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U.S. - Tennessee
Category Index
- General Resource Sites
- Government & Cities
- History & Culture
- How To
- Libraries, Archives & Museums
- Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Chat
- Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information
- Military
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- People & Families
- Periodicals & Pamphlets
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- Professional Researchers, Volunteers & Other Research Services
- Publications, Software & Supplies
- Queries, Message Boards & Surname Lists
- Records: Census, Cemeteries, Land, Obituaries, Personal, Taxes and Vital
- Religion & Churches
- Societies & Groups
Also for Tennessee:
- Localities: Counties, Areas & Regions
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- AccessGenealogy - Tennessee Genealogy Resource Center
- American Local History Network - Tennessee
- Ancestor Search - Tennessee Genealogy Search Engines
- Ancestors: Resource Guide - Tennessee
Contact information for archives, libraries, genealogical & historical societies, church records and ethnic resources.
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 Ancestry.com - Tennessee Genealogy - Databases, Sources, How To's
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
- ePodunk
Provides ancestral demographics & categorized links to other genealogy sites.
- Family Tree Connection - Tennessee Resources
Search the listings for free, view full details with a fee-based subscription.
- Footnote.com - Tennessee
Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription .
- GenealogyBank.com - Tennessee
GenealogyBank's collection includes modern obituaries, historical newspapers, books, pamphlets, military records, and government documents. The 2,400+ historical newspapers include letters, speeches, opinion pieces, advertisements, hometown news, photographs, illustrations and more. Searchable database results shown, images available with fee-based subscription  .
- Genealogy Buff - Library - Tennessee Data
Data files for many counties including obituaries, death notices, marriage indexes, death indexes, baptisms, and births.
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 Genealogy.com: State Resources -- Tennessee
- Genealogy Trails History Group - Tennessee Genealogy Trails
Volunteers working together to transcribe records: biographies, cemeteries, court records, family Bibles, obituaries, newspapers, vitals, marriages, & more.
- Geneasearch: A Guide to Tennessee Genealogy
Surname registry, female ancestors, ancestors archive, marriage records databases and links.
- Ghost Counties - Your Guide To America's Dead, Forgotten Counties
Remembering those counties across America that have been disbanded or discontinued.
- G's Adoption Registry - Tennessee
- Kindred Trails - Tennessee Genealogy Resources
- Lineages.com - Tennessee Research Room
- Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Tennessee
- Looking 4 Kin - Tennessee
- The Olive Tree Genealogy - Tennessee
- Rootwalker Genealogy Pages for Northern Middle TN
A wealth of genealogical data for researchers of 26 counties of northern middle TN. It is sponsored by Rootsweb and includes a corresponding mail list. To subscribe to the mail list, send an email to TN-ROOTWALKER-L-request@rootsweb.com.
- Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
- Southeast USA Genealogy
For people interested in genealogy research anywhere in the United States, especially in the Southeast (including the states of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Missouri, Virginia, Arkansas, Louisiana, Ohio, Maryland, South Carolina, and North Carolina.) A mailing list with corresponding message board, related links, a CD Lookup request page, a free forwarding e-mail address, and a page where researchers can register their relevant surnames.
- StateGenSites - U.S. Genealogy State by State - Tennessee
- Surname Navigator USA
A one window, megasearch engine for surnames. Can simultaneously search various databases using only one input screen. Includes CGI (LDS Mormons) USA, Ancestral File (LDS Mormons) USA, Geneanet USA, Google, genealogy USA, Google News Genealogy USA, Rootsweb message board USA, Ancestry.com, Email Finder USA, White Pages USA.
- The Tennessee Genealogy & History Web Ring
- The Tennessee Local History Network
Bringing all the Tennessee Counties together with information and history of the counties, areas and divisions of Tennessee.
- Tennessee Kin Club on RootsWeb
- USGenWeb - TNGenWeb Project
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 Websites at RootsWeb
- WorldVitalRecords.com - Tennessee in Databases or Tennessee in Titles
An inexpensive, growing set of pay-for-use databases. Including vital records, and an extensive collection of newspapers.
- 50states.com - Tennessee State Information Resource
A list of general information for each state, including a list of colleges, state symbols, links to maps, newspapers, and other miscellaneous state information.
- Court Web Sites - Tennessee
Links to the web sites of various levels of judicial courts in the state.
- FindLaw: Tennessee: Courts
Links to the web sites of various levels of judicial courts in the state.
- NACo - About Counties - Tennessee
From the National Association of Counties. Includes links to county courthouse addresses and telephone numbers as well as links to official county government web sites.
- Official City Web Sites for the State of Tennessee
- Public Records Online
Links to available state & county Tax Assessors' and Recorders' offices. Online public records may include copies of deeds, parcel maps, GIS maps, tax data, ownership information and indexes. Some Recorders' offices have marriage and birth records available online.
- Tennessee: America at Its Best ~ State of Tennessee
- Tennessee County Clerk Locations
- USA CityLink Project - Tennessee
- Yahoo! Get Local...Tennessee Counties and Regions or Cities
Maps, yellow pages, white pages, newspapers and other local information.
- AMES Plantation
Family histories, genealogy, and cemeteries located in Fayette and Hardeman Counties of Tennessee.
- Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy
- GenDisasters.com - Events That Touched Our Ancestor's Lives - Tennessee
GenDisasters.com, chronicles the events that touched our ancestors' lives - train wrecks, fires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, storms, mining explosions, ship wrecks, drownings, and accidents. Transcribed newspaper accounts, excerpts from historical books and photographs detail hundreds of life's tragedies that our ancestors' endured, from the 1800s to the 1950s. New material is being transcribed and added daily. Searchable.
- A Little History of Tennessee
- Memphis History and Facts
- Tennessee Chronology
- Tennessee Online
Tennessee historical news, trivia, historical preservation projects, numerous historical photos and ongoing devlopment of all things related to Tennessee history.
- Tennessee History Timeline
- Tennessee Online
Tennessee's only on-line historical magazine.
- Yahoo!...History...Tennessee
- East Tennessee Historical Society Museum
The East Tennessee Historical Society operates its museum on the floor of the East Tennessee History Center in downtown Knoxville.
- East Tennessee History Center
In downtown Knoxville, it houses: McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Archives, East Tennessee Historical Society, Museum of East Tennessee History, Tennessee Society, Sons of the Revolution.
- Family History Library Catalog
From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.
- FamilySearch - Family History Centers in Tennessee
A list of local LDS Family History Centers along with addresses and hours of operation.
- Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America ~ Memphis, Tennessee
- LIBCAT: US - Tennessee
A directory of library resources on the Internet.
- LibDex - The Library Index - Tennessee
A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).
- Newberry Library | Bibliography of African American History - Tennessee
- PublicLibraries.com - Tennessee
- Repositories of Primary Sources: Tennessee
A list of links to online resources from the Univ. of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives.
- Southern Baptist Historical Library & Archive
A world center for the study of Baptist history. Operated by the Council of Seminary Presidents, the SBHLA is one of the major denominational collections in the nation and serves by assignment of the Southern Baptist Convention as the central depository and archives of SBC records.
- Tennessee Family History Centers
A list of addresses, phone numbers and hours of operation from the Genealogy Home Page.
- Tennessee State Library and Archives
- United Methodist Church - General Commission on Archives & History - Directory for Local and Regional United Methodist Archives
List of annual conference archive contacts for the state. For local Methodist church records, your best resource is the annual conference archives. The boundaries of the annual conference do not necessarily coincide with state boundaries, and some states may have several conferences within their borders.
- University of Tennessee Libraries ~ Knoxville
- Library Guides to History
You will need to have a copy of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader Software program in order to view the following library guides. (File extensions are .pdf)
- Manuscript Collections
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Hoskins Library: Herbert E. Copeland Railroadiana Collection
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Hoskins Library: Knoxville Railway and Light Company
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Hoskins Library: Railroad Records Collection
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Hoskins Library: Smoky Mountain Railroad Collection
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Hoskins Library: Tennessee Central Railroad Company Collection
Mailing lists are interactive e-mail forums that are free for you to subscribe to and participate in. Click on the links below and be sure to follow the instructions provided exactly as shown in order to subscribe to the mailing list of your choice. Be sure to keep a copy of the welcome message that you receive. This message will contain details about the mailing list, the person who runs the list and instructions you will need in order to participate in the list, unsubscribe from the list, etc.
- 4TH-TENNESSEE-CAVALRY Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the 4th Tennessee Cavalry, Confederate States of America. Archives: browse or search.
- Appalachianfamily Mailing List
Appalachian Mountain Families including families from Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia.
- ETN Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the eastern 3rd Grand Division of the state of Tennessee as well as the lost State of Franklin.
- ETN-OZ Mailing List
For anyone interested in families that migrated from East Tennessee to the Ozarks region.
- Melungeon Mailing List
For people conducting Melungeon and/or Appalachian research including Native American, Portuguese, Turkish, Black Dutch, and other unverifiable mixed statements of ancestry or unexplained rumors, with ancestors in TN, KY, VA, NC, SC, GA, AL, WV, and possibly other places.
- NE-TN Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in Northeast Tennessee.
- SWKY-NWTN Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the counties of southwest Kentucky.
- SWVA-NETN-SEKY-CHAT Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the area covered by a 150 mile radius around Bristol Virginia/Tennessee. This area covers southwest Virginia, northeast Tennessee, southeast Kentucky, and northwestern North Carolina.
- TENNESSEE Mailing List
- TN-AfricaAmer Mailing List
For anyone with an interest in African American genealogy in Tennessee. Archives: browse or search.
- TN-AfriGeneas Mailing List
To coordinate, network and strengthen the efforts of African ancestored family researchers within Tennessee.
- TN-CEMETERIES Mailing List
For anyone interested in locating and preserving historical information about Tennessee cemeteries.
- TNCHAT Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in Tennessee.
- TN-CIVIL-WAR Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the involvement of Tennessee in the Civil War.
- TNGEN-L Mailing List
A read only announcement list for County hosts and contributors of the TNGenWeb Project.
- TNGENWEB Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in Tennessee.
- TNROOTS-L Mailing List
- TN-ROOTWALKER Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in northern middle Tennessee.
- TN-UPPER-CUMBERLAND Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Upper Cumberland Region of Tennessee.
- USCW-SHILOH Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in those who fought at Shiloh, the bloodiest Civil War battle in Tennessee.
- 1895 U.S. Atlas - Tennessee
Scanned images of county and state maps, index of towns.
- American Memory Panoramic Maps 1847-1929 - Tennessee
From the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.
- American Memory Railroad Maps 1828-1900 - Tennessee
From the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.
- Cherokee Country. East Tennessee. 1762 Map. TNGenWeb Project (TNGenNet)
"A Draught of the Cherokee Country, On the West Side of the Twenty four Mountains, commonly called Over the Hills; Taken by Henry Timberlake, when he was in that Country in March 1762. Likewise the Names of the Principal or Headmen of each Town and what Number of Fighting Men they send to War." This is a map of Cherokee towns along the Tennessee River, drawn in 1762 and published in "Memoirs of Lieut. Henry Timberlake" in 1765. Cherokee towns include Tellassee, Chilhowey, Halfway Town, Settacoo, Chote the Metropolis, Tennessee, Toqua, Tommotley, Toskegee, and Mialoquo or the Great Island. The site of Fort Loudon is also included.
- Circa 1930 City Directories Available at NARA - Tennessee
Listing of microfilmed city directories available at the National Archives.
- City Directories At The Tennessee State Library & Archives
- Color Landform Atlas: Tennessee
Including a map of counties and a map for 1895.
- Genealogical Fact Sheets about Tennessee Counties
- Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
From the USGS. Provides cemetery location information, as well as other physical features within a county and state.
- Guide To Maps In The Tennessee State Library & Archives
- Introduction to Tennessee Land History
- Map of Tennessee Counties (Western) , (Eastern)
- MapQuest: World Atlas: Tennessee
- The Maps Our Ancestors Followed - A TNGenWeb History Project
- The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - Tennessee Maps
From The University of Texas at Austin.
- RootsWeb Town Search - TownCo
Enter the name of a U.S. town to learn the name of the county where that town is located.
- Tennessee Place Names And Post Offices: Introduction And Index
From the Tennessee State Library and Archives.
- Tennessee Roads Before 1800
- U.S. Census Bureau - State and County QuickFacts - Tennessee County Selection Map
- U.S. City Directories on Microfilm in the Microform Reading Room - Tennessee
At the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
- USGenWeb Archives, United States Digital Map Library
- Yale Peabody Museum: GNIS - Tennessee
Search the USGS Geographic Names Database. You can limit the search to a specific county in this state and search for any of the following features: airport arch area arroyo bar basin bay beach bench bend bridge building canal cape cemetery channel church cliff crater crossing dam falls flat forest gap geyser glacier gut harbor hospital island isthmus lake lava levee locale mine oilfield other park pillar plain ppl range rapids reserve reservoir ridge school sea slope spring stream summit swamp tower trail tunnel valley well woods.
- 1890 Civil War Veterans Census, Sumner County, Tennessee
- 2nd Tennessee Infantry Regiment, U.S.A.
Includes complete roster.
- 3rd Tennessee Mounted Infantry Regiment, USA
Complete rosters for all companies with alphabetized surnames of soldiers and links to history of the regiment.
- 4th Tennessee Cavalry (USA)
History of the 4th Tennessee Cavalry (Union), with company rosters, an enlisted man's diary, and genealogic data on many of the soldiers.
- 5th Tennessee Regiment Infantry
- 5th Tennessee Infantry, U.S.A., 1862-1865
- 8th Tennessee Cavalry, CSA
- 9th Tennessee Cavalry
9th Tennessee Cavalry, C.S.A. -regiment history -company rosters.
- 11th Tennessee Infantry
- 17th Tennessee Infantry
17th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, C.S.A.-Regiment history -Links to Company Muster Rolls & Compiled Service Records.
- 20th (Russell's) Tennessee Cavalry, C.S.A.
- 32nd Tennessee Infantry, CSA
- 43rd Tennessee CSA - Forty-third Regiment Tennessee Volunteers (Gillespie's Infantry)
Also know as 5th East Tennessee Volunteer Regiment and later as, 43rd Tennessee Regiment Cavalry.
- 44th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, C.S.A.
- 47th Tennessee Infantry Regiment - CSA
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 Ancestry.com
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
- The Civil War Archive - Union Regiments - Tennessee
- Civil War Battle Summaries by State - Tennessee
- Civil War Rosters - Tennessee
List of links to web sites with rosters for each state.
- Footnote.com - Confederate Soldiers - TN
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee, NARA. Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
- Footnote.com - Southern Claims Commission
In 1871, the US government established the Southern Claims Commission to address southerners' petitions for compensation of supplies, livestock, and other items taken by the Union troops during the Civil War. More than 20,000 claims were filed. These testimonial files include first-person accounts of how civilians survived the war, detailed circumstances regarding loss of property, and accounts of each family's history and loyalty to the Union cause. Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
- Korean Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Tennessee
From the National Archives and Records Administration, Center for Electronic Records.
- Nominal Roster of the 13th Tennessee Cavalry, U.S. Army 1863- 1865
- Tennessee and the Civil War
- Tennessee Colored Pension Applications for C.S.A. Service
- Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications : Soldiers and Widows
From the Tennessee State Library and Archives.
- Tennessee Federal Military Rosters
From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Tennessee of the Military Forces of the State from 1861 to 1866.
- Tennessee State Library and Archives: History and Genealogy
- Tennessee Military Department
Office of the Adjutant General and the War Records Division.
- Tennessee's Guerillas and Bushwackers
Focusing on independent scouts, partisan rangers, guerillas, and bushwackers who operated in Tennessee during the Civil War.
- TNGenWeb Civil War Resource Page
- The Tuskaloosa Plow Boys
Company G, 38th Tennessee Infantry Regiment.
- Vietnam Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Tennessee
From the National Archives and Records Administration, Center for Electronic Records.
- The Wartime Diary of John WEATHERED
Civil War Diary of John Weathered who served in the 9th Tennessee Confederate Cavalry.
- ABYZ News Links - Tennessee - Newspapers and News Sources
- Ancestry.com
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
- A Brief History of Newspaper Publishing in Tennessee
- Cleveland Daily Banner
Bradley County, Tennessee. Access daily obituaries.
- GenealogyBank.com - Historical Newspapers - Tennessee
GenealogyBank's collection includes modern obituaries, historical newspapers, books, pamphlets, military records, and government documents. The 2,400+ historical newspapers include letters, speeches, opinion pieces, advertisements, hometown news, photographs, illustrations and more. Searchable database results shown, images available with fee-based subscription .
- Home Town News - Tennessee
Directory of daily and weekly newspapers in the United States.
- NewsDirectory.com: Newspapers: Tennessee
- NewsLink | Newspapers | U.S. | Tennessee
- Newspaper Abstracts - Finding Our Ancestors in the News! - Tennessee
- NewspaperLinks.com - Tennessee
- Newspapers On Microfilm At The Tennessee State Library And Archives: Introduction And Index
From the Tennessee State Library and Archives.
- TheOldenTimes.com: Old Tennessee News
Historic newspapers online: births, deaths & marriages, notices, old news, legal notices, recipes & more, all scanned from original issues of 18th-20th century newspapers. Index of names, site search.
- OnlineNewspapers.com - Newspaper & Newspapers Online Directory: Tennessee
- ThePaperboy.com Newspaper Directory - Tennessee Newspapers
- The Tennessee Newspaper Project
- The United States Newspaper Program
Cooperative national effort among the states and the federal government to locate, catalog, and preserve on microfilm newspapers published in the United States from the eighteenth century to the present.
- US Newspaper Links - Tennessee Newspapers
- World-newspapers.com - Tennessee Newspapers
- Yahoo!...Newspapers...Tennessee
Adoptions, biographies, ethnic groups, famous people, immigrants, some family groups, etc.
- African American Genealogy Resources: States/Tennessee
From Christine's Genealogy Website.
- AfriGeneas | African Ancestry in Tennessee
- The Chickasaw and Their Cessions
- First Families of Tennessee Program
A heritage program sponsored by the East Tennessee Historical Society, honoring descendants of the first settlers of Tennessee.
- First People of Tennessee
- GEDCOM Index .com - Tennessee
Index of GEDCOM files found online, arranged by surname and given name.
- Gen. James Robertson of TN: History & Genealogy
Gen. James Randolph Robertson is a significant historical personality. Andrew Jackson called him the "Father of Tennessee" for leading the perilous settlement, far beyond the then frontier, into the middle TN area.
- Melungeon Heritage Association, Inc.
- People of Color in Old Tennessee
- Profiles of African Americans in Tennesee
- Runaway Slave Blog
This ongoing project is a collection of African American slave names that were printed in west Tennessee newspapers before 1865. These men, women and children were advertised as runaway slaves or listed as property for sale.
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
Contains approximately 2,000 documents and images relating to the Native American population of the Southeastern United States from the collections of the University of Georgia Libraries, the University of Tennessee at Knoxville Library, the Frank H. McClung Museum, the Tennessee State Library and Archives, the Tennessee State Museum and the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. The documents are comprised of letters, legal proceedings, military orders, financial papers, and archaeological images relating to Native Americans in the Southeast.
- Tennessee Biographies Project
- Tennessee Blacksheep Ancestors
Directory of links for prison and convict records, court records, executions, famous outlaws, criminals & bandits.
- Tribes and Villages of Tennessee
- Women in Tennessee History: A Bibliography
Magazines, journals, quarterlies, newsletters, pamplets, leaflets
Photos, postcards, yearbooks, school memorabilia, and other ephemera of life
- Dead Fred Genealogy Photo Archive - Tennessee
Searchable database containing images of thousands of identified and mystery 19th & 20th century photos for genealogy enthusiasts looking for long-lost family. Search vintage school annuals, faculty & students,images & names. Upload your own vintage yearbooks so others can discover their ancestral images.
- FamilyOldPhotos.com - Tennessee
Old, antique, or vintage photos. User submitted with family history and details.
- Old-Yearbooks.com - Tennessee
Old high school & college yearbooks, graduation programs, reunion booklets, class rolls, alumni lists, school photos & memorabilia.
Links to professional researchers found on Cyndi's List are included as a courtesy. Unless otherwise stated, the existence of these links on Cyndi's List does not imply endorsement of the services or products provided by those professional researchers. See also: Disclaimers
- Accelerated Genealogy Research - Professional Genealogists - Tennessee
Our directory lists professional genealogists by education, experience, credentials, research specialty, international or U.S. region, and billing rate to help you find the researcher best qualified to find your ancestor.
- Board for Certification of Genealogists - Roster of Those Certified - Residing in Tennessee or Specializing in Tennessee
- Bush Research Service
Research services in middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky.
- Carpenter Genealogical Services ~ Salt Lake City, Utah
A professional genealogical research group in Salt Lake City specializing in the United States and Western Europe. Our focus is Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Colonial Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, Wyoming, Nebraska and African American/Slavery research and slavery in the South. Western European limited to Germany, Switzerland, France, and the Scandanavian countries. Families of note: WINGET, HATHAWAY, AXTELL, CLUTTER, DOUD, LYTLE, BLEHSCHMIDT, EHMAN, HAGGSTROM.
- Digging Up Roots
Heather Hayes, professional genealogist specializing in Tennessee & Kentucky lineages.
- East & Middle Tennessee Genealogical Research
Research in Morgan, Knox, Roane, Anderson, Fentress Campbell Scott, Putnam counties.
- Erwin Genealogy - Erwin Family History Service
Located in Southern California, specializing in Southern research including Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Virginia.
- Genealogy Professional Alabama Georgia Kentucky Carolinas Virginia: Ted Lane Genealogist
More than 40 years experience. Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, and others.
- genealogymagazine.com - Genealogical Research Services
Searches available for Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas.
- genealogyPro - Professional Genealogists for Eastern and Southern United States
Including the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
- GenSearch - United States Genealogy Research
Tennessee and Georgia all counties, lookups and hourly research.
- Hunt Genealogy & Associates
Research services for upper east Tennessee and southwest Virginia & genealogical education.
- Ky-Tn Research Associates - Professional Genealogists in Kentucky and Tennessee
- Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society List of Genealogists
- Midwest Genealogy
Professional genealogists serving Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee & Washington, D.C.
- Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Tennessee
A list of volunteers who are willing to help you with your research in this locality.
- SouthEastern Genealogical Research
Genealogical document search and retrieval service. Specializing in genealogy in the states of: Virginia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Arkansas.
- Strictly by Name
Pay-for-use service providing copies of public domain records from Kentucky, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee.
- Zorsch Genealogy Research
East & middle Tennessee genealogy research by Jody Humpert Zorsch.
- Cyndi's List Genealogy Bookstore
A categorized list of genealogy research books that looks a lot like my bookshelf at home.
- 1850 Census Records
These books are transcribed from the 1850 Census Records and have indexes for some of the counties in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas.
- ABP Abstracts
Books for sale on the land records in North Carolina, South Carolina, & Tennessee.
- Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - Tennessee
The following are individual book titles of interest for this topic. The book links below point to the Amazon.com bookstore online where you may purchase the book if you wish. These links are provided to bring these published resources to your attention as an aid to your research. Follow the links to books of interest to make note of their title, author, publisher, and ISBN. You might then use this information to obtain the book from your local library or your favorite corner book shop.
- AncestorSpy - CDs and Microfiche for Tennessee
- Barbara Green's Used Genealogy Books - Tennessee
- Barnette's Family Tree Books - Tennessee
- Books We Own - Tennessee
Find a book from which you would like a lookup and note the submitter's code at the end of the entry. Go to the Owners index and find the e-mail address for the owner of that book by using the submitter's code. Then write to the volunteer and ask if they will do a lookup for you.
- Boyd Publishing Company - Tennessee
See their home page for details on placing an order.
- Early Marriage Records in Tennessee
Books for sale on pre-1900 marriage records.
- East Tennessee Roots Historical/Genealogical Magazine
Print magazine published since 1984 focusing on the history & genealogy of a 30-county area in East Tennessee.
- eBay Listings: Search for Tennessee Genealogy
Online auction service for buying & selling.
- eBay Store - DMK Heritage: Genealogy, County History, Tennessee
Old county histories for Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky; indexed and searchable on CDs.
- Genealogical.com - Tennessee
The online store of Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. & Clearfield Company.
- Genealogy and Tennessee - GENEALOGY FRIENDS:Partyline News
FREE Queries, mail or e-mail.
- Gorin Genealogical Publishing - Publications Index
Publications cover mostly Kentucky, also has some for Logan County, Illinois and Fentress & Overton Counties, Tennessee.
- Heritage Books: Tennessee
- Higginson Book Company - Tennessee
- J & W Enterprises
One stop book source on the Internet, specializing in southern states source material.
- Mountain Press - Tennessee Genealogy Books
Free Surname Search for hundreds of Tennessee genealogy books. Information available for many counties on wills, marriages, deaths, biographies, military, WPA records as well as many maps.
- Pioneer Publishing Company
Books for sale on Alabama, Georgia, Indian, Mississippi, Tennessee & Texas.
- Quintin Publications | Tennessee
- Research in Tennessee
A book by Gale Williams Bamman from Research In the States, a series of the National Genealogical Society.
- Simmons Historical Publications
Over 800 genealogical research documents such as birth records, death records, deed books, maps, newspaper abstracts, will books and more for counties in Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
- Sistler Genealogy
Over 900 books covering records from Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky.
- SK Publications Census CDs and Books - Tennessee
- Tennessee Genealogical Society Publications for Sale
- Ye Olde Genealogie Shoppe Books - Tennessee
- Ancestry.com - Message Boards - Tennessee
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 RootsWeb Surname List - RSL Tennessee
The RSL and this form concept & design are courtesy of Karen Isaacson
- SE USA Genealogy Forum on About.com
This forum is primarily for genealogy discussion/research involving the Southeast USA states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia). Post your southern surnames, air your views on issues, ask questions, share research tips or photos, tell us about your personal genealogy site and join in our fun games and contests.
- Tennessee in the Civil War Message Board
The sites found in this category vary in content. Some sites have extractions or transcriptions of actual records. Other sites have helpful lists, articles, tips or guidelines. In a few cases there are scanned images of the original source documents themselves, with more of these types of records coming online each day. Keep in mind that extractions & transcriptions may have errors or may be missing certain portions of the original source material. Always refer to the original source material whenever possible and only use extractions & transcriptions as a starting point to help guide you in your research.
- AccessGenealogy - Tennessee Census Records
Census links for online census research.
- African American Census Schedules Online | Tennessee
- Ancestry.com - Tennessee Census, 1810-91
Searchable database available by subscription.
- Ancestry.com - U.S. Federal Censuses
Browse by census year, state, county, township. Census images available with fee-based subscription:
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- Ancestry.com
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
- Census Online - Links to Online Census Data - Tennessee
- HeritageQuest - US Federal Census Schedules Available on Microfilm
Digitized images of the complete US Census from 1790 to 1930 for sale on microfilm.
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- Making the Best Use of Tennessee Census Index Books, 1820-1840
From the Tennessee State Library and Archives, Historical and Genealogical Information.
- Making the Best Use of Tennessee Census Index Books, 1850-1880
From the Tennessee State Library and Archives, Historical and Genealogical Information.
- NARA | US National Archives & Records Administration
- Using Tennessee Census Records, 1880-1930
From the Tennessee State Library and Archives, Historical and Genealogical Information.
- USGenWeb Archives
- Ancestry.com
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
- Before the Needles - Tennessee
A detailed listing of executions that occurred under civil authority in Tennessee. Listing includes (when known) the convict's name, age, race, sex, occupation, crime, date of execution, method of execution and whether it was a single or multiple execution.
- County Courthouse Addresses
- County Records: Courthouse Fires and Disasters in Tennessee
- Early Tax Lists at the Tennessee State Library and Archives
- Genealogical Research in Tennessee County Courthouses
- Guarantee Company of North America - List of Shareholders 1890
Search for names of shareholders in 1890. Includes residences and details of shares. Shareholders residences are Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Illinois.
- Inmates Of The Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831 - 1850
From the Tennessee State Library and Archives.
- Maryville Tennessee Biographies
- NARA | US National Archives & Records Administration
- Public Records Online
Contact information for Tax Assessors' and Recorders' offices.
- Records Room: Tennessee Counties, United States
- Researching in Tennessee Courthouses
- SAMPUBCO
Will Testators Indexes, Naturalization Records Indexes and Census Indexes online. You can order copies of the original source documents for a small fee.
- Settlers and Intruders on Cherokee Indian Lands 1801-1816
Excerpts from the papers of the Cherokee Indian Agency in Tennessee.
- USGenWeb Archives
- Ancestry.com - Tennessee Marriages to 1825
Searchable database available by subscription.
- Ancestry.com
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
- Finding Birth & Death Records in Tennessee
From the Tennessee State Library and Archives.
- Freedman's Bureau, Marriages in Tennessee 1865-1869
- I Dream of Genealogy - Tennessee Marriage Records
Tennessee marriage records and links. Updated regularly along with over 50,000 other genealogy databases from around the world.
- Index to Tennessee Death Records 1908-1912
Covers nearly 98,000 deaths occurring in Tennessee. From the Tennesee State Library and Archives.
- MyVitalRec.com - Tennessee Vital Records
Information for ordering by mail or online: birth, death, marriage or divorce.
- Partial Index to Tennessee Death Records 1914-1925
From the Tennesee State Library and Archives.
- Tennessee Department of Health - Office of Vital Records
The Tennessee Office of Vital Records registers and maintains the original certificates of births, deaths, marriages and divorces that occur in Tennessee. Certified copies of the original records are available to the person named on the record and to certain family members or legal representatives.
- VitalChek Network - Tennessee
- vitalrec.com - Vital Records Information - Tennessee
Resources to help you obtain a birth certificate, death record, marriage license and more by mail or online.
- Vital Records US - Tennessee Vital Records
Information and guidelines on acquiring vital records information in the United States. Includes state and county contact and pricing information.
- Where to Write for Vital Records - Tennessee
From the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
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