African-American Genealogy
Archives and Libraries
Facebook - Ridgely Public Library
FamilySearch Catalog - Lake County, Tennessee
Ridgely Public Library - Ridgely, TN
Tennessee Secretary of State - Lake County, Tennessee
Tiptonville Public Library - Tiptonville, TN
USGenWeb Archives - Lake County, Tennessee
FamilySearch Catalog - Lake County, Tennessee
Ridgely Public Library - Ridgely, TN
Tennessee Secretary of State - Lake County, Tennessee
Tiptonville Public Library - Tiptonville, TN
USGenWeb Archives - Lake County, Tennessee
Bible Records
TNGenWeb Project - Austin, William
TNGenWeb Project - Bransford Family Bible
TNGenWeb Project - Burrus, RH
TNGenWeb Project - Frame, John T.
TNGenWeb Project - Moore, Robert Lee
TNGenWeb Project - Owens Family Bible
TNGenWeb Project - Nall Family Bible
TNGenWeb Project - Wallace Family Bible
TNGenWeb Project - Bransford Family Bible
TNGenWeb Project - Burrus, RH
TNGenWeb Project - Frame, John T.
TNGenWeb Project - Moore, Robert Lee
TNGenWeb Project - Owens Family Bible
TNGenWeb Project - Nall Family Bible
TNGenWeb Project - Wallace Family Bible
Bibliography
Biographies
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lake County, Tennessee
My Genealogy Hound - Lake County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Lake County Biographies
USGenWeb Archives - Lake County, Tennessee
My Genealogy Hound - Lake County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Lake County Biographies
USGenWeb Archives - Lake County, Tennessee
Cemeteries
ePodunk - Lake County, Tennessee
Find A Grave - Lake County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lake County, Tennessee
The Political Graveyard - Lake County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Lake County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Lake County, Tennessee
Find A Grave - Lake County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lake County, Tennessee
The Political Graveyard - Lake County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Lake County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Lake County, Tennessee
Census Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lake County, Tennessee
FamilySearch.org - 1870 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 - 1891 Voter’s List – District 1
TNGenWeb Project - 1891 Voter’s List – District 2
TNGenWeb Project - 1891 Voter’s List – District 3
TNGenWeb Project - 1891 Voter’s List – District 4
USGenWeb Archives - Lake County, Tennessee
FamilySearch.org - 1870 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 - 1891 Voter’s List – District 1
TNGenWeb Project - 1891 Voter’s List – District 2
TNGenWeb Project - 1891 Voter’s List – District 3
TNGenWeb Project - 1891 Voter’s List – District 4
USGenWeb Archives - Lake County, Tennessee
Church Records
Court Records
Estate Records
Family Trees
TNGenWeb Project - Lake County, TN Surnames
TNGenWeb Project - Clayton Edwards Family
TNGenWeb Project - Henderson Family Documentation
TNGenWeb Project - Jackson Family
TNGenWeb Project - Lowery/Baines/Osborne Family Information
TNGenWeb Project - Clayton Edwards Family
TNGenWeb Project - Henderson Family Documentation
TNGenWeb Project - Jackson Family
TNGenWeb Project - Lowery/Baines/Osborne Family Information
General Resources
FamilySearch Wiki - Lake County, Tennessee
Lake County Chamber of Commerce - Tiptonville, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Lake County Centennial Issue of Family Findings
TNGenWeb Project - Lake County Genealogy and History Website
US Postal Service - Zip Code Finder
Lake County Chamber of Commerce - Tiptonville, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Lake County Centennial Issue of Family Findings
TNGenWeb Project - Lake County Genealogy and History Website
US Postal Service - Zip Code Finder
Geography
History
National Register of Historic Places - Lake County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - History of Reelfoot Lake and Lake County
TNGenWeb Project - Lake Co. History
TNGenWeb Project - Old Post Offices and Communities
USGenWeb Archives - Lake County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - 1811–12 New Madrid Earthquakes
TNGenWeb Project - History of Reelfoot Lake and Lake County
TNGenWeb Project - Lake Co. History
TNGenWeb Project - Old Post Offices and Communities
USGenWeb Archives - Lake County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - 1811–12 New Madrid Earthquakes
Land Records
Lake County Register of Deeds - Tiptonville, TN
TNGenWeb Project - Heritage Farms of Lake County
USGenWeb Archives - Lake County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Heritage Farms of Lake County
USGenWeb Archives - Lake County, Tennessee
Maps
My Genealogy Hound - Lake County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Maps by Charles Reeves
World Atlas - Lake County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Maps by Charles Reeves
World Atlas - Lake County, Tennessee
Military Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lake County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - 15th TN Infantry
TNGenWeb Project - 18th TN Calvary
TNGenWeb Project - Island Number 10
USGenWeb Archives - Lake County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - 15th TN Infantry
TNGenWeb Project - 18th TN Calvary
TNGenWeb Project - Island Number 10
USGenWeb Archives - Lake County, 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 - Lake County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Lake County Banner
TNGenWeb Project - Lake County Extracts from the Newspapers
TNGenWeb Project - Newspapers of Lake County
TNGenWeb Project - Lake County Banner
TNGenWeb Project - Lake County Extracts from the Newspapers
TNGenWeb Project - Newspapers of Lake County
Obituaries
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lake County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Lake County Obituaries
TNGenWeb Project - Lake County Obituary Database
TNGenWeb Project - Lake County Obituaries
TNGenWeb Project - Lake County Obituary Database
Photographs
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Lake County Slideshow
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Lake County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Carl Mooring Photos
TNGenWeb Project - Harbors of Lake County
TNGenWeb Project - Hathaway Family
TNGenWeb Project - Oakes Family
TNGenWeb Project - Buford Maurice Pigue Photos
TNGenWeb Project - Hazel Pigue Photos
TNGenWeb Project - Pigue Photos
TNGenWeb Project - Ridgely Schools
TNGenWeb Project - 1947 Ridgely TN High School Photos
TNGenWeb Project - Wallace Family Photos
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Lake County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Carl Mooring Photos
TNGenWeb Project - Harbors of Lake County
TNGenWeb Project - Hathaway Family
TNGenWeb Project - Oakes Family
TNGenWeb Project - Buford Maurice Pigue Photos
TNGenWeb Project - Hazel Pigue Photos
TNGenWeb Project - Pigue Photos
TNGenWeb Project - Ridgely Schools
TNGenWeb Project - 1947 Ridgely TN High School Photos
TNGenWeb Project - Wallace Family Photos
School Records
TNGenWeb Project - Lake County High School Alumni Association
TNGenWeb Project - Lincoln School Alumni Association
TNGenWeb Project - Ridgely High School Alumni Association
TNGenWeb Project - Tiptonville High School Alumni Association
TNGenWeb Project - Lincoln School Alumni Association
TNGenWeb Project - Ridgely High School Alumni Association
TNGenWeb Project - Tiptonville High School Alumni Association
Societies
Towns, Cities & Townships
Lake County, Tennessee - Tiptonville, TN
Tiptonville - Tiptonville, TN
Wikipedia.org - Ridgely,Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Tiptonville, Tennessee
Tiptonville - Tiptonville, TN
Wikipedia.org - Ridgely,Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Tiptonville, Tennessee
Vital Records
FamilySearch.org - 1914-1955 TN Death Certificates
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lake County, TN Birth Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lake County, TN Death Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lake County, TN Marriage Records
Lake County Clerk - Tiptonville, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1883-1887 Lake County Marriage Bonds
USGenWeb Archives - Lake County, Tennessee
VitalChek - Tennessee Vital Records
Vitalrec.com - Tennessee Vital Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lake County, TN Birth Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lake County, TN Death Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lake County, TN Marriage Records
Lake County Clerk - Tiptonville, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1883-1887 Lake County Marriage Bonds
USGenWeb Archives - Lake 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
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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