African-American Genealogy
Archives and Libraries
Facebook - Lewis County Public Library
FamilySearch Catalog - Lewis County, Tennessee
Tennessee Secretary of State - Lewis County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Lewis County, Tennessee
FamilySearch Catalog - Lewis County, Tennessee
Tennessee Secretary of State - Lewis County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Lewis County, Tennessee
Bible Records
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis Co, TN Bible Records
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis Co, TN: Works Progress Administration Records
USGenWeb Archives - Lewis County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis Co, TN: Works Progress Administration Records
USGenWeb Archives - Lewis County, Tennessee
Bibliography
Tennessee Secretary of State - Bliography of Tennessee Local History Sources > Lewis County
TNGenWeb Project - Books & References about Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - Books & References about Lewis Co, TN
Biographies
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County, Tennessee
My Genealogy Hound - Lewis County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis County Biographies
Wikipedia.org - Meriwether Lewis
My Genealogy Hound - Lewis County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis County Biographies
Wikipedia.org - Meriwether Lewis
Cemeteries
ePodunk - Lewis County, Tennessee
Find A Grave - Lewis County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County, Tennessee
The Political Graveyard - Lewis County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Cemetery Listings for Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis Co, & Perry Co, TN Burial Association
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Lewis County, Tennessee
Find A Grave - Lewis County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County, Tennessee
The Political Graveyard - Lewis County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Cemetery Listings for Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis Co, & Perry Co, TN Burial Association
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Lewis County, Tennessee
Census Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - 1850 Census Index of Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1880 Census of Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1900 Census of Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1930 Census of Lewis Co, TN: Enumeration District Information
TNGenWeb Project - 1930 Census of Lewis Co, TN: Information Page
TNGenWeb Project - 1880 Census Index of Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1850-2000 Lewis Co, TN: Population Statistics
TNGenWeb Project - Tennessee Census Maps
USGenWeb Archives - Lewis County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - 1850 Census Index of Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1880 Census of Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1900 Census of Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1930 Census of Lewis Co, TN: Enumeration District Information
TNGenWeb Project - 1930 Census of Lewis Co, TN: Information Page
TNGenWeb Project - 1880 Census Index of Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1850-2000 Lewis Co, TN: Population Statistics
TNGenWeb Project - Tennessee Census Maps
USGenWeb Archives - Lewis County, Tennessee
Church Records
Court Records
Lewis County Clerk of Circuit Court - Hohenwald, TN
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis Co, TN Court Minutes
USGenWeb Archives - Lewis County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis Co, TN Court Minutes
USGenWeb Archives - Lewis County, Tennessee
Estate Records
TNGenWeb Project - Genealogical Codicil for Last Wills and Testaments
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis Co,TN Wills
USGenWeb Archives - Lewis County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis Co,TN Wills
USGenWeb Archives - Lewis County, Tennessee
Family Trees
General Resources
FamilySearch Wiki - Lewis County, Tennessee
Hohenwald Lewis County Chamber of Commerce - Hohenwald TN
Lewis County Government - Lewis County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Books & References about Lewis Co, TN
Hohenwald Lewis County Chamber of Commerce - Hohenwald TN
Lewis County Government - Lewis County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Books & References about Lewis Co, TN
History
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County, Tennessee
National Register of Historic Places - Lewis County, Tennessee
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Lewis County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Goodspeed's History of Lewis County, TN
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis County, TN: Stories from the Past
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis Co, TN Family Recipes
Wikipedia.org - Lewis County, Tennessee
National Register of Historic Places - Lewis County, Tennessee
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Lewis County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Goodspeed's History of Lewis County, TN
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis County, TN: Stories from the Past
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis Co, TN Family Recipes
Wikipedia.org - Lewis County, Tennessee
Land Records
Maps
Military Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County, Tennessee
National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - 1890 Civil War Veterans [Union Soldiers] Census for Lewis County
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis County, TN: Civil War
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis Co, TN: Civil War Letters
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis County, TN: Combat Casualties
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis Co, TN: Gold Rush Letters
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis Co, TN: World War I Veterans
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis Co, TN: Pictures ofWorld War II Veterans
USGenWeb Archives - Lewis County, Tennessee
National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - 1890 Civil War Veterans [Union Soldiers] Census for Lewis County
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis County, TN: Civil War
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis Co, TN: Civil War Letters
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis County, TN: Combat Casualties
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis Co, TN: Gold Rush Letters
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis Co, TN: World War I Veterans
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis Co, TN: Pictures ofWorld War II Veterans
USGenWeb Archives - Lewis 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
Obituaries
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - 2000 Death Notices of Citizens of Hohenwald from the Nashville Tennessean
TNGenWeb Project - 2001 Death Notices of Citizens of Hohenwald from the Nashville Tennessean
TNGenWeb Project - 2002 Death Notices of Citizens of Hohenwald from the Nashville Tennessean
TNGenWeb Project - 2003 Death Notices of Citizens of Hohenwald from the Nashville Tennessean
TNGenWeb Project - 2004 Death Notices of Citizens of Hohenwald from the Nashville Tennessean
TNGenWeb Project - 2005 Death Notices of Citizens of Hohenwald from the Nashville Tennessean
TNGenWeb Project - 2006 Death Notices of Citizens of Hohenwald from the Nashville Tennessean
TNGenWeb Project - 2007 Death Notices of Citizens of Hohenwald from the Nashville Tennessean
TNGenWeb Project - 2002 Death Notices Printed in the Lewis County Herald Hohenwald, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 2003 Death Notices Printed in the Lewis County Herald Hohenwald, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 2004 Death Notices Printed in the Lewis County Herald Hohenwald, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 2005 Death Notices Printed in the Lewis County Herald Hohenwald, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 2009 Death Notices Printed in the Lewis County Herald Hohenwald, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 2010 Death Notices Printed in the Lewis County Herald Hohenwald, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 2011 Death Notices Printed in the Lewis County Herald Hohenwald, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 24 March 2003-31 December 2003 Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1 January 2004-31 December 2004 Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1 January 2005-31 December 2005 Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1 January 2006-31 December 2006 Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1 January 2007-31 December 2007 Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1 January 2008-31 December 2008 Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1 January 2009-31 December 2009 Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1 January 2010-31 December 2010 Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1 January 2011-31 December 2011 Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1 January 2012-31 December 2012 Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1 January 2013-31 December 2013 Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1852-1856 Reported Death Notices of Lewis County Residents in the Nashville Christian Advocate
TNGenWeb Project - 2000 Death Notices of Citizens of Hohenwald from the Nashville Tennessean
TNGenWeb Project - 2001 Death Notices of Citizens of Hohenwald from the Nashville Tennessean
TNGenWeb Project - 2002 Death Notices of Citizens of Hohenwald from the Nashville Tennessean
TNGenWeb Project - 2003 Death Notices of Citizens of Hohenwald from the Nashville Tennessean
TNGenWeb Project - 2004 Death Notices of Citizens of Hohenwald from the Nashville Tennessean
TNGenWeb Project - 2005 Death Notices of Citizens of Hohenwald from the Nashville Tennessean
TNGenWeb Project - 2006 Death Notices of Citizens of Hohenwald from the Nashville Tennessean
TNGenWeb Project - 2007 Death Notices of Citizens of Hohenwald from the Nashville Tennessean
TNGenWeb Project - 2002 Death Notices Printed in the Lewis County Herald Hohenwald, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 2003 Death Notices Printed in the Lewis County Herald Hohenwald, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 2004 Death Notices Printed in the Lewis County Herald Hohenwald, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 2005 Death Notices Printed in the Lewis County Herald Hohenwald, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 2009 Death Notices Printed in the Lewis County Herald Hohenwald, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 2010 Death Notices Printed in the Lewis County Herald Hohenwald, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 2011 Death Notices Printed in the Lewis County Herald Hohenwald, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 24 March 2003-31 December 2003 Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1 January 2004-31 December 2004 Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1 January 2005-31 December 2005 Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1 January 2006-31 December 2006 Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1 January 2007-31 December 2007 Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1 January 2008-31 December 2008 Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1 January 2009-31 December 2009 Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1 January 2010-31 December 2010 Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1 January 2011-31 December 2011 Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1 January 2012-31 December 2012 Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1 January 2013-31 December 2013 Lewis Co, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1852-1856 Reported Death Notices of Lewis County Residents in the Nashville Christian Advocate
Photographs
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County, Tennessee Hohenwald Memories
National Archives - Lewis County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis County, TN:Pictures from the Past
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County, Tennessee Hohenwald Memories
National Archives - Lewis County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis County, TN:Pictures from the Past
Queries
School Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis Co, TN: School Histories
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis Co, TN: School Histories
Societies
Facebook - Lewis County TN Historical Society
Lewis County Museum - Hohenwald, Tennessee
Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society - Nashville, Tennessee
Tennessee Society Daughters of the American Revolution - Lewis County, TN
Lewis County Museum - Hohenwald, Tennessee
Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society - Nashville, Tennessee
Tennessee Society Daughters of the American Revolution - Lewis County, TN
Towns, Cities & Townships
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County, Tennessee
Hohenwald Tennessee Tourism - Hohenwald, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Grinder's Stand
Wikipedia.org - Hohenwald, Tennessee
Hohenwald Tennessee Tourism - Hohenwald, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Grinder's Stand
Wikipedia.org - Hohenwald, Tennessee
Vital Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County, TN Birth Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County, TN Death Records
Lewis County Clerk - Hohenwald, TN
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1949-2014 Death Records Index
TNGenWeb Project - 1 January 2004-31 December 2004: Birth Announcements
TNGenWeb Project - 1 January 2005-31 December 2005: Birth Announcements
TNGenWeb Project - 1909-1921 Death Records of Lewis County, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1949-2005 Death Records of Lewis County, TN (Page 1)
TNGenWeb Project - 1949-2005 Death Records of Lewis County, TN (Page 2)
TNGenWeb Project - 1949-2005 Death Records of Lewis County, TN (Page 3)
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis County, TN: Social Security Death Index for Lewis County Residents
TNGenWeb Project - 1844-1894: First Fifty Years of Lewis County Marriage Records
TNGenWeb Project - 1 January 2004-31 December 2004: Marriage and Engagement Announcements
VitalChek - Tennessee Vital Records
Vitalrec.com - Tennessee Vital Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Lewis County, TN Death Records
Lewis County Clerk - Hohenwald, TN
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1949-2014 Death Records Index
TNGenWeb Project - 1 January 2004-31 December 2004: Birth Announcements
TNGenWeb Project - 1 January 2005-31 December 2005: Birth Announcements
TNGenWeb Project - 1909-1921 Death Records of Lewis County, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1949-2005 Death Records of Lewis County, TN (Page 1)
TNGenWeb Project - 1949-2005 Death Records of Lewis County, TN (Page 2)
TNGenWeb Project - 1949-2005 Death Records of Lewis County, TN (Page 3)
TNGenWeb Project - Lewis County, TN: Social Security Death Index for Lewis County Residents
TNGenWeb Project - 1844-1894: First Fifty Years of Lewis County Marriage Records
TNGenWeb Project - 1 January 2004-31 December 2004: Marriage and Engagement Announcements
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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