African-American Genealogy
Archives and Libraries
Daughters of the American Revolution - Fentress County, Tennessee
Facebook - Fentress County Library
Fentress County Public Library - Jamestown, Tennessee
Tennessee Secretary of State - Fentress County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Fentress County, Tennessee
Facebook - Fentress County Library
Fentress County Public Library - Jamestown, Tennessee
Tennessee Secretary of State - Fentress County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Fentress County, Tennessee
Bible Records
Bibliography
Biographies
Genealogy Trails History Group - Fentress County,Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Alvin C. York - Tennessee Virtual Archive
TNGenWeb Project - Benjamin Stratton Barton
TNGenWeb Project - Ephraim Crabtree
TNGenWeb Project - Sergeant York and His People
Wikipedia.org - Champ Ferguson
TNGenWeb Project - Alvin C. York - Tennessee Virtual Archive
TNGenWeb Project - Benjamin Stratton Barton
TNGenWeb Project - Ephraim Crabtree
TNGenWeb Project - Sergeant York and His People
Wikipedia.org - Champ Ferguson
Cemeteries
ePodunk - Fentress County, Tennessee
Find A Grave - Fentress County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Fentress County,Tennessee
The Political Graveyard - Fentress County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Allardt Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Barger Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Beaty Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Blair Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Campground Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Copley Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Crockett Cemetery AKA East Jamestown Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Fellowship Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Franklin Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Frogge Chapel Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Goney Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Gunter Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Jamestown City Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Livingston Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Midway Baptist Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Mt. Gilead Methodist Church Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Nash Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Potter Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Sells Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Sharp Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Spring Chapel Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Stockton Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Terry Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Wilder Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Winningham Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Wolf River Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Wood Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Wright - Enoch Wright Cemetery
USGenWeb Archives - Fentress County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Fentress County, Tennessee
Find A Grave - Fentress County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Fentress County,Tennessee
The Political Graveyard - Fentress County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Allardt Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Barger Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Beaty Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Blair Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Campground Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Copley Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Crockett Cemetery AKA East Jamestown Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Fellowship Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Franklin Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Frogge Chapel Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Goney Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Gunter Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Jamestown City Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Livingston Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Midway Baptist Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Mt. Gilead Methodist Church Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Nash Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Potter Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Sells Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Sharp Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Spring Chapel Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Stockton Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Terry Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Wilder Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Winningham Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Wolf River Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Wood Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Wright - Enoch Wright Cemetery
USGenWeb Archives - Fentress County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Fentress County, Tennessee
Census Records
Census Online - Fentress Co., Tennessee
Cindy's List - Fentress County Tennessee 1850 Federal Census
Genealogy Trails History Group - Fentress County,Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - 1830 Fentress County Census
TNGenWeb Project - 1840 Fentress County Census
TNGenWeb Project - 1860 Fentress County Census
TNGenWeb Project - 1880 Fentress County Census
TNGenWeb Project - 1890 Fentress Civil War Veterans Census
USGenWeb Archives - Fentress County, Tennessee
Cindy's List - Fentress County Tennessee 1850 Federal Census
Genealogy Trails History Group - Fentress County,Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - 1830 Fentress County Census
TNGenWeb Project - 1840 Fentress County Census
TNGenWeb Project - 1860 Fentress County Census
TNGenWeb Project - 1880 Fentress County Census
TNGenWeb Project - 1890 Fentress Civil War Veterans Census
USGenWeb Archives - Fentress County, Tennessee
Church Records
TNGenWeb Project - Beaty Family Page
TNGenWeb Project - Crabtree Family
TNGenWeb Project - Jill Franklin Hicks & Opal Franklin Manis
TNGenWeb Project - Lineage of Davie Crockett
TNGenWeb Project - Crabtree Family
TNGenWeb Project - Jill Franklin Hicks & Opal Franklin Manis
TNGenWeb Project - Lineage of Davie Crockett
History
Genealogy Trails History Group - Fentress County,Tennessee
National Register of Historic Places - Fentress County, Tennessee
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Fentress County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Epidemics in the United States
TNGenWeb Project - Post Offices Past and Present of Fentress County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Wilder, Fentress County. Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Tornados in Fentress County
Wikipedia - Fentress County, Tennessee
National Register of Historic Places - Fentress County, Tennessee
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Fentress County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Epidemics in the United States
TNGenWeb Project - Post Offices Past and Present of Fentress County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Wilder, Fentress County. Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Tornados in Fentress County
Wikipedia - Fentress County, Tennessee
Land Records
TNGenWeb Project - 1887, Anderson-Voiles Deed
TNGenWeb Project - 1834, Buck-Hicks Deed
TNGenWeb Project - 1927, Gernt-Hicks Deed
TNGenWeb Project - 1894, Potter Deed
TNGenWeb Project - 1895, Potter Deed
TNGenWeb Project - 1883, Stepp - Smith Deed
TNGenWeb Project - 1834, Buck-Hicks Deed
TNGenWeb Project - 1927, Gernt-Hicks Deed
TNGenWeb Project - 1894, Potter Deed
TNGenWeb Project - 1895, Potter Deed
TNGenWeb Project - 1883, Stepp - Smith Deed
Maps
My Genealogy Hound - Fentress County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Maps by Charles Reeves
TNGenWeb Project - 1886 Tennessee Map
TNGenWeb Project - Maps by Charles Reeves
TNGenWeb Project - 1886 Tennessee Map
Military Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Fentress County,Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Civil War Battles in Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Civil War Sourcebook
TNGenWeb Project - Letters from Sergeant James Forrester Parrott
TNGenWeb Project - Roster of Ferguson's Independent Company of Kentucky and Tennessee Cavalry
TNGenWeb Project - Tennessee in the Civil War
USGenWeb Archives - Fentress County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Civil War Battles in Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Civil War Sourcebook
TNGenWeb Project - Letters from Sergeant James Forrester Parrott
TNGenWeb Project - Roster of Ferguson's Independent Company of Kentucky and Tennessee Cavalry
TNGenWeb Project - Tennessee in the Civil War
USGenWeb Archives - Fentress County, Tennessee
Native American Genealogy
Newspapers
Genealogy Trails History Group - Fentress County,Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Abstracts from Tennessee Newspapers
TNGenWeb Project - Early Newspaper Project
TNGenWeb Project - Fentress Courrier
TNGenWeb Project - 1948 Scanned Newspaper Accounts of Families
TNGenWeb Project - Abstracts from Tennessee Newspapers
TNGenWeb Project - Early Newspaper Project
TNGenWeb Project - Fentress Courrier
TNGenWeb Project - 1948 Scanned Newspaper Accounts of Families
Obituaries
Genealogy Trails History Group - Fentress County,Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Fentress County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Fentress County TN Obituaries
TNGenWeb Project - Jennings Funeral Homes
TNGenWeb Project - Obituary of Lydia Ann Smith
TNGenWeb Project - Scanned Obituaries for Fentress County Folks
TNGenWeb Project - Fentress County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Fentress County TN Obituaries
TNGenWeb Project - Jennings Funeral Homes
TNGenWeb Project - Obituary of Lydia Ann Smith
TNGenWeb Project - Scanned Obituaries for Fentress County Folks
Photographs
TNGenWeb Project - Asberry Family Portrait
TNGenWeb Project - Fentress County Family Photos
TNGenWeb Project - George & Martha Brown
TNGenWeb Project - Hiram Cyrus Beaty
TNGenWeb Project - Jane Bertram and Elijah Brown Family
TNGenWeb Project - Lonnie Beckam Bertram Family
TNGenWeb Project - Otto & Arthur Delk
TNGenWeb Project - Unknown York Photo
TNGenWeb Project - Unknown Photo Page
TNGenWeb Project - Fentress County Family Photos
TNGenWeb Project - George & Martha Brown
TNGenWeb Project - Hiram Cyrus Beaty
TNGenWeb Project - Jane Bertram and Elijah Brown Family
TNGenWeb Project - Lonnie Beckam Bertram Family
TNGenWeb Project - Otto & Arthur Delk
TNGenWeb Project - Unknown York Photo
TNGenWeb Project - Unknown Photo Page
School Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Fentress County,Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - 1921, Miss Puckett - 4th and 5th Grade Teacher at Wilder
TNGenWeb Project - 1924-1925, School in Byrdstown
TNGenWeb Project - 1921, Miss Puckett - 4th and 5th Grade Teacher at Wilder
TNGenWeb Project - 1924-1925, School in Byrdstown
Societies
East Tennessee Historical Society - Knoxville, TN
Fentress County Chamber of Commerce - Jamestown, TN
Facebook - Fentress County Historical Society
Fentress County Historical Society - Jamestown, Tennessee
Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society - Nashville, Tennessee
Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Site - Pall Mall, Tennessee
Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association - Cookeville, Tennessee
Fentress County Chamber of Commerce - Jamestown, TN
Facebook - Fentress County Historical Society
Fentress County Historical Society - Jamestown, Tennessee
Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society - Nashville, Tennessee
Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Site - Pall Mall, Tennessee
Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association - Cookeville, Tennessee
Tax Records
Vital Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Fentress County,TN Birth Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Fentress County,TN Death Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Fentress County,TN Marriage Records
TNGenWeb Project - 1905-1958 Fentress County, TN Death Records
TNGenWeb Project - Korean War Casualties for Fentress County
TNGenWeb Project - 1891-1900 Marriages of Fentress County
TNGenWeb Project - Marriages from the Gazette Newspaper
TNGenWeb Project - Various Early Fentress County Death Certificates
TNGenWeb Project - Various Marriages of Fentress County, Tennessee
VitalChek - Tennessee Vital Records
Vitalrec.com - Tennessee Vital Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Fentress County,TN Death Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Fentress County,TN Marriage Records
TNGenWeb Project - 1905-1958 Fentress County, TN Death Records
TNGenWeb Project - Korean War Casualties for Fentress County
TNGenWeb Project - 1891-1900 Marriages of Fentress County
TNGenWeb Project - Marriages from the Gazette Newspaper
TNGenWeb Project - Various Early Fentress County Death Certificates
TNGenWeb Project - Various Marriages of Fentress County, Tennessee
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
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