Henry County, Tennessee Genealogy

United States   Tennessee    Henry County





County Courthouse
Henry County Courthouse P.O. Box 7 100 West Washington Street Paris, Tennessee 38242 Phone: (731) 642-2412

Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am - 4:30 pm

Parent County
1821--Henry County was created 7 November 1821 from Chickasaw Indian Lands. County seat: Paris

Neighboring Counties

 * Benton
 * Calloway County, Kentucky
 * Carroll
 * Graves County, Kentucky
 * Stewart
 * Weakley

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

Occupations

 * Miller, Alan N. West Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1821 to 1889. Baltimore, Md.: Printed for Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2006. FHL US/CAN 976.8 U2man. Purchase at Genealogical.com. [Includes Henry County.]

Family History Centers
Paris Tennessee 1921 Lone Oak Rd Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Telephone: 731-642-2285 Hours: W 9am-2pm &amp; 6pm-8pm; Th 9:30am-2:30pm; All other times by appt.

These are not mailing addresses. Due to limited staff, Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog