African-American Genealogy
Google Books - 1790-1865 The Negro in Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - 1858-1929 Autobiography of Sterling Nelson Brown
TNGenWeb Project - 1858-1929 Autobiography of Sterling Nelson Brown
Archives and Libraries
FamilySearch Catalog - Roane County, Tennessee
Harriman Public Library - Harriman, TN
Oliver Springs Public Library - Oliver Springs, TN
Roane County Museum of History & Archives - Kingston, TN
Rockwood Public Library - Rockwood, TN
Tennessee Secretary of State - Roane County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Roane County, Tennessee
Harriman Public Library - Harriman, TN
Oliver Springs Public Library - Oliver Springs, TN
Roane County Museum of History & Archives - Kingston, TN
Rockwood Public Library - Rockwood, TN
Tennessee Secretary of State - Roane County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Roane County, Tennessee
Bible Records
TNGenWeb Project - Bayless Winslow Billings Family Bible
TNGenWeb Project - Edney Deveraux Billings Bible
USGenWeb Archives - Roane County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Edney Deveraux Billings Bible
USGenWeb Archives - Roane County, Tennessee
Bibliography
East Tennessee Roots - Genealogical/Historical Magazine
Tennessee Secretary of State - Bibliography of Tennessee Local History Sources > Roane County
Wikipedia.org - Archibald Roane
Tennessee Secretary of State - Bibliography of Tennessee Local History Sources > Roane County
Wikipedia.org - Archibald Roane
Biographies
Genealogy Trails History Group - Roane County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Aaron J. Parker
TNGenWeb Project - 1858-1929 Autobiography of Sterling Nelson Brown
TNGenWeb Project - John Keeling
TNGenWeb Project - John Richard "Dick" Sensaboy
TNGenWeb Project - Roane County Biographies
USGenWeb Archives - Roane County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Aaron J. Parker
TNGenWeb Project - 1858-1929 Autobiography of Sterling Nelson Brown
TNGenWeb Project - John Keeling
TNGenWeb Project - John Richard "Dick" Sensaboy
TNGenWeb Project - Roane County Biographies
USGenWeb Archives - Roane County, Tennessee
Cemeteries
ePodunk - Roane County, Tennessee
Find A Grave - Roane County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Roane County, Tennessee
The Political Graveyard - Roane County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Hood Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Roane County Burials
USGenWeb Archives - Roane County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Roane County, Tennessee
Find A Grave - Roane County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Roane County, Tennessee
The Political Graveyard - Roane County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Hood Cemetery
TNGenWeb Project - Roane County Burials
USGenWeb Archives - Roane County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Roane County, Tennessee
Census Records
Census Finder - Tennessee Census Records
Census Tools - Electronic Census Spreadsheet
FamilySearch.org - 1870 United States Census
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
Genealogy Trails History Group - Roane County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Information Provided on Each Census Year Schedule
USGenWeb Archives - Roane County, Tennessee
Census Tools - Electronic Census Spreadsheet
FamilySearch.org - 1870 United States Census
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
Genealogy Trails History Group - Roane County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Information Provided on Each Census Year Schedule
USGenWeb Archives - Roane County, Tennessee
Court Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Roane County, Tennessee
Roane County Clerk of Circuit Court - Kingston, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1853 Keller vs. Fuller, Chancery Court
TNGenWeb Project - Tennessee Law, the Early Days
Roane County Clerk of Circuit Court - Kingston, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1853 Keller vs. Fuller, Chancery Court
TNGenWeb Project - Tennessee Law, the Early Days
Estate Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Roane County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - 1827 Blair, James
TNGenWeb Project - 1843 Blair, William
TNGenWeb Project - 1875 Matlock, Jason
USGenWeb Archives - Roane County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - 1827 Blair, James
TNGenWeb Project - 1843 Blair, William
TNGenWeb Project - 1875 Matlock, Jason
USGenWeb Archives - Roane County, Tennessee
Family Trees
Genealogy Trails History Group - Roane County, Tennessee
RoaneTNHistory.org - Roane County Tennessee Family History Project
TNGenWeb Project - DNA Projects Links
TNGenWeb Project - USGenWeb Lineage Researcher Page
RoaneTNHistory.org - Roane County Tennessee Family History Project
TNGenWeb Project - DNA Projects Links
TNGenWeb Project - USGenWeb Lineage Researcher Page
General Resources
Census Tools - Electronic Census Spreadsheets
FamilySearch Wiki - Roane County, Tennessee
Roane County Government - Roane County, TN
RootsWeb - The Association for Gravestone Studies
RootsWeb - Create a timeline of History
RootsWeb - Deciphering Old Handwriting
RootWebs - Epidemics in the United States
RootsWeb - Historical Collections of Tennessee
RootsWeb - Search the DAR Library Catalog
Yesterday's Perry Co. - Introduction to the Resources of Tennessee
FamilySearch Wiki - Roane County, Tennessee
Roane County Government - Roane County, TN
RootsWeb - The Association for Gravestone Studies
RootsWeb - Create a timeline of History
RootsWeb - Deciphering Old Handwriting
RootWebs - Epidemics in the United States
RootsWeb - Historical Collections of Tennessee
RootsWeb - Search the DAR Library Catalog
Yesterday's Perry Co. - Introduction to the Resources of Tennessee
History
Genealogy Trails History Group - Cherokee Passbook
Genealogy Trails History Group - Resources Roane County
RootsWeb - Tennessee Timeline
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Roane County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - An Old Rockwood Directory
TNGenWeb Project - Pre-1796 East Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Pre-1796 Middle Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Roane County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Roane County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Resources Roane County
RootsWeb - Tennessee Timeline
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Roane County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - An Old Rockwood Directory
TNGenWeb Project - Pre-1796 East Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Pre-1796 Middle Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Roane County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Roane County, Tennessee
Historical Places
National Register of Historic Places - Roane County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - National Register of Historic Places Listings in Roane County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - National Register of Historic Places Listings in Roane County, Tennessee
Land Records
Roane County Register of Deeds - Kingston, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 1850 Deed of Conveyance from Lavina Howell To Benjamin Howell
USGenWeb Archives - Roane County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - 1850 Deed of Conveyance from Lavina Howell To Benjamin Howell
USGenWeb Archives - Roane County, Tennessee
Maps
My Genealogy Hound - Roane County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Goodspeed’s 1886 Tennessee Map
TNGenWeb Project - Maps by Charles Reeves
TNGenWeb Project - Tennessee Census Maps
TNGenWeb Project - 1818 Tennessee Map
TNGenWeb Project - The Maps Our Ancestors Followed
TNGenWeb Project - Three Grand Divisions of Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Goodspeed’s 1886 Tennessee Map
TNGenWeb Project - Maps by Charles Reeves
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
FamilySearch.org - 1861-1865 Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers
Genealogy Trails History Group - Roane County, Tennessee
RootsWeb - Tennessee Civil War Sourcebook
RootsWeb - War of 1812
National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Goodspeed Regimental Sketches
TNGenWeb Project - Index to Roane County Applicants to the Southern Claims Commission
TNGenWeb Project - 1887 Original Roster Book for the R.S. Kindrick Post #63 of the G.A.R
TNGenWeb Project - Photo of veteran Thomas J. Hudson
TNGenWeb Project - Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Roane County
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
TNGenWeb Project - The Last Recruit
USGenWeb Archives - Roane County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Tennessee in the American Civil War
Genealogy Trails History Group - Roane County, Tennessee
RootsWeb - Tennessee Civil War Sourcebook
RootsWeb - War of 1812
National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Goodspeed Regimental Sketches
TNGenWeb Project - Index to Roane County Applicants to the Southern Claims Commission
TNGenWeb Project - 1887 Original Roster Book for the R.S. Kindrick Post #63 of the G.A.R
TNGenWeb Project - Photo of veteran Thomas J. Hudson
TNGenWeb Project - Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Roane County
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
TNGenWeb Project - The Last Recruit
USGenWeb Archives - Roane County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Tennessee in the American Civil War
Native American Genealogy
Genealogy Trails History Group - Cherokee Passbook
Museum of the Cherokee Indian - Cherokee, NC
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 Intruder
Museum of the Cherokee Indian - Cherokee, NC
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 Intruder
Newspapers
Genealogy Trails History Group - Roane County, Tennessee
RootsWeb - Abstracts from Tennessee Newspaper
RootsWeb - Abstracts from Tennessee Newspaper
Obituaries
Genealogy Trails History Group - Roane County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Misc. Deaths & Obituaries
USGenWeb Archives - Roane County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Misc. Deaths & Obituaries
USGenWeb Archives - Roane County, Tennessee
Photographs
National Archives - Roane County, Tennessee
Tennessee Encyclopedia - 1900s Coal miners at Rockwood
TNGenWeb Project - Photos of Rockwood
Tennessee Encyclopedia - 1900s Coal miners at Rockwood
TNGenWeb Project - Photos of Rockwood
Queries & Mailing Lists
TNGenWeb Project - Pre-1796 East Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Pre-1796 Middle Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Queries & Mailing Lists
TNGenWeb Project - Pre-1796 Middle Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Queries & Mailing Lists
School Records
Societies
East Tennessee Historical Society - Knoxville, Tennessee
Oliver Springs Historical Society - Oliver Springs, TN
Tennessee Society Daughters of the American Revolution - Roane County, TN
Oliver Springs Historical Society - Oliver Springs, TN
Tennessee Society Daughters of the American Revolution - Roane County, TN
Tax Records
Towns, Cities & Townships
City of Harriman - Harriman, Tennessee
City of Rockwood - Rockwood, Tennessee
City of Oak Ridge - Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Town of Oliver Springs - Oliver Springs, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Harriman, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Kingston, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Oliver Springs, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Rockwood, Tennessee
City of Rockwood - Rockwood, Tennessee
City of Oak Ridge - Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Town of Oliver Springs - Oliver Springs, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Harriman, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Kingston, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Oliver Springs, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Rockwood, Tennessee
Vital Records
FamilySearch.org - 1796-1950 Tennessee Marriages
FamilySearch.org - 1780-2002 Tennessee State Marriage Index
FamilySearch.org - 1790-1950 Tennessee, County Marriages
Genealogy Trails History Group - Roane County, TN Birth Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Roane County, TN Death Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Roane County, TN Marriage Records
Roane County Clerk - Kingston, TN
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1949-2014 Death Records Index
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1980-2014 Divorce Records Index
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1980-2014 Marriage Records Index
TNGenWeb Project - Misc. Deaths & Obituaries
USGenWeb Archives - Roane County, Tennessee
VitalChek - Tennessee Vital Records
Vitalrec.com - Tennessee Vital Records
FamilySearch.org - 1780-2002 Tennessee State Marriage Index
FamilySearch.org - 1790-1950 Tennessee, County Marriages
Genealogy Trails History Group - Roane County, TN Birth Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Roane County, TN Death Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Roane County, TN Marriage Records
Roane County Clerk - Kingston, TN
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1949-2014 Death Records Index
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1980-2014 Divorce Records Index
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1980-2014 Marriage Records Index
TNGenWeb Project - Misc. Deaths & Obituaries
USGenWeb Archives - Roane 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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