African-American Genealogy
FabFood - Tracing African American History in Anderson County, Tennessee
Genealogy Center - Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War
Google Books - 1790-1865 The Negro in Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Black History In Tennessee
Genealogy Center - Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War
Google Books - 1790-1865 The Negro in Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Black History In Tennessee
Archives and Libraries
Argie Cooper Public Library - Shelbyville, TN
Bedford County Archives - Shelbyville , TN
Bedford County Clerk - Shelbyville, Tennessee
Bedford County Clerk of Circuit Court - Shelbyville, Tennessee
Bedford County Property Assessor - Shelbyville, Tennessee
Bedford County Register of Deeds - Shelbyville, Tennessee
East Tennessee Historical Center - Knoxville, TN
Facebook - Argie Cooper Public Library
FamilySearch Catalog - Bedford County, Tennessee
FamilySearch Wiki - Bedford County, Tennessee
Linebaugh Public Library - Murfreesboro, TN
Tennessee Secretary of State - Bedford County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, TN
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, TN Libraries
USGenWeb Archives - Bedford County, Tennessee
Bedford County Archives - Shelbyville , TN
Bedford County Clerk - Shelbyville, Tennessee
Bedford County Clerk of Circuit Court - Shelbyville, Tennessee
Bedford County Property Assessor - Shelbyville, Tennessee
Bedford County Register of Deeds - Shelbyville, Tennessee
East Tennessee Historical Center - Knoxville, TN
Facebook - Argie Cooper Public Library
FamilySearch Catalog - Bedford County, Tennessee
FamilySearch Wiki - Bedford County, Tennessee
Linebaugh Public Library - Murfreesboro, TN
Tennessee Secretary of State - Bedford County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, TN
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, TN Libraries
USGenWeb Archives - Bedford County, Tennessee
Bible Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Bedford County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, TN Bible Records
USGenWeb Archives - Bedford County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, TN Bible Records
USGenWeb Archives - Bedford County, Tennessee
Biographies
Genealogy Trails History Group - Bedford County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County Biographies
USGenWeb Archives - Bedford County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Jim Cooper
Wikipedia.org - Jim Nance McCord
Wikipedia.org - Prentice Cooper
Wikipedia.org - Sumner Archibald Cunningham
Wikipedia.org - William Prentice Cooper
Wikipedia.org - William R. Webb
Wikipedia.org - William Whitaker Reed
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County Biographies
USGenWeb Archives - Bedford County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Jim Cooper
Wikipedia.org - Jim Nance McCord
Wikipedia.org - Prentice Cooper
Wikipedia.org - Sumner Archibald Cunningham
Wikipedia.org - William Prentice Cooper
Wikipedia.org - William R. Webb
Wikipedia.org - William Whitaker Reed
Cemeteries
ePodunk - Bedford County, Tennessee
Find A Grave - Bedford County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Bedford County, Tennessee
The Political Graveyard - Bedford County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, Tennessee Cemetery Records
USGenWeb Archives - Bedford County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Bedford County, Tennessee
Find A Grave - Bedford County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Bedford County, Tennessee
The Political Graveyard - Bedford County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, Tennessee Cemetery Records
USGenWeb Archives - Bedford County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Bedford County, Tennessee
Census Records
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, Tennessee Census Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Bedford County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Bedford County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Bedford County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Bedford County, Tennessee
Church Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Bedford County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, Tennessee Church Resources
USGenWeb Archives - Bedford County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, Tennessee Church Resources
USGenWeb Archives - Bedford County, Tennessee
Court Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Bedford County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, Tennessee Court Records
USGenWeb Archives - Bedford County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, Tennessee Court Records
USGenWeb Archives - Bedford County, Tennessee
Crime
Estate Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Bedford County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, Tennessee Will and Probate Records
USGenWeb Archives - Bedford County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, Tennessee Will and Probate Records
USGenWeb Archives - Bedford County, Tennessee
Family Trees
Funeral Home Records
History
BedfordCountyTN.org - Bedford County Historical Information
Genealogy Trails History Group - Bedford County, Tennessee Post Offices
Genealogy Trails History Group - Bedford County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lawyers of Bedford County
National Register of Historic Places - Bedford County, Tennessee
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Bedford County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, Tennessee Historians
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, Tennessee Historical Resources
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, Tennessee Historical Sites
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, Tennessee History
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County Post Offices and Place Names
USGenWeb Archives - Bedford County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Absalom Lowe Landis House
Wikipedia.org - Bedford County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Bell Buckle, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Cortner, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Fairfield, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Flat Creek, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Gov. Prentice Cooper House
Wikipedia.org - Haley's Station, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - National Register of Historic Places in Bedford County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Normandy, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Pleasant Grove, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - River Side Farmhouse
Wikipedia.org - Shelbyville, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Unionville, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Walking Horse Hotel
Wikipedia.org - Wartrace, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Wartrace Historic District
Wikipedia.org - The Webb School
Genealogy Trails History Group - Bedford County, Tennessee Post Offices
Genealogy Trails History Group - Bedford County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lawyers of Bedford County
National Register of Historic Places - Bedford County, Tennessee
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Bedford County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, Tennessee Historians
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, Tennessee Historical Resources
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, Tennessee Historical Sites
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, Tennessee History
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County Post Offices and Place Names
USGenWeb Archives - Bedford County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Absalom Lowe Landis House
Wikipedia.org - Bedford County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Bell Buckle, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Cortner, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Fairfield, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Flat Creek, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Gov. Prentice Cooper House
Wikipedia.org - Haley's Station, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - National Register of Historic Places in Bedford County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Normandy, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Pleasant Grove, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - River Side Farmhouse
Wikipedia.org - Shelbyville, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Unionville, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Walking Horse Hotel
Wikipedia.org - Wartrace, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Wartrace Historic District
Wikipedia.org - The Webb School
Land Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Bedford County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, Tennessee Land Records
USGenWeb Archives - Bedford County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, Tennessee Land Records
USGenWeb Archives - Bedford County, Tennessee
Mailing Lists
Maps
My Genealogy Hound - Bedford County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, Tennessee Map Resources
TNGenWeb Project - Maps by Charles Reeves
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, Tennessee Map Resources
TNGenWeb Project - Maps by Charles Reeves
Military Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Bedford County, Tennessee
National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Tennessee
National Archives - U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford, County TN Military Records
USGenWeb Archives - Bedford County, Tennessee
National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Tennessee
National Archives - U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford, County TN Military Records
USGenWeb Archives - Bedford County, Tennessee
Native American Genealogy
The Chickasaw Nation - Ada, Oklahoma
TNGenWeb Project - Cherokee By Blood
TNGenWeb Project - First People of Tennessee and the American Southeast
TNGenWeb Project - Cherokee By Blood
TNGenWeb Project - First People of Tennessee and the American Southeast
Newspapers
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, Tennessee Newspaper Resources
Genealogy Trails History Group - Bedford County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Bedford County, Tennessee
Obituaries
Genealogy Trails History Group - Bedford County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, Tennessee Obituary Records
USGenWeb Archives - Bedford County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, Tennessee Obituary Records
USGenWeb Archives - Bedford County, Tennessee
Photographs
National Archives - Bedford County, Tennessee
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Bedford County Slideshow
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, Tennessee Photo Resources
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Bedford County Slideshow
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, Tennessee Photo Resources
Queries
School Records
Societies
Blockade Runner Civil War - Wartrace, TN
Tennessee Society Daughters of the American Revolution - Bedford County, TN
Tennessee Historical Society - Nashville, TN
Tennessee Society Daughters of the American Revolution - Bedford County, TN
Tennessee Historical Society - Nashville, TN
Tax Records
Vital Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Bedford County, TN Birth Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Bedford County, TN Marriage Records
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1949-2014 Death Records Index
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, TN Birth Records
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, TN Death Records
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, TN Divorce Records
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, TN Marriage Records
USGenWeb Archives - Bedford County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Bedford County, TN Marriage Records
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1949-2014 Death Records Index
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, TN Birth Records
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, TN Death Records
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, TN Divorce Records
TNGenWeb Project - Bedford County, TN Marriage Records
USGenWeb Archives - Bedford County, Tennessee
Tennessee County Records
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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