African-American Genealogy
Archives and Libraries
Blount County, TN Public Library - Maryville, TN
Genealogy Inc. - Blount County, Tennessee
Tennessee Secretary of State - Blount County Fact Sheet
TNGenWeb Archives - Blount County, Tennessee
Genealogy Inc. - Blount County, Tennessee
Tennessee Secretary of State - Blount County Fact Sheet
TNGenWeb Archives - Blount County, Tennessee
Bible Records
Biographies
Genealogy Trails History Group - Blount County, TN
TNGenWeb Project - Cates Jr., Charles T.
TNGenWeb Project - Cates Sr., Charles T.
TNGenWeb Project - Chumlea, W.C.
TNGenWeb Project - Costner, Arthur J.
TNGenWeb Project - Dougherty, Nancy
TNGenWeb Project - George, James Edward (Dr.)
TNGenWeb Project - Goodspeed Biographies
TNGenWeb Project - Robinson, Hammontree, Holloway, & Jones Families
TNGenWeb Project - Rowan Family Profiles
TNGenWeb Project - Nuchols Family of Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Roberts, George D.
TNGenWeb Project - 1883-1961 Washington, Benjamin Emerson
USGenWeb Archives - Blount County, TN
Wikipedia.org - Blount County, Tennessee William Blount
TNGenWeb Project - Cates Jr., Charles T.
TNGenWeb Project - Cates Sr., Charles T.
TNGenWeb Project - Chumlea, W.C.
TNGenWeb Project - Costner, Arthur J.
TNGenWeb Project - Dougherty, Nancy
TNGenWeb Project - George, James Edward (Dr.)
TNGenWeb Project - Goodspeed Biographies
TNGenWeb Project - Robinson, Hammontree, Holloway, & Jones Families
TNGenWeb Project - Rowan Family Profiles
TNGenWeb Project - Nuchols Family of Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Roberts, George D.
TNGenWeb Project - 1883-1961 Washington, Benjamin Emerson
USGenWeb Archives - Blount County, TN
Wikipedia.org - Blount County, Tennessee William Blount
Cemeteries
ePodunk - Blount County Cemeteries
Find A Grave - Blount County Cemeteries
Genealogy Trails History Group - Blount County, TN
The Political Graveyard - Blount County Cemeteries
TNGenWeb Project - Blount County Burials
TNGenWeb Project - Blount County Cemetery Index
TNGenWeb Project - Blount Co. Individual Cemetery Listings
TNGenWeb Project - Funeral Homes in Blount County
TNGenWeb Project - 1938 Index to WPA Blount County Burial Records
TNGenWeb Project - Map of Blount County Cemeteries
TNGenWeb Project - Blount County, Tennessee Valley Authority Removal Records
USGenWeb Archives - Blount County, TN
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Blount County, TN
Find A Grave - Blount County Cemeteries
Genealogy Trails History Group - Blount County, TN
The Political Graveyard - Blount County Cemeteries
TNGenWeb Project - Blount County Burials
TNGenWeb Project - Blount County Cemetery Index
TNGenWeb Project - Blount Co. Individual Cemetery Listings
TNGenWeb Project - Funeral Homes in Blount County
TNGenWeb Project - 1938 Index to WPA Blount County Burial Records
TNGenWeb Project - Map of Blount County Cemeteries
TNGenWeb Project - Blount County, Tennessee Valley Authority Removal Records
USGenWeb Archives - Blount County, TN
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Blount County, TN
Census Records
Census Online - Blount Co., Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - 1830-1940 Census Records
TNGenWeb Project - 1850 Blount County Slave Schedule Transcription
TNGenWeb Project - 1860 Blount County Slave Schedule Transcription
TNGenWeb Project - 1900 Enumeration District Map
USGenWeb Archives - Blount County, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1830-1940 Census Records
TNGenWeb Project - 1850 Blount County Slave Schedule Transcription
TNGenWeb Project - 1860 Blount County Slave Schedule Transcription
TNGenWeb Project - 1900 Enumeration District Map
USGenWeb Archives - Blount County, TN
Church Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Blount County, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1911 History of Logan’s Chapel
TNGenWeb Project - 1881 Hall, J.M. (Rev.) – Ordained as a Minister
TNGenWeb Project - List of Blount County Churches
USGenWeb Archives - Blount County, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1911 History of Logan’s Chapel
TNGenWeb Project - 1881 Hall, J.M. (Rev.) – Ordained as a Minister
TNGenWeb Project - List of Blount County Churches
USGenWeb Archives - Blount County, TN
Court Records
TNGenWeb Project - 1795-1970 County Clerks
TNGenWeb Project - Misc. Court Records
TNGenWeb Project - Index to Estate Settlements
TNGenWeb Project - White Family Wills
TNGenWeb Project - 1836 William McClung Will
TNGenWeb Project - 1795-1950 Will Index
TNGenWeb Project - 1799-1858 Will Index
TNGenWeb Project - 1923-1924 Will Index
USGenWeb Archives - Blount County, TN
USGenWeb Archives - Blount County, TN Wills
TNGenWeb Project - Misc. Court Records
TNGenWeb Project - Index to Estate Settlements
TNGenWeb Project - White Family Wills
TNGenWeb Project - 1836 William McClung Will
TNGenWeb Project - 1795-1950 Will Index
TNGenWeb Project - 1799-1858 Will Index
TNGenWeb Project - 1923-1924 Will Index
USGenWeb Archives - Blount County, TN
USGenWeb Archives - Blount County, TN Wills
Family Trees
History
Genealogy Trails History Group - Blount County, TN
National Register of Historic Places - Blount County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Blount County History
TNGenWeb Project - Goodspeed's History of Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Blount County, TN
Wikipedia.org - Blount County, Tennessee
National Register of Historic Places - Blount County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Blount County History
TNGenWeb Project - Goodspeed's History of Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Blount County, TN
Wikipedia.org - Blount County, Tennessee
Land Records
TNGenWeb Project - 1795-1819 Deed Book
TNGenWeb Project - 1795-1829 Badgett Family Deeds
TNGenWeb Project - 1888 Abraham & Martha Lane to D.G. Farr
TNGenWeb Project - 1888 I.H. Farr to D.G. Farr
TNGenWeb Project - 1901 J.M. & Mary T. Rose to C.T. Cates
TNGenWeb Project - 1848 James Tallent Sr. to Michael Harvey
TNGenWeb Project - 1876 John R. Tallent to Michael Harvey
TNGenWeb Project - 1851 John Stone to Hiram Hartsell
TNGenWeb Project - 1849 Michael Harvey to Ann Jeffries
TNGenWeb Project - 1850 Michael Harvey to John Stone
TNGenWeb Project - 1862 Michael Harvey to Richard McQueen
TNGenWeb Project - 1874 Michael Harvey to William & Marcus Jeffers
TNGenWeb Project - 1904 Nicholas & Caroline Blevins to Wm. McTeer
TNGenWeb Project - 1847 Willie Wright to Michael Harvey
TNGenWeb Project - Heritage Farms of Blount County
USGenWeb Archives - Blount County, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1795-1829 Badgett Family Deeds
TNGenWeb Project - 1888 Abraham & Martha Lane to D.G. Farr
TNGenWeb Project - 1888 I.H. Farr to D.G. Farr
TNGenWeb Project - 1901 J.M. & Mary T. Rose to C.T. Cates
TNGenWeb Project - 1848 James Tallent Sr. to Michael Harvey
TNGenWeb Project - 1876 John R. Tallent to Michael Harvey
TNGenWeb Project - 1851 John Stone to Hiram Hartsell
TNGenWeb Project - 1849 Michael Harvey to Ann Jeffries
TNGenWeb Project - 1850 Michael Harvey to John Stone
TNGenWeb Project - 1862 Michael Harvey to Richard McQueen
TNGenWeb Project - 1874 Michael Harvey to William & Marcus Jeffers
TNGenWeb Project - 1904 Nicholas & Caroline Blevins to Wm. McTeer
TNGenWeb Project - 1847 Willie Wright to Michael Harvey
TNGenWeb Project - Heritage Farms of Blount County
USGenWeb Archives - Blount County, TN
Maps
Military Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Blount County, TN
TNGenWeb Project - War Casualties of East Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - World War I Veterans of Blount County
TNGenWeb Project - World War I Registry of Veterans
TNGenWeb Project - Union Provost Marshall Database
USGenWeb Archives - Blount County, TN
TNGenWeb Project - War Casualties of East Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - World War I Veterans of Blount County
TNGenWeb Project - World War I Registry of Veterans
TNGenWeb Project - Union Provost Marshall Database
USGenWeb Archives - Blount County, TN
Native American Genealogy
Newspapers
Genealogy Trails History Group - Blount County, TN
TNGenWeb Project - Defunct Newspapers of Blount County
TNGenWeb Project - Historical Issues of Maryville Times Coming Online
TNGenWeb Project - 1885-1899 Maryville Times
TNGenWeb Project - Misc. Newspaper Extracts
TNGenWeb Project - 1832-1905 Newspaper Abstracts
USGenWeb Archives - Blount County, TN
TNGenWeb Project - Defunct Newspapers of Blount County
TNGenWeb Project - Historical Issues of Maryville Times Coming Online
TNGenWeb Project - 1885-1899 Maryville Times
TNGenWeb Project - Misc. Newspaper Extracts
TNGenWeb Project - 1832-1905 Newspaper Abstracts
USGenWeb Archives - Blount County, TN
Obituaries
Photographs
TNGenWeb Project - 1930 WPA – Hot Lunch
TNGenWeb Project - 1930 WPA – Sewing Circles
USGenWeb Archives - Blount County, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1930 WPA – Sewing Circles
USGenWeb Archives - Blount County, TN
Societies
Cades Cove Preservation Association - Maryville, TN
Cyndi's List - Cades Cove Preservation Association
East Tennessee Historical Society - Knoxville, TN
Facebook.com - Blount County, TN Genealogical & Historical Society
Mary Blount Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution - Alcoa, TN
Smoky Mountain Historical Society - Sevierville, TN
TNGenWeb Project - Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society
Cyndi's List - Cades Cove Preservation Association
East Tennessee Historical Society - Knoxville, TN
Facebook.com - Blount County, TN Genealogical & Historical Society
Mary Blount Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution - Alcoa, TN
Smoky Mountain Historical Society - Sevierville, TN
TNGenWeb Project - Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society
Schools
TNGenWeb Project - 1866-2010 Maryville College Course Catalogs
TNGenWeb Project - 1900-1962 Maryville College Handbooks
TNGenWeb Project - 1906-2009 Maryville College Yearbooks
TNGenWeb Project - Photo: Howard’s Chapel School
TNGenWeb Project - WPA Photos – Hot School Lunch
TNGenWeb Project - 1900-1962 Maryville College Handbooks
TNGenWeb Project - 1906-2009 Maryville College Yearbooks
TNGenWeb Project - Photo: Howard’s Chapel School
TNGenWeb Project - WPA Photos – Hot School Lunch
Tax Records
Vital Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Blount County, TN Birth Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Blount County, TN Death Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Blount County, TN Marriage Records
TNGenWeb Project - Births, Marriages & Deaths
USGenWeb Archives - Blount County, TN
VitalChek - Tennessee Vital Records
Vitalrec.com - Tennessee Vital Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Blount County, TN Death Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Blount County, TN Marriage Records
TNGenWeb Project - Births, Marriages & Deaths
USGenWeb Archives - Blount County, TN
VitalChek - Tennessee Vital Records
Vitalrec.com - Tennessee Vital 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
Follow the links below to find many other helpful resources available in the U.S. states where your ancestors lived in the past.
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