African-American Genealogy
Archives and Libraries
FamilySearch Catalog - Pickett County, Tennessee
Pickett County Public Library - Byrdstown, TN
Tennessee Secretary of State - Pickett County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Pickett County, Tennessee
Pickett County Public Library - Byrdstown, TN
Tennessee Secretary of State - Pickett County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Pickett County, Tennessee
Bibliography
RootsWeb - Pickett County, Tennessee
Tennessee Secretary of State - Bibliography of Tennessee Local History Sources > Pickett County
Tennessee Secretary of State - Bibliography of Tennessee Local History Sources > Pickett County
Biographies
Genealogy Trails History Group - Pickett County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Pickett County Biographies
USGenWeb Archives - Pickett County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Pickett County Biographies
USGenWeb Archives - Pickett County, Tennessee
Cemeteries
ePodunk - Pickett County, Tennessee
Find A Grave - Pickett County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Pickett County, Tennessee
RootsWeb - Knight-Sevier Cemetery, Pickett County, Tennessee
The Political Graveyard - Pickett County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Pickett County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Pickett County, Tennessee
Find A Grave - Pickett County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Pickett County, Tennessee
RootsWeb - Knight-Sevier Cemetery, Pickett County, Tennessee
The Political Graveyard - Pickett County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Pickett County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Pickett County, Tennessee
Census Records
Census Finder - Tennessee Census Records
Census Tools - Electronic Census Spreadsheet
Genealogy Trails History Group - Pickett County, Tennessee
RootsWeb - 1930 Pickett County Census Index
TNGenWeb Project - Information Provided on Each Census Year Schedule
Census Tools - Electronic Census Spreadsheet
Genealogy Trails History Group - Pickett County, Tennessee
RootsWeb - 1930 Pickett County Census Index
TNGenWeb Project - Information Provided on Each Census Year Schedule
Court Records
Pickett County Clerk of Circuit Court - Byrdstown, TN
TNGenWeb Project - Tennessee Law, the Early Days
TNGenWeb Project - Tennessee Law, the Early Days
Family Trees
RootsWeb - Index to Surnames, Queries, and Researchers
RootsWeb - Josephine’s Journal
RootsWeb - Zachary Family Tree
TNGenWeb Project - DNA Projects Links
TNGenWeb Project - Perry County Families
TNGenWeb Project - USGenWeb Lineage Researcher Page
RootsWeb - Josephine’s Journal
RootsWeb - Zachary Family Tree
TNGenWeb Project - DNA Projects Links
TNGenWeb Project - Perry County Families
TNGenWeb Project - USGenWeb Lineage Researcher Page
General Resources
Census Tools - Electronic Census Spreadsheets
FamilySearch Wiki - Pickett County, Tennessee
Pickett County Government - Pickett County, Tennessee
RootsWeb - The Association for Gravestone Studies
RootsWeb - Create a timeline of History
RootWebs - Epidemics in the United States
RootsWeb - Historical Collections of Tennessee
RootsWeb - Index to Surnames, Queries, and Researchers
RootsWeb - Search the DAR Library Catalog
Yesterday's Perry Co. - Introduction to the Resources of Tennessee
FamilySearch Wiki - Pickett County, Tennessee
Pickett County Government - Pickett County, Tennessee
RootsWeb - The Association for Gravestone Studies
RootsWeb - Create a timeline of History
RootWebs - Epidemics in the United States
RootsWeb - Historical Collections of Tennessee
RootsWeb - Index to Surnames, Queries, and Researchers
RootsWeb - Search the DAR Library Catalog
Yesterday's Perry Co. - Introduction to the Resources of Tennessee
History
RootsWeb - County Addresses for Pickett County, Tennessee
RootsWeb - The formation of Pickett County
RootsWeb - History of Pickett County, TN
RootsWeb - Howell Lester Pickett
RootsWeb - Private Acts of Pickett County, Tennessee
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Pickett County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Pre-1796 East Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Pre-1796 Middle Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Pickett County, Tennessee
RootsWeb - The formation of Pickett County
RootsWeb - History of Pickett County, TN
RootsWeb - Howell Lester Pickett
RootsWeb - Private Acts of Pickett County, Tennessee
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Pickett County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Pre-1796 East Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Pre-1796 Middle Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Pickett County, Tennessee
Historical Places
Dale Hollow Lake - Pickett County, Tennessee
National Register of Historic Places - Pickett County, Tennessee
RootsWeb - Pickett State Park
RootsWeb - Post Offices of Pickett County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Dale Hollow Lake
Wikipedia.org - National Register of Historic Places listings in Pickett County, Tennessee
National Register of Historic Places - Pickett County, Tennessee
RootsWeb - Pickett State Park
RootsWeb - Post Offices of Pickett County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Dale Hollow Lake
Wikipedia.org - National Register of Historic Places listings in Pickett County, Tennessee
Land Records
Maps
My Genealogy Hound - Pickett County, Tennessee
RootsWeb - 1923 Maps of Clay, Pickett and Overton County (Map 1)
RootsWeb - 1923 Maps of Clay, Pickett and Overton County (Map 2)
RootsWeb - 1923 Maps of Clay, Pickett and Overton County (Map 3)
RootsWeb - 1923 Maps of Clay, Pickett and Overton County (Map 4)
TNGenWeb Project - Maps by Charles Reeves
TNGenWeb Project - Goodspeed’s 1886 Tennessee Map
TNGenWeb Project - Tennessee Census Maps
TNGenWeb Project - 1818 Tennessee Map
TNGenWeb Project - The Maps Our Ancestors Followed
TNGenWeb Project - Three Grand Divisions of Tennessee
RootsWeb - 1923 Maps of Clay, Pickett and Overton County (Map 1)
RootsWeb - 1923 Maps of Clay, Pickett and Overton County (Map 2)
RootsWeb - 1923 Maps of Clay, Pickett and Overton County (Map 3)
RootsWeb - 1923 Maps of Clay, Pickett and Overton County (Map 4)
TNGenWeb Project - Maps by Charles Reeves
TNGenWeb Project - Goodspeed’s 1886 Tennessee Map
TNGenWeb Project - Tennessee Census Maps
TNGenWeb Project - 1818 Tennessee Map
TNGenWeb Project - The Maps Our Ancestors Followed
TNGenWeb Project - Three Grand Divisions of Tennessee
Military Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Pickett County, Tennessee
National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Tennessee
RootsWeb - Letters from Sergeant James Forrester Parrott of the 28th Consolidated Infantry
RootsWeb - 1863 James I. Lacy, Union Soldier, 2nd Lieutenant, Co G 9th Regiment TN Cavalry
RootsWeb - 1890 Pickett Civil War Veterans Census
RootsWeb - Tennessee Civil War Sourcebook
RootsWeb - War of 1812
TNGenWeb Project - Tennessee and the Civil War
TNGenWeb Project - Tennesseans in the Revolutionary War
TNGenWeb Project - Tennesseans in the War of 1812
TNGenWeb Project - Tennesseans in World War I
USGenWeb Archives - Pickett County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Tennessee in the American Civil War
National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Tennessee
RootsWeb - Letters from Sergeant James Forrester Parrott of the 28th Consolidated Infantry
RootsWeb - 1863 James I. Lacy, Union Soldier, 2nd Lieutenant, Co G 9th Regiment TN Cavalry
RootsWeb - 1890 Pickett Civil War Veterans Census
RootsWeb - Tennessee Civil War Sourcebook
RootsWeb - War of 1812
TNGenWeb Project - Tennessee and the Civil War
TNGenWeb Project - Tennesseans in the Revolutionary War
TNGenWeb Project - Tennesseans in the War of 1812
TNGenWeb Project - Tennesseans in World War I
USGenWeb Archives - Pickett County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Tennessee in the American Civil War
Native American Genealogy
RootsWeb - 1730-1842 Southeastern Native American Documents
The Chickasaw Nation - Ada, Oklahoma
TNGenWeb Project - Cherokee By Blood
TNGenWeb Project - First People of Tennessee and the American Southeast
TNGenWeb Project - The Intruders
The Chickasaw Nation - Ada, Oklahoma
TNGenWeb Project - Cherokee By Blood
TNGenWeb Project - First People of Tennessee and the American Southeast
TNGenWeb Project - The Intruders
Newspapers
Crossville Chronicle - Crossville, TN
Genealogy Trails History Group - Pickett County, Tennessee
Pickett County Press - Byrdstown, TN
RootsWeb - Abstracts from Tennessee Newspapers
Genealogy Trails History Group - Pickett County, Tennessee
Pickett County Press - Byrdstown, TN
RootsWeb - Abstracts from Tennessee Newspapers
Photographs
National Archives - Pickett County, Tennessee
RootsWeb - Pickett County Family Photos
RootsWeb - Pickett County Photo Essay
RootsWeb - 1915 Probably a School Near the Fairview/Dogwalk
RootsWeb - 1900 Robbinstown Singing School Picture
RootsWeb - 1905 Spurrier Post Office
RootsWeb - Pickett County Family Photos
RootsWeb - Pickett County Photo Essay
RootsWeb - 1915 Probably a School Near the Fairview/Dogwalk
RootsWeb - 1900 Robbinstown Singing School Picture
RootsWeb - 1905 Spurrier Post Office
Queries & Mailing Lists
RootsWeb - Index to Surnames, Queries, and Researchers
TNGenWeb Project - Pre-1796 East Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Pre-1796 Middle Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Pre-1796 East Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Pre-1796 Middle Tennessee
Societies
Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society - Nashville, Tennessee
Tennessee Society Daughters of the American Revolution - Pickett County, TN
Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association - Cookeville, TN
Tennessee Society Daughters of the American Revolution - Pickett County, TN
Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association - Cookeville, TN
Towns, Cities & Townships
Vital Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Pickett County, TN Birth Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Pickett County, TN Death Records
Pickett County Clerk - Byrdstown, TN
RootsWeb - 1914 Pickett County Deaths
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1949-2014 Death Records Index
USGenWeb Archives - Pickett County, Tennessee
VitalChek - Tennessee Vital Records
Vitalrec.com - Tennessee Vital Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Pickett County, TN Death Records
Pickett County Clerk - Byrdstown, TN
RootsWeb - 1914 Pickett County Deaths
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1949-2014 Death Records Index
USGenWeb Archives - Pickett 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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