Moore County, Tennessee Genealogy

United States   Tennessee    Moore County





County Courthouse
Moore County Courthouse P.O. Box 206 196 Main Street Lynchburg, Tennessee 37352 Phone: (931) 759-7346

Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 8 am - 4 pm Saturday 8 am - 12 pm Closed Thursdays

Parent County
1871--Moore County was established 14 December 1871 from Lincoln, Franklin, Coffee, and Bedford Counties. County seat: Lynchburg

Neighboring Counties

 * Bedford
 * Coffee
 * Franklin
 * Lincoln

Research Guides

 * Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Moore County, courtesy: Tennessee State Library and Archives. (Identifies published county histories, published local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.)

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. Middle Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1784 to 1902. Baltimore, Md.: Printed for Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2004. FHL US/CAN 976.8 U2ma. Purchase at Genealogical.com. [Includes Moore County.]

Periodicals
Ansearchin' News

Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Moore County, Tennessee records 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.

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