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Welcome to Tennessee Genealogy

Research in Tennessee can be an exciting and rewarding experience. With records available for more than 200 years of the state's history, your family is sure to be found in a variety of records available online and at the many archives and libraries located throughout the state.

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African-American Genealogy

​Genealogy Trails History Group - Benton County Slavery

Google Books - 1790-1865 The Negro in Tennessee

Tennessee African American Cemeteries - Benton County, TN

Archives and Libraries

Facebook.com - Benton County Public Library System

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Tennessee Secretary of State - Benton County Fact Sheet

TNGenWeb Project - Benton County Genealogical Society ​

TNGenWeb Project - Benton County Public Library

USGenWeb Archives - Benton County, TN Archives

Bible Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Bible Records

TNGenWeb Project - Benton County, TN Genealogy Family Bibles

​TNGenWeb Project - Bible Records of Benton County Families

TNGenWeb Project - Families of Benton County

Biographies

Genealogy Trails History Group - Benton County, TN Biographies

Genealogy Trails History Group - Benton County Pioneer Families

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TNGenWeb Project - ​Biographical Sketches of Benton County, TN

TNGenWeb Project -Early Settlers & Biographies   

Cemeteries

ePodunk - Benton County Cemeteries

Find A Grave - Benton County Cemeteries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Benton County Cemeteries

TNGenWeb Project - Benton County Cemeteries

TNGenWeb Project - Benton County Society Cemetery Project

The Political Graveyard - Benton County Cemeteries

USGenWeb Archives - Benton County Cemeteries

USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Benton County, TN

Census Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Benton County  Census

TNGenWeb Project - 1860 Federal Census - Mortality Schedule 

TNGenWeb Project - 1860 Federal Census - Railroad Enumeration 

TNGenWeb Project - 1860 Federal Census - Slave Schedule 

TNGenWeb Project - 1880 Federal Census - Mortality Schedule 

TNGenWeb Project - Index to 1840 Federal Census 

USGenWeb Census Project - Benton County, TN

USGenWeb Census Project - 1850 Federal Census - Mortality Schedule

Church Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Benton County Churches

TNGenWeb Project - Benton County Religion

Court Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Benton County Wills

​TNGenWeb Project - Benton County Court Records

TNGenWeb Project - Probate Court Records

USGenWeb Archives - Wills and Probate Records

History

Genealogy Trails History Group -  Goodspeeds History of Tennessee

Genealogy Trails History Group - History  of Benton County Tennessee

National Register of Historic Places - Benton County, Tennessee

​TNGenWeb Project - Early Benton County History

TNGenWeb Project - Goodspeed History of Tennessee

Wikipedia.org - Benton County, Tennessee

Land Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Benton County Deeds

TNGenWeb Project - Benton County  Deeds

TNGenWeb Project - Benton County Land Records

USGenWeb Archives - Benton County Land Records

Maps

World Atlas - Benton County, TN

Military Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Benton County Military

​TNGenWeb Project - Benton County  Civil War

TNGenWeb Project - Benton County  Revolutionary War

TNGenWeb Project - Benton County  World War I
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TNGenWeb Project - Benton County World War II

USGenWeb Archives - Benton County Military Records

Newspapers

Genealogybank.com - Camden, Tennessee, Newspaper Archives​

Genealogy Trails History Group - Newspaper Articles


TNGenWeb Project - Newspaper Columns

Obituaries

Genealogy Trails History Group - Benton County Obituaries

​TNGenWeb Project - Benton County Obituaries  

Photographs

TNGenWeb Project - Benton County Family Photo Pages  

TNGenWeb Project - Benton County  Family Photos - Unidentified 


TNGenWeb Project - Benton County  Photographs

Societies

TNGenWeb Project - Benton County Genealogical Society ​​​

School Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Benton County Schools

TNGenWeb Project - Benton County Schools

Tax Records

TNGenWeb Project - 1836 Land and Poll Tax List

Vital Records

Genealogy Trails History Group - Benton County Births

Genealogy Trails History Group - Benton County Deaths

Genealogy Trails History Group - Benton County Marriages
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USGenWeb Archives  - Benton County Marriages

VitalChek.com - 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.
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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