African-American Genealogy
Archives and Libraries
Bob Cox Yesteryear - Johnson County, Tennessee
East Tennessee State University - Archives of Appalachia
FamilySearch Wiki - Johnson County, Tennessee
Johnson County Public Library - Mountain City, Tennessee
Johnson County, Tennessee - Mountain City, TN
Johnson County Tennessee Chamber of Commerce - Mountain City, TN
Johnson County TN Government - Mountain City, TN
Tennessee Secretary of State - Johnson County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Johnson County Tennessee Genealogy Page
USGenWeb Archives - Johnson County, Tennessee
East Tennessee State University - Archives of Appalachia
FamilySearch Wiki - Johnson County, Tennessee
Johnson County Public Library - Mountain City, Tennessee
Johnson County, Tennessee - Mountain City, TN
Johnson County Tennessee Chamber of Commerce - Mountain City, TN
Johnson County TN Government - Mountain City, TN
Tennessee Secretary of State - Johnson County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Johnson County Tennessee Genealogy Page
USGenWeb Archives - Johnson County, Tennessee
Bible Records
Bibliography
Worldcat.org - 1908-1941 Abstracts of Death Records for Johnson County, Tennessee
Worldcat.org - Donnelly-Barry-Butler families and their kinfolks, of Johnson Co., TN
Worldcat.org - Dugger family, Johnson County, Tennessee
Worldcat.org - 1986 History of Johnson County
Worldcat.org - 2000 History of Johnson County Volume II
Worldcat.org - 1836-1865 Hougland’s Index to Johnson County, Tennessee Deeds
Worldcat.org - 1836-1839 Johnson County, TN, Tax List
Worldcat.org - Johnson County, Tennessee, Bible & Tombstone Records : WPA Records
Worldcat.org - 1908-1943 Johnson County, Tennessee, Death Record Abstracts
Worldcat.org - 1796-1880 Marriage Records of Johnson County, Tennessee
Worldcat.org - 1881-1905 Marriages of Johnson County, Tennessee
Worldcat.org - Watauga Reservoir Cemeteries : TVA Grave Removal Records
Worldcat.org - Donnelly-Barry-Butler families and their kinfolks, of Johnson Co., TN
Worldcat.org - Dugger family, Johnson County, Tennessee
Worldcat.org - 1986 History of Johnson County
Worldcat.org - 2000 History of Johnson County Volume II
Worldcat.org - 1836-1865 Hougland’s Index to Johnson County, Tennessee Deeds
Worldcat.org - 1836-1839 Johnson County, TN, Tax List
Worldcat.org - Johnson County, Tennessee, Bible & Tombstone Records : WPA Records
Worldcat.org - 1908-1943 Johnson County, Tennessee, Death Record Abstracts
Worldcat.org - 1796-1880 Marriage Records of Johnson County, Tennessee
Worldcat.org - 1881-1905 Marriages of Johnson County, Tennessee
Worldcat.org - Watauga Reservoir Cemeteries : TVA Grave Removal Records
Biographies
Genealogy Trails History Group - Johnson County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Biographical Sketches of Johnson County Individuals
TNGenWeb Project - Families of Old Butler, TN
TNGenWeb Project - Johnson County Biographies
USGenWeb Archives - Johnson County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Biographical Sketches of Johnson County Individuals
TNGenWeb Project - Families of Old Butler, TN
TNGenWeb Project - Johnson County Biographies
USGenWeb Archives - Johnson County, Tennessee
Cemeteries
ePodunk - Johnson County, Tennessee
Find A Grave - Johnson County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Johnson County, Tennessee
The Political Graveyard - Johnson County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Individual Cemetery Listings
TNGenWeb Project - Johnson County Folks buried in Wheeler County, Oregon
TNGenWeb Project - Map of Johnson County cemeteries
USGenWeb Archives - Johnson County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Johnson County, Tennessee
Find A Grave - Johnson County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Johnson County, Tennessee
The Political Graveyard - Johnson County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Individual Cemetery Listings
TNGenWeb Project - Johnson County Folks buried in Wheeler County, Oregon
TNGenWeb Project - Map of Johnson County cemeteries
USGenWeb Archives - Johnson County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Johnson County, Tennessee
Census Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Johnson County, Tennessee
FamilySearch.org - 1860 US Census
FamilySearch.org - 1870 US Census
FamilySearch.org - 1880 US Census
FamilySearch.org - 1900 US Census
FamilySearch.org - 1910 US Census
FamilySearch.org - 1920 US Census
FamilySearch.org - 1930 US Census
FamilySearch.org - 1940 US Census
TNGenWeb Project - 1850 Johnson County Mortality Schedule Index
TNGenWeb Project - 1860 Johnson County Mortality Schedule Index
TNGenWeb Project - 1891 Johnson County Male Voters
USGenWeb Archives - Johnson County, Tennessee
FamilySearch.org - 1860 US Census
FamilySearch.org - 1870 US Census
FamilySearch.org - 1880 US Census
FamilySearch.org - 1900 US Census
FamilySearch.org - 1910 US Census
FamilySearch.org - 1920 US Census
FamilySearch.org - 1930 US Census
FamilySearch.org - 1940 US Census
TNGenWeb Project - 1850 Johnson County Mortality Schedule Index
TNGenWeb Project - 1860 Johnson County Mortality Schedule Index
TNGenWeb Project - 1891 Johnson County Male Voters
USGenWeb Archives - Johnson County, Tennessee
Church Records
Court Records
Estate Records
FamilySearch.org - 1882 – 1932: Johnston County Wills
TNGenWeb Project - 1837 to 1884 Will Index
USGenWeb Archives - Johnson County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - 1837 to 1884 Will Index
USGenWeb Archives - Johnson County, Tennessee
Family Trees
TNGenWeb Project - Adams Family of Johnson County
TNGenWeb Project - Arnold, Calvin M
TNGenWeb Project - Boyd, Marcus – Family of Marcus Boyd
TNGenWeb Project - Butler Families of Johnson County
TNGenWeb Project - Coffey family
TNGenWeb Project - Cress – Descendants of George Cress
TNGenWeb Project - Davis – Family of William Parker Davis
TNGenWeb Project - Deloach, Samuel Carter
TNGenWeb Project - Johnson County Surnames
TNGenWeb Project - Keys Family – A. E. Keys and Florence Hutchinson
TNGenWeb Project - Laws Family – James S. and Rosa Elizabeth (White) Laws
TNGenWeb Project - Miller Family
TNGenWeb Project - Pierce Family
TNGenWeb Project - Rambo Family – James Tipton and Elva (Shoun) Rambo
TNGenWeb Project - Reece – Frank Reece and Anna Eggers Family
TNGenWeb Project - Shonn – Thomas Jefferson Shonn and Amanda (Wagner)
TNGenWeb Project - Waggoner — Descendants of John Waggoner /Wagner
TNGenWeb Project - Younce Family – Phillip C. Younce
TNGenWeb Project - Arnold, Calvin M
TNGenWeb Project - Boyd, Marcus – Family of Marcus Boyd
TNGenWeb Project - Butler Families of Johnson County
TNGenWeb Project - Coffey family
TNGenWeb Project - Cress – Descendants of George Cress
TNGenWeb Project - Davis – Family of William Parker Davis
TNGenWeb Project - Deloach, Samuel Carter
TNGenWeb Project - Johnson County Surnames
TNGenWeb Project - Keys Family – A. E. Keys and Florence Hutchinson
TNGenWeb Project - Laws Family – James S. and Rosa Elizabeth (White) Laws
TNGenWeb Project - Miller Family
TNGenWeb Project - Pierce Family
TNGenWeb Project - Rambo Family – James Tipton and Elva (Shoun) Rambo
TNGenWeb Project - Reece – Frank Reece and Anna Eggers Family
TNGenWeb Project - Shonn – Thomas Jefferson Shonn and Amanda (Wagner)
TNGenWeb Project - Waggoner — Descendants of John Waggoner /Wagner
TNGenWeb Project - Younce Family – Phillip C. Younce
History
Genealogy Trails History Group - Johnson County, Tennessee
National Register of Historic Places - Johnson County, Tennessee
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Johnson County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Carter County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Johnson county, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Johnson County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Johnson County, Tennessee
National Register of Historic Places - Johnson County, Tennessee
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Johnson County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Carter County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Johnson county, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Johnson County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Johnson County, Tennessee
Land Records
Maps
My Genealogy Hound - Johnson County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - 1834 Map of Carter County
TNGenWeb Project - Maps by Charles Reeves
TNGenWeb Project - 1834 Map of Carter County
TNGenWeb Project - Maps by Charles Reeves
Military Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Johnson County, Tennessee
National Archives - U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War
National Archives - U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Korean War
National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - War Casualties of Eastern Tennessee
National Archives - U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War
National Archives - U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Korean War
National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - War Casualties of Eastern 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
Genealogy Trails History Group - Johnson County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - News Extracts of Johnson County
TNGenWeb Project - Newspapers of Johnson County
TNGenWeb Project - News Extracts of Johnson County
TNGenWeb Project - Newspapers of Johnson County
Obituaries
Genealogy Trails History Group - Johnson County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Obituaries of Johnson County
USGenWeb Archives - Johnson County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Obituaries of Johnson County
USGenWeb Archives - Johnson County, Tennessee
Photographs
National Archives - Johnson County, Tennessee
Tennessee Encyclopedia - First United Methodist in Mountain City
Tennessee Encyclopedia - 1958 Johnson County Courthouse in Mountain City
Tennessee Encyclopedia - North Church Street in Mountain City
USGenWeb Archives - Johnson County, Tennessee
Tennessee Encyclopedia - First United Methodist in Mountain City
Tennessee Encyclopedia - 1958 Johnson County Courthouse in Mountain City
Tennessee Encyclopedia - North Church Street in Mountain City
USGenWeb Archives - Johnson County, Tennessee
Queries
Societies
East Tennessee Historical Society - Knoxville, Tennessee
Tennessee Society Daughters of the American Revolution - Johnson County, TN
Tennessee Society Daughters of the American Revolution - Johnson County, TN
Towns, Cities & Townships
Mountain City - Mountain City, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Johnson County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Mountain City, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Johnson County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Mountain City, Tennessee
Vital Records
FamilySearch.org - 1914-1955 Tennessee Death Certificates
Genealogy Trails History Group - Johnson County, TN Birth Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Johnson County, TN Death Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Johnson County, TN Divorce Records
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1949-2014 Death Records Index
TNGenWeb Project - 1838-1850: Johnson County Marriage
TNGenWeb Project - Marriages of Johnson County
VitalChek - Tennessee Vital Records
Vitalrec.com - Tennessee Vital Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Johnson County, TN Birth Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Johnson County, TN Death Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Johnson County, TN Divorce Records
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1949-2014 Death Records Index
TNGenWeb Project - 1838-1850: Johnson County Marriage
TNGenWeb Project - Marriages of Johnson County
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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