Bradley County, Tennessee Genealogy

United States   Tennessee    Bradley County





County Courthouse
Bradley County Courthouse 155 Ococee St. Basement Cleveland, Tennessee 37311 Phone: (423) 728-7226

Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Friday 8:30 am - 5 pm Closed for Lunch 12 pm - 1 pm

Parent County
1836--Bradley County was created 10 February 1836 from Cherokee Indian Lands. County seat: Cleveland

Record Loss
Early will books and some early deeds have been lost.

Populated Places
Cities &amp; Towns:

Neighboring Counties
Catoosa County, Georgia 

Hamilton 

Meigs 

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Murray County, Georgia

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Whitfield County, Georgia

Cemeteries
For a list of the Cemeteries in Bradley county, click here

Bradley county cemetery transcriptions on USGenweb.com

Family Histories
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:


 * Locate publications about direct ancestors
 * Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
 * Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

General

Bibliography

Land
The original Bradley County Deed Books are held at the County Courthouse. The Tennessee State Library and Archives microfilmed Deed Books A to L (1839 to 1891) and an index and Trust Deed Books A to M (1864 to 1902). Copies of their microfilms are also available at the Family History Library: FHL US/CAN Films 966924-966933.

Law and Legislation

 * Tennessee State Library and Archives, Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850: Index to Names. January 25, 2005. [In addition to creating new laws, legislative acts were often required to obtain a divorce, grant legitimacy to a child, or for appointments to or grant payments for public service.] The Tennessee State Library and Archives has created an index to names that appear in these acts covering the years 1796 to 1850. To read more about this valuable resource Click here. The searchable index is available at The Tennessee State Library and Archives; another version is available at World Vital Records.

Occupations

 * Miller, Alan N. East Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1778 to 1911. Baltimore, Md.: Printed for Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2000. FHL US/CAN 976.8 U2m. Digital version at World Vital Records ($). Purchase at Genealogical.com. [Includes Bradley County.]

Periodicals
Several genealogical articles with abstracts of records of Bradley County, Tennessee have been published in Ansearchin' News, the quarterly magazine of the Tennessee Genealogical Society. To view a list of these articles, visit their county index. To read digitized versions of the first 36 years of articles (Vols. 1-36), browse their archive or conduct a surname search. The Family History Library has a complete collection of the Ansearchin' News quarterly FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a.

Probate
Some of Bradley County's original Will Books have been destroyed. Those that survive are held at the County Courthouse. The Tennessee State Library and Archives microfilmed Will Books 1 to 2 (1859 to 1905). Copies of their microfilms are also available at the Family History Library: FHL US/CAN Films 464077 Item 3 and 966923 Items 2-3.

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog