African-American Genealogy
Google Books - 1790-1865 The Negro in Tennessee
Tennessee African American Cemeteries - Gibson County, TN
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Carnes Chapel Cemetery
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Gibson Community MemorialGarden Cemetery
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Herron Cemetery
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Oak Grove Cemetery
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Salem Missionary Baptist Cemetery
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Salem Missionary Baptist Cemetery
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Smyrna Primitive Baptist Cemetery
Tennessee African American Cemeteries - Gibson County, TN
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Carnes Chapel Cemetery
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Gibson Community MemorialGarden Cemetery
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Herron Cemetery
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Oak Grove Cemetery
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Salem Missionary Baptist Cemetery
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Salem Missionary Baptist Cemetery
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Smyrna Primitive Baptist Cemetery
Archives and Libraries
Daughters of the American Revolution - Gibson County, Tennessee
Facebook - Gibson Co. Memorial Library
Facebook - Humboldt Public Library
Facebook - Mildred G. Fields Memorial Library
Gibson County Chamber of Commerce - Trenton, Tennessee
Gibson County Memorial Library - Trenton, Tennessee
Humboldt Public Library - Humboldt, Tennessee
Mildred G. Fields Memorial Library - Milan, Tennessee
Tennessee Secretary of State - Gibson County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson County, Tennessee
Facebook - Gibson Co. Memorial Library
Facebook - Humboldt Public Library
Facebook - Mildred G. Fields Memorial Library
Gibson County Chamber of Commerce - Trenton, Tennessee
Gibson County Memorial Library - Trenton, Tennessee
Humboldt Public Library - Humboldt, Tennessee
Mildred G. Fields Memorial Library - Milan, Tennessee
Tennessee Secretary of State - Gibson County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson County, Tennessee
Bible Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Gibson County, Tennessee
Roots Web - Jesse and Mourning Hammonds
Roots Web - Percifull Family Bible
Roots Web - Shadrach Wilson Bible
Roots Web - Sloan Family Bible
Roots Web - Uriah Jasper and Mary Elizabeth Bobbitt Hammonds
Roots Web - William Edward Pickens
Roots Web - Wilson Family Prospectus
TNGenWeb Project - Campbell Family Bible
TNGenWeb Project - Holt-Adams Family Bible
TNGenWeb Project - Mathis Family Bible
TNGenWeb Project - McGee Family Bible
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson County, Tennessee
Roots Web - Jesse and Mourning Hammonds
Roots Web - Percifull Family Bible
Roots Web - Shadrach Wilson Bible
Roots Web - Sloan Family Bible
Roots Web - Uriah Jasper and Mary Elizabeth Bobbitt Hammonds
Roots Web - William Edward Pickens
Roots Web - Wilson Family Prospectus
TNGenWeb Project - Campbell Family Bible
TNGenWeb Project - Holt-Adams Family Bible
TNGenWeb Project - Mathis Family Bible
TNGenWeb Project - McGee Family Bible
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson County, Tennessee
Biographies
Genealogy Trails History Group - Gibson County, Tennessee
My Genealogy Hound - Gibson County, Tennessee
Roots Web - Gibson County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Page, Samuel Newton (Dr.)
TNGenWeb Project - Rutherford, Henry
TNGenWeb Project - Terrell, W.L.
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson County, Tennessee
My Genealogy Hound - Gibson County, Tennessee
Roots Web - Gibson County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Page, Samuel Newton (Dr.)
TNGenWeb Project - Rutherford, Henry
TNGenWeb Project - Terrell, W.L.
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson County, Tennessee
Cemeteries
ePodunk - Gibson County, Tennessee
Find A Grave - Gibson County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Gibson County, Tennessee
Roots Web - Gibson County, TN Cemeteries
The Political Graveyard - Gibson County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Map of Gibson County Cemeteries
TNGenWeb Project - Cemetery Database for Gibson County
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Gibson County, Tennessee
Find A Grave - Gibson County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Gibson County, Tennessee
Roots Web - Gibson County, TN Cemeteries
The Political Graveyard - Gibson County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Map of Gibson County Cemeteries
TNGenWeb Project - Cemetery Database for Gibson County
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Gibson County, Tennessee
Census Records
Census Online - Gibson Co., Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Gibson County, Tennessee
Roots Web - Census Transcriptions
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Gibson County, Tennessee
Roots Web - Census Transcriptions
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson County, Tennessee
Church Records
Roots Web - 1860-2010 1st Baptist Church, Milan, TN
Roots Web - Churches of Gibson County, TN
TNGenWeb Project - North Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson County, Tennessee
Roots Web - Churches of Gibson County, TN
TNGenWeb Project - North Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson County, Tennessee
Court Records
Roots Web - Bonds & Misc Records
Roots Web - 1876-1878 Gibson County TN Circuit Court Index
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson County, Tennessee
Roots Web - 1876-1878 Gibson County TN Circuit Court Index
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson County, Tennessee
Estate Records
Family Trees
History
Genealogy Trails History Group - Gibson County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - 1851 Lawyers in Gibson County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - 1850 Post Offices in Gibson County, Tennessee
National Register of Historical Places - Gibson County, Tennessee
Roots Web - Back in Time
Roots Web - Business & City Directories of Gibson County TN
Roots Web - Explanation of the Civil Districts
Roots Web - Gibson County History
Roots Web - The Gibson Co. TN Courthouse
Roots Web - Gibson County Letters
Roots Web - Gibson County Migration
Roots Web - Gibson County Past and Present
Roots Web - Gibson County, TN Towns & Communities
Roots Web - 1887 Goodspeed
Roots Web - 1789-1873 Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States
Roots Web - 1869 Juror Tickets
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Gibson County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Gibson County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Trenton, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - 1851 Lawyers in Gibson County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - 1850 Post Offices in Gibson County, Tennessee
National Register of Historical Places - Gibson County, Tennessee
Roots Web - Back in Time
Roots Web - Business & City Directories of Gibson County TN
Roots Web - Explanation of the Civil Districts
Roots Web - Gibson County History
Roots Web - The Gibson Co. TN Courthouse
Roots Web - Gibson County Letters
Roots Web - Gibson County Migration
Roots Web - Gibson County Past and Present
Roots Web - Gibson County, TN Towns & Communities
Roots Web - 1887 Goodspeed
Roots Web - 1789-1873 Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States
Roots Web - 1869 Juror Tickets
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Gibson County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Gibson County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Trenton, Tennessee
Land Records
Roots Web - Deeds & Court Records
TNGenWeb Project - Heritage Farms of Gibson County
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Heritage Farms of Gibson County
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson County, Tennessee
Maps
My Genealogy Hound - Gibson County, Tennessee
Roots Web - Gibson County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Maps by Charles Reeves
TNGenWeb Project - 1888 Map of Gibson County
Roots Web - Gibson County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Maps by Charles Reeves
TNGenWeb Project - 1888 Map of Gibson County
Military Records
Cyndi's List - Military History of Gibson County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Gibson County, Tennessee
Roots Web - Gibson County Tennessee Pensions
TNGenWeb Project - 1917-1920 Honor Roll, Gibson County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Union Provost Marshall Database
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Gibson County, Tennessee
Roots Web - Gibson County Tennessee Pensions
TNGenWeb Project - 1917-1920 Honor Roll, Gibson County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Union Provost Marshall Database
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson County, Tennessee
Native American Genealogy
Newspapers
Genealogy Trails History Group - Gibson County, Tennessee
Roots Web - Newspaper Articles of Gibson County, Tennessee
Roots Web - War Links for Gibson Co. TN
TNGenWeb Project - Gibson County Newspapers
TNGenWeb Project - Items Extracted from the Newspapers
TNGenWeb Project - 1874-1884 Milan Exchange Newspaper
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson County, Tennessee
Roots Web - Newspaper Articles of Gibson County, Tennessee
Roots Web - War Links for Gibson Co. TN
TNGenWeb Project - Gibson County Newspapers
TNGenWeb Project - Items Extracted from the Newspapers
TNGenWeb Project - 1874-1884 Milan Exchange Newspaper
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson County, Tennessee
Obituaries
Genealogy Trails History Group - Gibson County, Tennessee
Roots Web - Gibson County, Tennessee
Roots Web - Gibson County Photos Page
TNGenWeb Project - Misc. Obituaries
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson County, Tennessee
Roots Web - Gibson County, Tennessee
Roots Web - Gibson County Photos Page
TNGenWeb Project - Misc. Obituaries
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson County, Tennessee
Photographs
Roots Web - Gibson County Historical Sites
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Gibson County Slideshow
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson County, Tennessee
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Gibson County Slideshow
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson County, Tennessee
School Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Gibson County, Tennessee
Roots Web - Gibson County TN Yearbooks from the Past
TNGenWeb Project - 1924 Dyer High School Graduating Class
Roots Web - Gibson County TN Yearbooks from the Past
TNGenWeb Project - 1924 Dyer High School Graduating Class
Societies
Tax Records
Vital Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Gibson County, TN Birth Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Gibson County, TN Death Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Gibson County, TN Marriage Records
Roots Web - Gibson County, TN Marriage Records
Roots Web - Death Certificates & Funeral Home Records
TNGenWeb Project - Misc. Gibson County Birth Records
TNGenWeb Project - 1914-1955 Tennessee Death Certificates
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson County, Tennessee
VitalChek - Tennessee Vital Records
Vitalrec.com - Tennessee Vital Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Gibson County, TN Death Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Gibson County, TN Marriage Records
Roots Web - Gibson County, TN Marriage Records
Roots Web - Death Certificates & Funeral Home Records
TNGenWeb Project - Misc. Gibson County Birth Records
TNGenWeb Project - 1914-1955 Tennessee Death Certificates
USGenWeb Archives - Gibson 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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