Modern Records (Post-1900)
State Records
- Tennessee Public Libraries
- Tennessee Department of State: Tennessee State Library and Archives
- Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Tennessee Secretary of State
- Tennessee Genealogy & Tennessee Family History Resources – Ancestry.com
- Tennessee, Early Land Registers, 1778-1927
- Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008
- Tennessee, Probate Court Books, 1795-1927
- Tennessee, Probate Court Files, 1795-1955
- *start here* Many databases combined into one from Tennessee State Library and Archives
- Online Tennessee Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries
- Index to TN Death Records
- Statewide Index to Tennessee Death Records (1914 – 1933) Tennessee Secretary of State
- Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1963
- Tennessee, Deaths & Burials, 1874-1955
- Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002
- Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 – Ancestry.com
- Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950
- Tennessee Divorce and Other Records, 1800-1965 – Ancestry.com
- Tennessee, Divorce and Other Records, 1800-1965
- Tennessee, Births & Christenings, 1828-1939
- Tennessee, Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912 — FamilySearch.org
- Tennessee Civil Marriages, 1838-1888 — FamilySearch.org
- Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950 — FamilySearch.org
County Records
- Cocke County: Records, 1860-1930 — FamilySearch.org
- Davidson County: Death Records 1900-1913 | Tennessee Secretary of State
- Davidson County: Vital Records
- Montgomery County: Deed, Marriage, Obituary and more
- Putnam County: Marriages, 1930-1961 — FamilySearch.org
- Putnam County: Records, 1842-1955 — FamilySearch.org
- Rutherford County: TN Archives: birth, death, cemetery, property and more (scroll down)
- Shelby County: Birth, Marriage, Death
- White County: Marriage, Probate, Court Records, 1809-1975 — FamilySearch.org
Jail
Directories & Newspapers
- Tennessee Online Historical Directories (Online Historical Directories)
- Tennessee Online Historical Newspapers – Online Historical Newspapers
- Chronicling America – The Library of Congress
- Tennessee Newspaper Obituary Indexes in Public Libraries
- Obituaries, Newspaper Obituaries (scroll to TN)
- Tennessee Online Newspapers – Research for Free – THE ANCESTOR HUNT
- TSLA: TN Bible Records
- Davidson County: Nashville Public Library: Obits, Marriages, Burials, More
- Davidson County: Obituaries | Nashville Public Library
- Montgomery County: Tennessee, Obituary Collection, 1911-2009
- Sevier County: Obits & Funeral Homes
- Shelby County: Online Historical Directories (Online Histori (…)
- Williamson County: Obituaries 1987-1991; Register of Deeds
Cemeteries
- Cemetery Database | TNGenWeb Project, Inc.
- Tennessee Valley Cemetery Relocation Files, 1933-1990
- Davidson County: Nashville City Cemetery Association, Inc.
- Hardeman County: Cemetery Index – Tennessee Archives
- Shelby County: Catholic Diocese of Memphis, Tennessee: Cemeteries – Home
- Shelby County: Index; Memphis Pub. Lib. History & Gen. Index
- Trousdale County: Alexander Funeral Home Records
Genealogical Records (Pre-1900)
- Tennessee: Genealogy, Census, Vital Records
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Tennessee
- Tennessee Genealogy, Facts and Records Resources :: Genealogy Inc. Tennessee | Learn | FamilySearch.org
- Tennessee Genealogical Society
- Tennessee Genealogy and History – presented by Genealogy Trails History Group
- TNGenWeb Project, Inc. |
County
Immigration & Naturalization
Military
- Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965 — FamilySearch.org
- Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 — FamilySearch.org
- Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 — FamilySearch.org
Maps
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