Trousdale County, Tennessee Genealogy

United States   Tennessee    Trousdale County





County Courthouse
Trousdale County Courthouse 200 E. Main Street Hartsville, Tennessee 37074 Phone: (615) 374-2996

Hours: Mon.-Tues.and Thurs.-Fri. 8 am - 4:30 pm Wed.and Sat. 8 am - noon

Parent County
1870--Trousdale County was established 21 June 1870 from Sumner, Macon, Smith, and Wilson Counties. Early records may be found under Sumner, Macon, Smith and Wilson Counties. County seat: Hartsville

Record Loss
1900, 1904--Fires damaged records

Neighboring Counties

 * Macon
 * Smith
 * Sumner
 * Wilson

Research Guides

 * Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Trousdale 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

Periodicals
Ansearchin' News

Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Trousdale 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