African-American Genealogy
Giles County AHGP - US Colored Troops
Google Books - 1790-1865 The Negro in Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - African-American – Giles County, TN
TNGenWeb Project - African Americans of Giles County
TNGenWeb Project - Black History in Giles County
TNGenWeb Project - Colored CSA Pension Applications
TNGenWeb Project - History of the 110th and 111th Regiments United States Colored Troops
TNGenWeb Project - 1863 Impressed Slaves
TNGenWeb Project - Wilkes, Bell (Biography)
Google Books - 1790-1865 The Negro in Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - African-American – Giles County, TN
TNGenWeb Project - African Americans of Giles County
TNGenWeb Project - Black History in Giles County
TNGenWeb Project - Colored CSA Pension Applications
TNGenWeb Project - History of the 110th and 111th Regiments United States Colored Troops
TNGenWeb Project - 1863 Impressed Slaves
TNGenWeb Project - Wilkes, Bell (Biography)
Archives and Libraries
Ardmore Public Library - Ardmore, Tennessee
Daughters of the American Revolution - Giles County, Tennessee
Elkton Branch - Giles County Public Library
Facebook - Ardmore Public Library
Facebook - Minor Hill Public Library
Giles County Chamber of Commerce - Pulaski, TN
Giles County Public Library - Pulaski, TN
Lynnville Branch - Giles County Public Library
Minor Hill Library - Minor Hill, TN
Tennessee Secretary of State - Giles County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Giles County, Tennessee
Daughters of the American Revolution - Giles County, Tennessee
Elkton Branch - Giles County Public Library
Facebook - Ardmore Public Library
Facebook - Minor Hill Public Library
Giles County Chamber of Commerce - Pulaski, TN
Giles County Public Library - Pulaski, TN
Lynnville Branch - Giles County Public Library
Minor Hill Library - Minor Hill, TN
Tennessee Secretary of State - Giles County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Giles County, Tennessee
Bible Records
Giles County AHGP - Giles County, Tennessee
TNGeNWeb Project - Andrews / Westmoreland / Mayberry Bible Records
USGenWeb Archives - Giles County, Tennessee
TNGeNWeb Project - Andrews / Westmoreland / Mayberry Bible Records
USGenWeb Archives - Giles County, Tennessee
Biographies
Genealogy Trails History Group - Giles County, Tennessee
Giles County AHGP - Giles County, Tennessee
My Genealogy Hound - Giles County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Giles County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Giles County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - William Branch Giles
Giles County AHGP - Giles County, Tennessee
My Genealogy Hound - Giles County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Giles County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Giles County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - William Branch Giles
Cemeteries
Genealogy Trails History Group - Giles County, Tennessee
Giles County AHGP - Giles County, Tennessee
ePodunk - Giles County, Tennessee
Find A Grave - Giles County, Tennessee
The Political Graveyard - Giles County, Tennessee
TNGeNWeb Project - Cemetery Gallery
TNGeNWeb Project - Map of Giles County Cemeteries
TNGeNWeb Project - Mt. Carmel Cemetery
USGenWeb Archives - Giles County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Giles County, Tennessee
Giles County AHGP - Giles County, Tennessee
ePodunk - Giles County, Tennessee
Find A Grave - Giles County, Tennessee
The Political Graveyard - Giles County, Tennessee
TNGeNWeb Project - Cemetery Gallery
TNGeNWeb Project - Map of Giles County Cemeteries
TNGeNWeb Project - Mt. Carmel Cemetery
USGenWeb Archives - Giles County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Giles County, Tennessee
Census Records
Census Online - Giles Co., Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Giles County, Tennessee
Giles County AHGP - Giles County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - 1820 Giles County Census
TNGenWeb Project - 1840 Giles County Census
USGenWeb Archives - Giles County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Giles County, Tennessee
Giles County AHGP - Giles County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - 1820 Giles County Census
TNGenWeb Project - 1840 Giles County Census
USGenWeb Archives - Giles County, Tennessee
Church Records
Court Records
Crimes
Genealogy Trails History Group - Giles County, Tennessee
Giles County AHGP - Giles County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Giles County, Tennessee
Giles County AHGP - Giles County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Giles County, Tennessee
Estate Records
Family Trees
Giles County AHGP - Giles County, Tennessee
National Registry of Historic Places - Giles County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Ashworth Family
TNGenWeb Project - Biles/Byles, Josias – Descendants
TNGenWeb Project - Cochran, William – Descendants
TNGenWeb Project - Crockett Family
TNGenWeb Project - Graham, James – Descendants
TNGenWeb Project - Dodston/Dotson Families
TNGenWeb Project - Graham, James – Descendants
TNGenWeb Project - Goff, John – and Family
TNGenWeb Project - Martin & Brown Families
TNGenWeb Project - McEwen/McErwin Family
TNGenWeb Project - Millican, Mary – Descendants
TNGenWeb Project - Misc. Genealogical Notes
TNGenWeb Project - Strong, William – Descendants
National Registry of Historic Places - Giles County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Ashworth Family
TNGenWeb Project - Biles/Byles, Josias – Descendants
TNGenWeb Project - Cochran, William – Descendants
TNGenWeb Project - Crockett Family
TNGenWeb Project - Graham, James – Descendants
TNGenWeb Project - Dodston/Dotson Families
TNGenWeb Project - Graham, James – Descendants
TNGenWeb Project - Goff, John – and Family
TNGenWeb Project - Martin & Brown Families
TNGenWeb Project - McEwen/McErwin Family
TNGenWeb Project - Millican, Mary – Descendants
TNGenWeb Project - Misc. Genealogical Notes
TNGenWeb Project - Strong, William – Descendants
History
Genealogy Trails History Group - Giles County, Tennessee
National Register of Historic Places - Giles County, Tennessee
Giles County AHGP - Cornersville Club Compiled by Bill Page
Giles County AHGP - Cornersville Club Compiled by Judy Sanders
Giles County AHGP - County Courthouse
Giles County AHGP - County History
Giles County AHGP - Early Photographers
Giles County AHGP - Goodspeeds History
Giles County AHGP - History of Bunker Hill
Giles County AHGP - Historic Lynnville
Giles County AHGP - History of Peach
Giles County AHGP - History of Pisgah
Giles County AHGP - McCallums History
Giles County AHGP - Migrations to and from Giles
Giles County AHGP - Mississippi Territory PetitionThe Beginnings of Giles County
Giles County AHGP - Other Records
Giles County AHGP - Stories and Letters Index
Giles County AHGP - Words from the Past Index
TNGenWeb Project - 1765-1820 Early History of Giles Part 1
TNGenWeb Project - 1812 Elkton Petition
TNGenWeb Project - 1765-1820 Early History of Giles Part 2
TNGenWeb Project - Goodspeed’s History of Giles County
TNGenWeb Project - 1904 History of Pisgah
TNGenWeb Project - McCallum’s Early History of Giles County
USGenWeb Archives - Giles County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Giles County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Pulaski, Tennessee
National Register of Historic Places - Giles County, Tennessee
Giles County AHGP - Cornersville Club Compiled by Bill Page
Giles County AHGP - Cornersville Club Compiled by Judy Sanders
Giles County AHGP - County Courthouse
Giles County AHGP - County History
Giles County AHGP - Early Photographers
Giles County AHGP - Goodspeeds History
Giles County AHGP - History of Bunker Hill
Giles County AHGP - Historic Lynnville
Giles County AHGP - History of Peach
Giles County AHGP - History of Pisgah
Giles County AHGP - McCallums History
Giles County AHGP - Migrations to and from Giles
Giles County AHGP - Mississippi Territory PetitionThe Beginnings of Giles County
Giles County AHGP - Other Records
Giles County AHGP - Stories and Letters Index
Giles County AHGP - Words from the Past Index
TNGenWeb Project - 1765-1820 Early History of Giles Part 1
TNGenWeb Project - 1812 Elkton Petition
TNGenWeb Project - 1765-1820 Early History of Giles Part 2
TNGenWeb Project - Goodspeed’s History of Giles County
TNGenWeb Project - 1904 History of Pisgah
TNGenWeb Project - McCallum’s Early History of Giles County
USGenWeb Archives - Giles County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Giles County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Pulaski, Tennessee
Land Records
Giles County AHGP - Giles County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - 1821-1849 Early Giles County Land Surveys
TNGenWeb Project - Heritage Farms of Giles County
TNGenWeb Project - James J. Glasgow to John Tornerlin
TNGenWeb Project - Josiah Stoval to Robert Glasco
TNGenWeb Project - Noah Hancock to James J. Glasgow
TNGenWeb Project - 1783-1805 Land in Giles
TNGenWeb Project - 1778-1791 North Carolina Land Grants in Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Giles County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - 1821-1849 Early Giles County Land Surveys
TNGenWeb Project - Heritage Farms of Giles County
TNGenWeb Project - James J. Glasgow to John Tornerlin
TNGenWeb Project - Josiah Stoval to Robert Glasco
TNGenWeb Project - Noah Hancock to James J. Glasgow
TNGenWeb Project - 1783-1805 Land in Giles
TNGenWeb Project - 1778-1791 North Carolina Land Grants in Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Giles County, Tennessee
Maps
Giles County AHGP - 1836 Civil Districts
Giles County AHGP - County Map
Giles County AHGP - 1878 Map of District 5
Giles County AHGP - Old Maps
Giles County AHGP - Old Tennessee Map
Giles County AHGP - Topography
My Genealogy Hound - Giles County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Maps by Charles Reeves
TNGenWeb Project - Maps of Giles County
Giles County AHGP - County Map
Giles County AHGP - 1878 Map of District 5
Giles County AHGP - Old Maps
Giles County AHGP - Old Tennessee Map
Giles County AHGP - Topography
My Genealogy Hound - Giles County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Maps by Charles Reeves
TNGenWeb Project - Maps of Giles County
Military Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Giles County, Tennessee
Giles County AHGP - Confederate Units
Giles County AHGP - Confederate War Units by County
Giles County AHGP - Private Isaac Newton Mason, CSA
Giles County AHGP - Sam Davis, Hero
Giles County AHGP - Soldiers Service Records
Giles County AHGP - Soldiers Stories
Giles County AHGP - Some Official War Records
Giles County AHGP - Southern Claims Commission
Giles County AHGP - United Daughters of the Confederacy
Giles County AHGP - US Colored Troops
TNGenWeb Project - 32nd TN Infantry Regiment
USGenWeb Archives - Giles County, Tennessee
Giles County AHGP - Confederate Units
Giles County AHGP - Confederate War Units by County
Giles County AHGP - Private Isaac Newton Mason, CSA
Giles County AHGP - Sam Davis, Hero
Giles County AHGP - Soldiers Service Records
Giles County AHGP - Soldiers Stories
Giles County AHGP - Some Official War Records
Giles County AHGP - Southern Claims Commission
Giles County AHGP - United Daughters of the Confederacy
Giles County AHGP - US Colored Troops
TNGenWeb Project - 32nd TN Infantry Regiment
USGenWeb Archives - Giles County, Tennessee
Native American Genealogy
Facebook - Giles County Tennessee Trail of Tears
Giles County Trail of Tears Memorial - Pulaski, TN
Native History Association - Pulaski / Giles County Trail of Tears Memorial
TNGenWeb Project - McCallum’s Early History of Giles County
Giles County Trail of Tears Memorial - Pulaski, TN
Native History Association - Pulaski / Giles County Trail of Tears Memorial
TNGenWeb Project - McCallum’s Early History of Giles County
Newspapers
Genealogy Trails History Group - Giles County, Tennessee
Giles County AHGP - Giles County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Misc. Giles County Newspaper Clippings
TNGenWeb Project - 1866-1876 Pulaski Citizen
Giles County AHGP - Giles County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Misc. Giles County Newspaper Clippings
TNGenWeb Project - 1866-1876 Pulaski Citizen
Obituaries
Genealogy Trails History Group - Giles County, Tennessee
Giles County AHGP - Funeral Homes
Giles County AHGP - Giles County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Giles County, Tennessee
Giles County AHGP - Funeral Homes
Giles County AHGP - Giles County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Giles County, Tennessee
Photographs
Giles County AHGP - Giles County Photos
Giles County AHGP - Giles County Postcard Photos
Giles County AHGP - Photo Index
Giles County AHGP - Tombstone Photo Index
Giles County AHGP - Unknowns Photo Index
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Giles County Slideshow
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Giles County, Tennessee
Giles County AHGP - Giles County Postcard Photos
Giles County AHGP - Photo Index
Giles County AHGP - Tombstone Photo Index
Giles County AHGP - Unknowns Photo Index
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Giles County Slideshow
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Giles County, Tennessee
Societies
Giles County AHGP - Giles County Historical Society
Giles County Historical Museum- Pulaski, TN
Facebook - Giles County Historical Society
Matt Gardner Homestead Museum - Elkton, TN
Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society - Nashville, Tennessee
Wolf Gap Education Outreach - Pulaski, TN
Giles County Historical Museum- Pulaski, TN
Facebook - Giles County Historical Society
Matt Gardner Homestead Museum - Elkton, TN
Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society - Nashville, Tennessee
Wolf Gap Education Outreach - Pulaski, TN
School Records
Tax Records
Giles County AHGP - Giles County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - 1812 Giles County Tax List
TNGenWeb Project - 1813 Unpaid Property Taxes
TNGenWeb Project - 1836 Giles County Tax List
TNGenWeb Project - 1812 Giles County Tax List
TNGenWeb Project - 1813 Unpaid Property Taxes
TNGenWeb Project - 1836 Giles County Tax List
Vital Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Giles County, TN Death Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Giles County, TN Marriage Records
Giles County AHGP - Giles County, TN Birth Records
Giles County AHGP - Giles County, TN Death Records
Giles County AHGP - Giles County, TN Marriage Records
TNGenWeb Project - Pre-1865 Giles County Marriages
TNGenWeb Project - 1865 Marriage Book I
TNGenWeb Project - 1866 Marriage Book I
USGenWeb Archives - Giles County, Tennessee
VitalChek - Tennessee Vital Records
Vitalrec.com - Tennessee Vital Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Giles County, TN Marriage Records
Giles County AHGP - Giles County, TN Birth Records
Giles County AHGP - Giles County, TN Death Records
Giles County AHGP - Giles County, TN Marriage Records
TNGenWeb Project - Pre-1865 Giles County Marriages
TNGenWeb Project - 1865 Marriage Book I
TNGenWeb Project - 1866 Marriage Book I
USGenWeb Archives - Giles 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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