African-American Genealogy
Archives and Libraries
Facebook - Beene-Pearson Public Library
Facebook - Jasper Public Library
Facebook - Orena Humphreys Public Library
FamilySearch Catalog - Marion County, Tennessee
Tennessee Secretary of State - Marion County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Microfilms Available At Local Libraries
USGenWeb Archives - Marion County, Tennessee
Facebook - Jasper Public Library
Facebook - Orena Humphreys Public Library
FamilySearch Catalog - Marion County, Tennessee
Tennessee Secretary of State - Marion County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Microfilms Available At Local Libraries
USGenWeb Archives - Marion County, Tennessee
Bible Records
Bibliography
Tennessee Secretary of State - Bibliography of Tennessee Local History Sources > Marion County
TNGenWeb Project - Local Genealogy / History Authors
TNGenWeb Project - Local Genealogy / History Authors
Biographies
Genealogy Trails History Group - Marion County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Marion County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Marion County, Tennessee
Cemeteries
ePodunk - Marion County, Tennessee
Find A Grave - Marion County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Marion County, Tennessee
The Political Graveyard - Marion County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Marion County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Marion County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Marion County, Tennessee
Find A Grave - Marion County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Marion County, Tennessee
The Political Graveyard - Marion County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Marion County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Marion County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Marion County, Tennessee
Census Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Marion County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Marion County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Marion County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Marion County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Marion County, Tennessee
Court Records
Estate Records
Family Trees
Funeral Home Records
TNGenWeb Project - Rogers Funeral Home
TNGenWeb Project - Tate Funeral Home
TNGenWeb Project - Whitwell Memorial Funeral Home
TNGenWeb Project - Tate Funeral Home
TNGenWeb Project - Whitwell Memorial Funeral Home
General Resources
FamilySearch Wiki - Marion County, Tennessee
Marion County Chamber of Commerce - Jasper, TN
TNGenWeb Project - Where To Find Vital Records
Marion County Chamber of Commerce - Jasper, TN
TNGenWeb Project - Where To Find Vital Records
History
Genealogy Trails History Group - Marion County, Tennessee
National Register of Historic Places - Marion County, Tennessee
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Marion County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - First Settlers of Marion County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Marion County Coal Mines
TNGenWeb Project - 1824 Marion County Land Owners
TNGenWeb Project - Jasper Journal
TNGenWeb Project - South Pittsburg Hustler
USGenWeb Archives - Marion County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Marion County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - National Cornbread Festival
Wikipedia.org - Nickajack Cave
Wikipedia.org - Nickajack Dam
National Register of Historic Places - Marion County, Tennessee
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Marion County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - First Settlers of Marion County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Marion County Coal Mines
TNGenWeb Project - 1824 Marion County Land Owners
TNGenWeb Project - Jasper Journal
TNGenWeb Project - South Pittsburg Hustler
USGenWeb Archives - Marion County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Marion County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - National Cornbread Festival
Wikipedia.org - Nickajack Cave
Wikipedia.org - Nickajack Dam
Land Records
Marion County Register of Deeds - Jasper, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Deed Records Links
TNGenWeb Project - Marion County Deed Books Every Name Index
TNGenWeb Project - Marion County Deed Books Grantor-Grantee Indexes
USGenWeb Archives - Marion County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Deed Records Links
TNGenWeb Project - Marion County Deed Books Every Name Index
TNGenWeb Project - Marion County Deed Books Grantor-Grantee Indexes
USGenWeb Archives - Marion County, Tennessee
Maps
Military Records
FamilySearch.org - Marion County; A-Condra, Vandell P.
FamilySearch.org - Marion County; Conley, Will-Z
Genealogy Trails History Group - Marion County, Tennessee
National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Tennessee & the Civil War
TNGenWeb Project - Military Veteran Records Transcriptions Index
USGenWeb Archives - Marion County, Tennessee
FamilySearch.org - Marion County; Conley, Will-Z
Genealogy Trails History Group - Marion County, Tennessee
National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Tennessee & the Civil War
TNGenWeb Project - Military Veteran Records Transcriptions Index
USGenWeb Archives - Marion 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 - Marion County - Cherokee Territory
TNGenWeb Project - Marion County Resident - Cherokee Nation
Wikipedia.org - Dragging Canoe
TNGenWeb Project - Cherokee By Blood
TNGenWeb Project - First People of Tennessee and the American Southeast
TNGenWeb Project - Marion County - Cherokee Territory
TNGenWeb Project - Marion County Resident - Cherokee Nation
Wikipedia.org - Dragging Canoe
Newspapers
Genealogy Trails History Group - Marion County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Jasper Journal
TNGenWeb Project - South Pittsburg Hustler
TNGenWeb Project - South Pittsburg Hustler Page Viewer
TNGenWeb Project - Jasper Journal
TNGenWeb Project - South Pittsburg Hustler
TNGenWeb Project - South Pittsburg Hustler Page Viewer
Obituaries
Genealogy Trails History Group - Marion County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - South Pittsburg Hustler Obituaries
TNGenWeb Project - Jasper Journal Obituaries
TNGenWeb Project - South Pittsburg Hustler Obituaries
TNGenWeb Project - Jasper Journal Obituaries
Photographs
National Archives - Marion County, Tennessee
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Marion County Slideshow
TNGenWeb Project - Marion County People Album
TNGenWeb Project - Marion County Scenes
TNGenWeb Project - Nonie's Photo Gallery
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Marion County Slideshow
TNGenWeb Project - Marion County People Album
TNGenWeb Project - Marion County Scenes
TNGenWeb Project - Nonie's Photo Gallery
Queries & Mailing List
School Records
Societies
Chattanooga Delta Genealogical Society - Rossville, GA
Coal Miners Museum - Whitwell, Tennessee
East Tennessee Historical Society - Knoxville, Tennessee
Facebook - Jasper County Historical Museum
Jasper Regional History Museum - Jasper, TN
Sam H. Werner Military Museum - Monteagle, Tennessee
South Pittsburg Heritage Museum - South Pittsburg, TN
Tennessee Society Daughters of the American Revolution - Marion County, TN
The Louvin Brother's Museum at The Smoke House - Monteagle, Tennessee
Coal Miners Museum - Whitwell, Tennessee
East Tennessee Historical Society - Knoxville, Tennessee
Facebook - Jasper County Historical Museum
Jasper Regional History Museum - Jasper, TN
Sam H. Werner Military Museum - Monteagle, Tennessee
South Pittsburg Heritage Museum - South Pittsburg, TN
Tennessee Society Daughters of the American Revolution - Marion County, TN
The Louvin Brother's Museum at The Smoke House - Monteagle, Tennessee
Towns, Cities & Townships
City of Jasper - Jasper, Tennessee
City of South Pittsburg - South Pittsburg, TN
Genealogy Trails History Group - Marion County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Jasper, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Kimball, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Monteagle, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - New Hope, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Orme, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Powells Crossroads, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - South Pittsburg, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Whitwell, Tennessee
City of South Pittsburg - South Pittsburg, TN
Genealogy Trails History Group - Marion County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Jasper, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Kimball, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Monteagle, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - New Hope, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Orme, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Powells Crossroads, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - South Pittsburg, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Whitwell, Tennessee
Vital Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Marion County, TN Birth Records
Marion County Clerk - Jasper, Tennessee
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1949-2014 Death Records Index
TNGenWeb Project - Jasper Journal Births
TNGenWeb Project - South Pittsburg Hustler Births
TNGenWeb Project - Jasper Journal Marriages
TNGenWeb Project - South Pittsburg Hustler Marriages
USGenWeb Archives - Marion County, Tennessee
VitalChek - Tennessee Vital Records
Vitalrec.com - Tennessee Vital Records
Marion County Clerk - Jasper, Tennessee
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1949-2014 Death Records Index
TNGenWeb Project - Jasper Journal Births
TNGenWeb Project - South Pittsburg Hustler Births
TNGenWeb Project - Jasper Journal Marriages
TNGenWeb Project - South Pittsburg Hustler Marriages
USGenWeb Archives - Marion 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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