African-American Genealogy
Google Books - 1790-1865 The Negro in Tennessee
Genealogy Center - Maury County, TN African-American History
Genealogy Center - Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War
TNGenWeb Project - African American History Driving Tour
TNGenWeb Project - 1869 Colored School Exhibition
TNGenWeb Project - 1850 Maury County Slave Schedule
TNGenWeb Project - 1850 Maury County District 5 Slave Schedule Census Extract
Genealogy Center - Maury County, TN African-American History
Genealogy Center - Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War
TNGenWeb Project - African American History Driving Tour
TNGenWeb Project - 1869 Colored School Exhibition
TNGenWeb Project - 1850 Maury County Slave Schedule
TNGenWeb Project - 1850 Maury County District 5 Slave Schedule Census Extract
Archives and Libraries
Facebook - Maury County Public Library
FamilySearch - Family History Center Locator: Maury County
FamilySearch Catalog - Maury County, Tennessee
Library Ireland - Scotch-Irish Settlers in South Carolina, and Their Descendants in Maury County, Tennessee
Maury County Archives - Columbia, TN
Spring Hill Public Library - Spring Hill, TN
Tennessee Secretary of State - Maury County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Maury County, Tennessee
FamilySearch - Family History Center Locator: Maury County
FamilySearch Catalog - Maury County, Tennessee
Library Ireland - Scotch-Irish Settlers in South Carolina, and Their Descendants in Maury County, Tennessee
Maury County Archives - Columbia, TN
Spring Hill Public Library - Spring Hill, TN
Tennessee Secretary of State - Maury County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Maury County, Tennessee
Bible Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Maury County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Forgey Fraser Family Bible
TNGenWeb Project - Robertson Bryant Bible
USGenWeb Archives - Maury County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Forgey Fraser Family Bible
TNGenWeb Project - Robertson Bryant Bible
USGenWeb Archives - Maury County, Tennessee
Bibliography
Tennessee Secretary of State - Bibliography of Tennessee Local History Sources > Maury County
WorldCat - Churches of Maury County, Tennessee Prior to 1860
WorldCat - Churches of Maury County, Tennessee Prior to 1860
Biographies
Genealogy Trails History Group - Maury County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Biographies of Maury County
TNGenWeb Project - Maury County Biographies
USGenWeb Archives - Maury County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Abram Poindexter Maury
TNGenWeb Project - Biographies of Maury County
TNGenWeb Project - Maury County Biographies
USGenWeb Archives - Maury County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Abram Poindexter Maury
Cemeteries
ePodunk - Maury County, Tennessee
Find A Grave - Maury County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Maury County, Tennessee
The Political Graveyard - Maury County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Endangered Cemeteries of Maury County
TNGenWeb Project - Map of Maury County Cemeteries
TNGenWeb Project - Maury County Cemetery Listings
TNGenWeb Project - Maury County, Tennessee Cemeteries
USGenWeb Archives - Maury County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Maury County, Tennessee
Find A Grave - Maury County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Maury County, Tennessee
The Political Graveyard - Maury County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Endangered Cemeteries of Maury County
TNGenWeb Project - Map of Maury County Cemeteries
TNGenWeb Project - Maury County Cemetery Listings
TNGenWeb Project - Maury County, Tennessee Cemeteries
USGenWeb Archives - Maury County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Maury County, Tennessee
Census Records
FamilySearch.org - 1880 United States Census
FamilySearch.org - 1900 United States Census
FamilySearch.org - 1910 United States Census
FamilySearch.org - 1920 United States Census
FamilySearch.org - 1930 United States Census
FamilySearch.org - 1940 United States Census
TNGenWeb Project - 1830 Maury Co.,TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1850 Maury County Slave Schedule
TNGenWeb Project - 1850 Maury County District 5 Slave Schedule Census Extract
USGenWeb Archives - Maury County, Tennessee
FamilySearch.org - 1900 United States Census
FamilySearch.org - 1910 United States Census
FamilySearch.org - 1920 United States Census
FamilySearch.org - 1930 United States Census
FamilySearch.org - 1940 United States Census
TNGenWeb Project - 1830 Maury Co.,TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1850 Maury County Slave Schedule
TNGenWeb Project - 1850 Maury County District 5 Slave Schedule Census Extract
USGenWeb Archives - Maury County, Tennessee
Church Records
Court Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Maury County, Tennessee
Maury County Clerk of Circuit Court - Columbia, TN
TNGenWeb Project - Circuit Court Papers of Alexander B. Alexander – Page 1
TNGenWeb Project - Circuit Court Papers of Alexander B. Alexander – Page 2
TNGenWeb Project - The First County Court Monument
TNGenWeb Project - Neely, Isaac – 1844 Court Record
USGenWeb Archives - Maury County, Tennessee
Maury County Clerk of Circuit Court - Columbia, TN
TNGenWeb Project - Circuit Court Papers of Alexander B. Alexander – Page 1
TNGenWeb Project - Circuit Court Papers of Alexander B. Alexander – Page 2
TNGenWeb Project - The First County Court Monument
TNGenWeb Project - Neely, Isaac – 1844 Court Record
USGenWeb Archives - Maury County, Tennessee
Estate Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Maury County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - 1801-1824 Maury Co. Wills and Settlements – Page 1
TNGenWeb Project - 1801-1824 Maury Co. Wills and Settlements – Page 2
TNGenWeb Project - Transcribed Wills of Maury County
USGenWeb Archives - Maury County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - 1801-1824 Maury Co. Wills and Settlements – Page 1
TNGenWeb Project - 1801-1824 Maury Co. Wills and Settlements – Page 2
TNGenWeb Project - Transcribed Wills of Maury County
USGenWeb Archives - Maury County, Tennessee
Family Trees
Funeral Home Records
General Resources
History
Wikipedia.org - Athenaeum (Tennessee)
Daughters of the American Revolution - Jane Knox Chapter
Genealogy Trails History Group - Maury County, Tennessee
National Register of Historic Places - Maury County, Tennessee
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Maury County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Maury County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Elm Springs (house)
Wikipedia.org - Maury County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Mule Day
Wikipedia.org - President James K. Polk Home & Museum
Wikipedia.org - Rattle and Snap
Wikipedia.org - Rippavilla Plantation
Daughters of the American Revolution - Jane Knox Chapter
Genealogy Trails History Group - Maury County, Tennessee
National Register of Historic Places - Maury County, Tennessee
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Maury County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Maury County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Elm Springs (house)
Wikipedia.org - Maury County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Mule Day
Wikipedia.org - President James K. Polk Home & Museum
Wikipedia.org - Rattle and Snap
Wikipedia.org - Rippavilla Plantation
Land Records
Maury County Register of Deeds - Columbia, TN
TNGenWeb Project - Heritage Farms of Maury County
USGenWeb Archives - Maury County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Heritage Farms of Maury County
USGenWeb Archives - Maury County, Tennessee
Letters
TNGenWeb Project - Alfred Perry to Solomon Perry
TNGenWeb Project - Estes James Russell Family Letter
TNGenWeb Project - H. Langtry P M to Alexr G. Abell Esq
TNGenWeb Project - Ramsey Family Letters
TNGenWeb Project - Thomas H Sims. By Harriet A (Lee) Sims
TNGenWeb Project - William Wilson to Capt. Henry P. Pointer
TNGenWeb Project - Estes James Russell Family Letter
TNGenWeb Project - H. Langtry P M to Alexr G. Abell Esq
TNGenWeb Project - Ramsey Family Letters
TNGenWeb Project - Thomas H Sims. By Harriet A (Lee) Sims
TNGenWeb Project - William Wilson to Capt. Henry P. Pointer
Maps
Military Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Maury County, Tennessee
National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Confederate Soldiers Buried in Confederate Plot at Rose Hill Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Confederate Soldiers Buried in Maury County Cemeteries
TNGenWeb Project - Confederate Units Formed in Maury County
TNGenWeb Project - Duck River Riflemen – Co. G, 24th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry
TNGenWeb Project - Roster of Co. B, 9th TN Cavalry Battalion
TNGenWeb Project - Roster of Co. F, 1st TN Calvary Regiment/Co. B, 6th TN (Gordon’s) Cavalry Battalion
USGenWeb Archives - Maury County, Tennessee
National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Confederate Soldiers Buried in Confederate Plot at Rose Hill Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Confederate Soldiers Buried in Maury County Cemeteries
TNGenWeb Project - Confederate Units Formed in Maury County
TNGenWeb Project - Duck River Riflemen – Co. G, 24th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry
TNGenWeb Project - Roster of Co. B, 9th TN Cavalry Battalion
TNGenWeb Project - Roster of Co. F, 1st TN Calvary Regiment/Co. B, 6th TN (Gordon’s) Cavalry Battalion
USGenWeb Archives - Maury 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 - Maury County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Columbia Herald Newspaper
TNGenWeb Project - History of the Columbia Daily Herald newspaper
TNGenWeb Project - Misc. Newspaper Articles of Maury County
USGenWeb Archives - Maury County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Columbia Herald Newspaper
TNGenWeb Project - History of the Columbia Daily Herald newspaper
TNGenWeb Project - Misc. Newspaper Articles of Maury County
USGenWeb Archives - Maury County, Tennessee
Obituaries
Genealogy Trails History Group - Maury County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Maury County Obituaries
USGenWeb Archives - Maury County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Maury County Obituaries
USGenWeb Archives - Maury County, Tennessee
Photographs
Facebook - West Seventh Company
Genealogy Trails History Group - Maury County, Tennessee
National Archives - Maury County, Tennessee
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Rippa Villa, Maury County
West Seventh Company - Vintage Photo Gallery
Genealogy Trails History Group - Maury County, Tennessee
National Archives - Maury County, Tennessee
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Rippa Villa, Maury County
West Seventh Company - Vintage Photo Gallery
Queries
School Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Maury County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - 1869 Colored School Exhibition
TNGenWeb Project - 1869 Colored School Exhibition
Societies
aMuse'um - Columbia, Tennessee
Athenaeum - Columbia, Tennessee
Facebook - African American Heritage Society of Maury County, Tennessee
Facebook - Genealogical Society of Maury County Tennessee
Facebook - Mt. Pleasant/Maury Museum of Local History
Maury County Historical Society - Columbia, TN
Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society - Nashville, Tennessee
President James K. Polk Home and Museum - Columbia, Tennessee
Rattle and Snap Plantation - Mount Pleasant, Tennessee
Rippavilla Plantation - Spring Hill, TN
Tennessee Society Daughters of the American Revolution - Maury County, TN
West Seventh Company - Columbia, Tennessee
Athenaeum - Columbia, Tennessee
Facebook - African American Heritage Society of Maury County, Tennessee
Facebook - Genealogical Society of Maury County Tennessee
Facebook - Mt. Pleasant/Maury Museum of Local History
Maury County Historical Society - Columbia, TN
Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society - Nashville, Tennessee
President James K. Polk Home and Museum - Columbia, Tennessee
Rattle and Snap Plantation - Mount Pleasant, Tennessee
Rippavilla Plantation - Spring Hill, TN
Tennessee Society Daughters of the American Revolution - Maury County, TN
West Seventh Company - Columbia, Tennessee
Towns, Cities & Townships
City of Columbia - Columbia, TN
City of Spring Hill - Spring Hill, Tennessee
Historic Mount Pleasant - Mount Pleasant, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Columbia, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Mount Pleasant, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Spring Hill, Tennessee
City of Spring Hill - Spring Hill, Tennessee
Historic Mount Pleasant - Mount Pleasant, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Columbia, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Mount Pleasant, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Spring Hill, Tennessee
Vital Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Maury County, TN Birth Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Maury County, TN Death Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Maury County, TN Marriage Records
Maury County Clerk - Columbia, TN
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1949-2014 Death Records Index
TNGenWeb Project - 1808-1823 Maury County Marriages
TNGenWeb Project - 1824-1837 Maury County Marriages
USGenWeb Archives - Maury County, Tennessee
VitalChek - Tennessee Vital Records
Vitalrec.com - Tennessee Vital Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Maury County, TN Death Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Maury County, TN Marriage Records
Maury County Clerk - Columbia, TN
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1949-2014 Death Records Index
TNGenWeb Project - 1808-1823 Maury County Marriages
TNGenWeb Project - 1824-1837 Maury County Marriages
USGenWeb Archives - Maury 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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