, TN
Norris Community Library - Norris, TN
Oak Ridge Public Library - Oak Ridge, TN
Oak Ridge Tennessee Family History Center - Oak Ridge, TN
Rocky Top Public Library - Lake City, TN
Tennessee Secretary of State - Anderson County Fact Sheet
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County Archives
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County, TN Archives, Libraries, and Museums
TNGenWeb Project - Betty Anne Jolly Norris Community Library
TNGenWeb Project - Briceville Public Library
TNGenWeb Project - Clinton Public Library
TNGenWeb Project - Lake City Public Library
TNGenWeb Project - Oak Ridge Public Library
USGenWeb Archives - Anderson County, TN
Wikipedia.org - American Museum of Science and Energy
Wikipedia.org - The Museum of Appalachia
Bible Records
Bibliography
Biographies
Genealogy Trails History Group - Anderson County, TN Biographies
TNGenWeb Project - Families and Individuals
USGenWeb Archives - Anderson County, TN Biographies
Wikipedia.org - Frank Justus Miller
Wikipedia.org - John C. Houk
Wikipedia.org - Joseph Inslee Anderson
Wikipedia.org - Leonidas C. Houk
Wikipedia.org - The McKameys
Wikipedia.org - Rev. Paul Turner
Wikipedia.org - Tennessee Ramblers
Wikipedia..org - William Cullom
TNGenWeb Project - Families and Individuals
USGenWeb Archives - Anderson County, TN Biographies
Wikipedia.org - Frank Justus Miller
Wikipedia.org - John C. Houk
Wikipedia.org - Joseph Inslee Anderson
Wikipedia.org - Leonidas C. Houk
Wikipedia.org - The McKameys
Wikipedia.org - Rev. Paul Turner
Wikipedia.org - Tennessee Ramblers
Wikipedia..org - William Cullom
Cemeteries
Genealogy Trails History Group - Anderson County Cemeteries
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County Cemeteries
USGenWeb Archives - Anderson County Cemeteries
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County Cemeteries
USGenWeb Archives - Anderson County Cemeteries
Census Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Anderson County Census Records
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County Census Records
USGenWeb Archives - Anderson County Census Records
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County Census Records
USGenWeb Archives - Anderson County Census Records
Church Records
Court Records
Estate Records
Family Trees
History
Genealogy Trails History Group - Anderson County History Topics
National Register of Historic Places - Anderson County, Tennessee
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Anderson, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Anderson County History
Wikipedia.org - Anderson County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Norris Dam
Wikipedia.org - The Manhattan Project
National Register of Historic Places - Anderson County, Tennessee
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Anderson, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Anderson County History
Wikipedia.org - Anderson County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Norris Dam
Wikipedia.org - The Manhattan Project
Land Records
Legal Records
Military Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Anderson County, TN Military Records
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County, TN Military Records
USGenWeb Archives - Anderson County Military Records
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County, TN Military Records
USGenWeb Archives - Anderson County Military Records
Native American Genealogy
Newspapers
Genealogy Trails History Group - Anderson County Newspaper Gleanings
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County Local News
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County, TN Newspapers
USGenWeb Archives - Anderson County Newspapers
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County Local News
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County, TN Newspapers
USGenWeb Archives - Anderson County Newspapers
Obituaries
Genealogy Trails History Group - Anderson County Obituaries and Death Notices
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County, TN Obituaries A-D
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County, TN Obituaries E-H
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County, TN Obituaries I-L
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County, TN Obituaries M-P
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County, TN Obituaries Q-T
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County, TN Obituaries U-Z
USGenWeb Archives - Anderson County Obituaries
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County, TN Obituaries A-D
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County, TN Obituaries E-H
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County, TN Obituaries I-L
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County, TN Obituaries M-P
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County, TN Obituaries Q-T
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County, TN Obituaries U-Z
USGenWeb Archives - Anderson County Obituaries
Photographs
School Records
Societies
Anderson County Historical Society - Clinton, TN
East Tennessee Historical Society - Knoxville, TN
Oliver Springs Historical Society - Oliver Springs, TN
East Tennessee Historical Society - Knoxville, TN
Oliver Springs Historical Society - Oliver Springs, TN
Vital Records
Anderson County Clerk - Birth Certificates
Anderson County Clerk - Marriage Certificates
Anderson County Health Department - Anderson County Vital Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Anderson County, TN Birth Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Anderson County, TN Death Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Early Anderson County Marriage Records
Tennessee Department of Health -Vital Records
Tennessee State Library and Archives - Finding Birth and Death Records in Tennessee
Tennessee State Library and Archives -Marriage Records
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County Birth Records
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County Death Records
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County Marriage Records
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County Marriages A-D
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County Marriages E-H
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County Marriages I-L
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County Marriages M-P
TNGebWeb Project - Anderson County Marriages Q-T
USGenWeb Archives - Anderson County Vital Records
VitalChek - Tennessee Vital Records
Vitalrec.com - Tennessee Vital Records
Anderson County Clerk - Marriage Certificates
Anderson County Health Department - Anderson County Vital Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Anderson County, TN Birth Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Anderson County, TN Death Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Early Anderson County Marriage Records
Tennessee Department of Health -Vital Records
Tennessee State Library and Archives - Finding Birth and Death Records in Tennessee
Tennessee State Library and Archives -Marriage Records
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County Birth Records
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County Death Records
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County Marriage Records
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County Marriages A-D
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County Marriages E-H
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County Marriages I-L
TNGenWeb Project - Anderson County Marriages M-P
TNGebWeb Project - Anderson County Marriages Q-T
USGenWeb Archives - Anderson County Vital Records
VitalChek - Tennessee Vital Records
Vitalrec.com - Tennessee Vital Records
Tennessee Counties
Many Tennessee family records can be found online and at various archives and libraries located throughout the state of Tennessee. Many millions of records aren't yet available online, though, and many of these are awaiting your discovery at the local level at county courthouses, historical societies, churches, county clerks' offices, cemeteries, and elsewhere in Tennessee. To find these and other records, click on the links below to find more information about the specific counties where your ancestors lived in Tennessee. You'll find information on these pages that will lead you to the specific documentation you're searching for.
It is important to keep in mind when doing research that the names and boundaries of certain counties in Tennessee have changed over the past two hundred years. Your ancestors may have lived on a certain farm in one county and when borders were redrawn records relating to your family history might have been located in another area entirely. When searching for land, court, tax, and other records it is also a good idea to search for these records in adjacent counties. Following is a complete list of Tennessee's 95 counties along with their formation dates, county seats, and names of parent counties.
It is important to keep in mind when doing research that the names and boundaries of certain counties in Tennessee have changed over the past two hundred years. Your ancestors may have lived on a certain farm in one county and when borders were redrawn records relating to your family history might have been located in another area entirely. When searching for land, court, tax, and other records it is also a good idea to search for these records in adjacent counties. Following is a complete list of Tennessee's 95 counties along with their formation dates, county seats, and names of parent counties.
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County
Anderson County Bedford County Benton County Bledsoe County Blount County Bradley County Campbell County Cannon County Carroll County Carter County Cheatham County Chester County Claiborne County Clay County Cocke County Coffee County Crockett County Cumberland County Davidson County Decatur County DeKalb County Dickson County Dyer County Fayette County Fentress County Franklin County Gibson County Giles County Grainger County Greene County Grundy County Hamblen County Hamilton County Hancock County Hardeman County Hardin County Hawkins County Haywood County Henderson County Henry County Hickman County Houston County Humphreys County Jackson County Jefferson County Johnson County Knox County Lake County Lauderdale County Lawrence County Lewis County Lincoln County Loudon County Macon County Madison County Marion County Marshall County Maury County McMinn County McNairy County Meigs County Monroe County Montgomery County Moore County Morgan County Obion County Overton County Perry County Pickett County Polk County Putnam County Rhea County Roane County Robertson County Rutherford County Scott County Sequatchie County Sevier County Shelby County Smith County Stewart County Sullivan County Tipton County Trousdale County Unicoi County Union County Van Buren County Warren County Washington County Wayne County Weakley County White County Williamson County Wilson County |
Formation Date
1801 1807 1835 1807 1795 1836 1806 1836 1821 1796 1856 1879 1801 1870 1797 1836 1871 1855 1783 1845 1837 1803 1823 1824 1823 1807 1823 1809 1796 1783 1844 1870 1819 1844 1823 1819 1786 1823 1821 1821 1807 1871 1809 1801 1792 1836 1792 1870 1835 1817 1843 1809 1870 1842 1821 1817 1836 1807 1819 1823 1836 1819 1796 1871 1817 1823 1806 1819 1879 1839 1854 1807 1801 1796 1803 1849 1857 1794 1819 1799 1803 1779 1823 1870 1875 1850 1840 1807 1777 1817 1823 1806 1799 1799 |
County Seat
Clinton Shelbyville Camden Pikeville Maryville Cleveland Jacksboro Woodbury Huntingdon Elizabethton Ashland City Henderson Tazewell Celina Newport Manchester Alamo Crossville Nashville Decaturville Smithville Charlotte Dyersburg Somerville Jamestown Winchester Trenton Pulaski Rutledge Greeneville Altamont Morristown Chattanooga Sneedville Bolivar Savannah Rogersville Brownsville Lexington Paris Centerville Erin Waverly Gainesboro Dandridge Mountain City Knoxville Tiptonville Ripley Lawrenceburg Hohenwald Fayetteville Loudon Lafayette Jackson Jasper Lewisburg Columbia Athens Selmer Decatur Madisonville Clarksville Lynchburg Wartburg Union City Livingston Linden Byrdstown Benton Cookeville Dayton Kingston Springfield Murfreesboro Huntsville Dunlap Sevierville Memphis Carthage Dover Blountville Covington Hartsville Erwin Maynardville Spencer McMinnville Jonesborough Waynesboro Dresden Sparta Franklin Lebanon |
Parent County
Knox and Grainger Rutherford County Humphreys County Roane & Indian lands Knox County Indian lands Anderson & Claiborne Rutherford, Smith & Warren Indian lands Washington County Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery, & Robertson Henderson, McNairy & Madison Grainger & Hawkins Jackson & Overton Jefferson County Bedford, Warren & Franklin Haywood, Madison, Dyer & Gibson White, Bledsoe, Rhea, Morgan, Fentress & Putnam Part of North Carolina Perry County Franklin, Cannon, Jackson & White Montgomery and Robertson Indian lands Indian lands Morgan, Overton & White Rutherford & Indian lands Indian lands Indian lands Hawkins & Knox counties Washington County Coffee, Warren & Franklin Jefferson, Grainger & Greene Rhea & Indian lands Hawkins & Claiborne Hardin & Indian lands Indian Lands Sullivan County Indian lands Indian lands Indian lands Dickson County Dickson, Humphreys, Montgomery & Stewart Stewart County Smith County & Indian lands Greene & Hawkins Carter County Greene & Hawkins Obion County Haywood, Dyer & Tipton Hickman & Indian lands Hickman, Lawrence, Maury & Wayne Bedford County Roane, Monroe, Blount & McMinn Smith and Sumner counties Indian lands Indian lands Giles, Bedford, Lincoln & Maury Williamson & Indian lands Indian lands Hardin County Rhea County Indian lands Tennessee County Bedford, Lincoln & Franklin Anderson & Roane Indian lands Jackson & Indian lands Humphreys & Hickman Fentress & Overton McMinn & Bradley Fentress, Jackson, Smith, White & Overton Roane County Knox & Indian lands Tennessee & Sumner Davidson, Williamson & Wilson Anderson, Campbell, Fentress & Morgan counties Hamilton, Marion & Warren Jefferson County Chickasaw Nation lands Sumner & Indian lands Montgomery County Washington County Shelby County Wilson, Macon, Smith & Sumner counties Washington & Carter Grainger, Claiborne, Campbell, Anderson & Knox Warren & White White, Jackson, Smith & Indian lands Part of North Carolina Hickman County Indian lands Jackson & Smith Davidson County Sumner County |
USA State Resources
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