A wide range of tennessee county history genealogy titles are now available. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Everyday discount prices and great customer service. Smith county, tennessee 1888 map my genealogy hound. Guy has published several books, including the awardwinning the hidden history of mcminn county. Early days in smith county, tn, are recalled in this spiral bound booklet primarily excerpted from the rare 1887 book. Welcome to tennessee genealogy research in tennessee can be an exciting and rewarding experience. The county seat is mountain city, which was originally named taylorsville after colonel james p.
History of smith county smith county, tn chamber of commerce. Smith county, tennessee minute book 17991804 and 1835. Make check payable to sumner county historical society. Guide to smith county established 1799 genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, civil war records, revolutionary war records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries. It includes bonds for marriages, estates, land, etc sold out. Historical society, macon county historical society111 e. Get a copy of bledsoe county, tennessee, a pictorial history, volume ii by dropping by the dr.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. May 01, 2020 the smith county historical society, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, was founded in 1959 by individuals and business firms dedicated to discovering, collecting and preserving data, records and other items relating to the history of smith county, texas. Genealogical articles with abstracts of smith county, tennessee genealogy records have been published in ansearchin news, the quarterly magazine of the tennessee genealogical society. Genealogical fact sheets about tennessee counties smith. The county was organized in 1799 and is named for daniel smith, a revolutionary war veteran who made the first map of tennessee and served as a united states senator. James fentress, speaker of the house of representatives in tennessee. Business hours thursday 10a2p friday 10a2p saturday 10a2p. List of books and articles about tennessee history online. The county is remote, with the railroads not reaching it until the early 1900s. All information contributed to this website belongs to the submitter and is used. Click on the links below for detailed descriptions of titles available for immediate shipment.
Browse the robinson family surname genealogy this section makes it possible to view all the biographies currently available for the robinson family surname. Macon county historical society111 e locust streetlafayette, tn 37083615 688 6247 hours tuesday 9 00 4 00thursday and friday 8 00 4 00lunch 1 00 2 00 june shrumdeputy clerk the purpose of this organization is to bring together those people interested in history and genealogy, especially in macon county, to obtain and copy old deeds, ledgers, diaries, bible records, church minutes and court. Guide to lincoln county established 1809 genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, civil war records, revolutionary war records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records. The history of smith county, tennessee 1987 edition. Smith county, tn, offers many historic sites along the walton road scenic byway for history lovers and travelers of all kinds. Our tennessee history books will take you on a trip of the history of its places and events, from nashville to memphis, from blues to wsm radio station. Mar 11, 2019 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. In 2014, the city of smith county, tn issued 66 building permits. Read each book description for publication and condition details and price. Smith county, tennessee smith county polozaj okruga u saveznoj drzavi tenesi savezna drzava. Smith county, tennessee genealogy, books, cds, maps. A short history of smith county tennessee from the book a history of tennessee and tennesseans by will t. Smith county historical and genealogical society quarterly, vol. Please check the tennessee state library and archives online catalog or visit the ask us a question.
Smith county, tennessee genealogy familysearch wiki. The name originally derives from smio or smip, the old english term meaning one who works in metal, related to the word smitan, the old english form of smite, which also meant strike as in early 17th century biblical english. Smith county genealogy records are kept by a number of different government agencies and departments in smith county, tennessee. Smith county, tn historic sites walton road scenic byway. Smith county, tennessee facts when was smith county, tn created. Tennessee history and genealogy 76 books on dvd ancestry. To view a list of these articles, visit their county index. The land, the people, and the culture 9781572330009. The history of smith county, tennessee 1987 edition open.
Index to smith county wills will books 38, 18281895 key, 1965 name index. Here is an interesting primary source from smith county history. Stewart county is located in middle tennessee, one of the states three grand divisions. Smith is an englishlanguage surname originating in the british isles.
Sumner county, tennessee index to the loose records 1786 to 1930 by shirley. Smith county, tennessee ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. The county was organized in 1799 and is named for daniel smith, a revolutionary war veteran who made the first map of tennessee and served as a united states. Research books available from the hancock county tennessee. This book will feature the history and archeology of the cherokee in the watauga and nolichucky river valleys by nathan shreve, biographies of the cherokee, history of longhunters and explorers by chad fred bailey, biographies of settlers from 1768 to 1777, history of government, law and military by billie mcnamara, history of the area including the four settlements. In 20, the city of smith county, tn issued 30 building permits. They joined together in a rewarding effort to preserve the fascinating stories of smith county s past in the many areas of historical. Jul 14, 2017 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
Please note that the tennessee state library and archives does not hold copies of all of the items listed in this bibliography. Tales from eastern tennessee with the history press in 2007. Smith county chamber of commerce middle tennessee genealogical society. Most of these but not all are county history books that combine history and biographies of families within the county. Tennessee county history and genealogy including civil war. Family records of smith county, tennessee carthage, tenn. Smith county is part of the nashvilledavidson murfreesboro franklin, tn metropolitan statistical area. Tennessee encyclopedia of history and culture created by the tennessee general assembly on october 26, 1799, smith county was named in.
Tennessee genealogy southern historical press, inc. Testing the soil is an inexpensive smithcountyinsider. Smith county was formed in 1799 from part of sumner county, and most of the early settlers were from nc, va. History of tennessee, originally published by goodspeed publishing co. Books and materials in genealogy collection do not circulate. This book was originally published in 1887 by the goodspeed publishing company.
Submit your records here or here or here read how to contribute. The deeds of smith county are probably the most complete records available for this time period and with the marriages available in printed format from 18381881 these deed abstracts make an excellent source to try. Census bureau maintains genealogy records in the form of census data. In his latest article, smith county extension agent chris hicks discusses the importance of soil testing. Smith county census schedules transcribed by volunteers.
In the section known as middle tennessee, its county seat is carthage. Tennessee is an extraordinary place, and the residents, natives and ancestors of jackson county have long treasured their unique heritage for 200 years. The county s history and stories passed from one generation to the next. Large tracts of the best land in the county were entered by survivors of the revolution. They joined together in a rewarding effort to preserve the fascinating stories of smith. Campbell county, tennessee commissioner certificates only, clay county, tennessee, hancock county, tennessee, macon county, tennessee, pickett smith county 1891 enumeration of male voters reed, 1990 name index for each county. Mountain city is the highest incorporated city in tennessee, at 2,418 feet. In 1772 these hardy settlers living beyond the frontier formed the watauga association, the first attempt at government in tennessee, and in 1777, at their request, north carolina organized those settlements into washington co jonesboro, the county seat and oldest town in tennessee, was founded two years later. Mclemore, 30 acres lying in smith county in the first district on the waters. East tennessee historical society praises bledsoe county history.
History of east tennessee, published 1887 by goodspeed. The book has an index for family history and it has a cemetery index as well. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. This book has additional county history, 230 family histories, in addition to volume i, plus it has 582 cemeteries. The county seat of government is located in carthage also, the county government website is unknown.
Browse the smith county ftp directories browse through all files in the smith county usgenweb archives. The smith county historical society, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, was founded in 1959 by individuals and business firms dedicated to discovering, collecting and preserving data, records and other items relating to the history of smith county, texas. Genealogy trails history group smith county vital records source. It is bordered by, overton, pickett, scott, morgan and cumberland counties. Was secretary of the territory south of the ohio river, then was later senator from tennessee 17981799 and 18051809. Franklin county, tennessee genealogy, books, cds, maps. Vital records information for the united states tennessee county marriages, 17901950 includes smith county source.
Smith county was formed in 1799 from part of sumner county, and most of the early settlers were from n. History of carroll county, tennessee, volume 1 history of carroll county, tennessee, carroll county homecoming 86 historical book committee. The smith county historical society, a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization, was founded in 1959 by individuals and business firms dedicated to discovering, collecting and preserving data, records and other items relating to the history of smith county, texas. Bibliography of tennessee local history sources smith county. Smith county was formed in 1799 from sumner county and indian lands. Smith county, tennessee genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki.
Smith county was part of the western district of north carolina set aside for military grants for service in the revolutionary war. Fentress county was formed in 1823 from lands in the eastern part of overton county in addition to morgan, and white counties. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Sumner county, tennessee bond book 17871835 by shirley wilson has been reprinted. Smith county heritage museum carthage, tennessee facebook. Southern historical press, 1900 hickman county tenn. The history of smith county, tennessee by, 1987, curtis media corp. View family biographies from the 1887 history of smith county. Smith county was founded on october 26, 1799 from sumner county and indian lands. The history of smith county tennessee download ebook pdf. Guy is the assistant to the county mayor and county historian of mcminn county, where he resides with his wife and children. You are now equipped with a checklist of books to pull off the shelves at a genealogy library, or a wish list for your personal book collection. They joined together in a rewarding effort to preserve the fascinating stories of. This portion of the records contained passes issued by indian agent, return jonathan meigs, at southwest point now kingston, tennessee, from july 29, 1801, to october 28, 1804, to travelers desiring to go.
Other municipal and tennessee state offices also maintain records that are useful for tracing lineage. Lincoln county, tennessee ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. The name was changed to mountain city in the 1880s. Smith county, tn wills and inventories 18051809 wpa records 107 pages, 8. Tennessee county history and genealogy books genealogy. Smith county, tennessee will books family history library smith county, tennessee will boxes, 18031855.
We also offer the full contents all of our cds as high speed internet downloads. In the tennessee encyclopedia of history and culture, pp. Together with an historical and a biographical sketch of the counties of sumner, smith goodspeed, 1979. With records available for more than 200 years of the states 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. Governors land grants, smith county, tennessee, 18121858 family history library mortgage probate book, 19171930, smith county, tennessee family history library oil and gas leases, 18961960 family history library plat and land records, 18201884 family history library plat, ranger, entry, and survey books smith county, tennessee, 18241966. Tennessee genealogy books by county mountain press. Linkpendiums goal is to index every genealogy, geneology. Bordering counties are macon county, jackson county, putnam county, dekalb county, williamson county and trousdale county. It was named in honor of daniel smith, colonel in the revolutionary army. Please keep in mind that this is a list of only the primary biography surnames. The article in the october 25, 1936, nashville tennessean newspaper about the raulstons stand historical marker, which is still there today. Smith county, tennessee deeds volume 2, november 1804 april 1807 source.