Tennessee, United States Genealogy

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Tennessee Information
Tennessee is a state in the southern portion of the United States. It is divided into 95 counties

Tennessee Clickable Map
Many genealogy records are kept on the county level in the United States. Click on a county below to go to the county Wiki article listing more information.

Counties
Extinct or Renamed Counties: State of Franklin | Caswell | Christiana | Cumberland (old) | James | Lewis (old) | Putnam (old) | Spencer | Tennessee | Wayne (old)

Tennessee Migration Routes
Cumberland River· Mississippi River· Tennessee River· Avery's Trace or Nashville Road · Black Fox Trail· Bolivar and Memphis Trail· Catawba Trail· Chattanooga-Willstown Road· Chickasaw Trail or Natchez Trace· Cisca and St. Augustine Trail or Nickajack Trail · Cisco and Middle Tennessee Trail· Cumberland and Great Lakes Trail· Cumberland and Ohio Falls Trail· Cumberland Trace· Georgia Road ·Federal Road· Great Indian Warpath· Great South Trail· Great Trading Path· Great Valley Road· Jackson's Military Road· Jonesboro Road· Kentucky Road· Lower Warpath or West Tennessee Trail· Mississippi and Tennessee River Trail· Nashville Road or Avery's Trace ·Nashville-Saline River Trail· Natchez Trace or Chickasaw Trail · Old Cherokee Path· Tennessee, Ohio and Great Lakes Trail· Unicoi Trail· West Tennessee Chickasaw Trail· Wilderness Road

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
 * Historical Records - databases and record images on FamilySearch
 * Family History Center locator map

Additional Resources

 * Cyndi's List - Tennessee genealogy sites on the internet
 * Tennessee Genealogy Trails - collection of transcribed data for the state of Tennessee
 * Access Genealogy – Genealogy guide for Tennessee
 * Ancestorhunt.com - resources for Tennessee genealogy research
 * Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Guide to Ancestry and Family Tree Records for Tennessee
 * Tennessee Research Outline – Original Family History Library research outline; contains many out of date links
 * Topography