Hamblen County, Tennessee Genealogy

United States   Tennessee    Hamblen County





County Courthouse
Hamblen County Clerk 511 West Second North Street Morristown, Tennessee 37814 Phone: (423) 585-1993

Hours: Monday - Thursday 8 am - 4:30 pm Friday 8 am - 5 pm

History
The county is named after Tennessee pioneer Hezekiah Hamblen.

Parent County
1870--Hamblen County was created 8 June 1870 from parts of Grainger, Jefferson, and Hawkins Counties. County seat: Morristown

Research Guides

 * Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Hamblen 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


 * [King] History of the King Family of Hamblen County, Tennessee. Typescript, Tennessee State Library, Nashville, Tenn. Microfilmed in 1939. FHL US/CAN Film 24670 Item 4.
 * [Lee] Lee Family Collection, ca. 1613-1924. Typescript. FHL US/CAN Film 1550782.
 * [Miller] Wine, Cecil J. The Michael Miller Family. Radford, VA: Commonwealth Press, 1964. Available at Heritage Quest Online ($).

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 Hamblen County.]

Periodicals
Ansearchin' News

Several genealogical articles with abstracts of records of Hamblen 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.

East Tennessee Roots

A genealogical article with abstracts of Hamblen County, Tennessee records has been published in East Tennessee Roots (10 vols.). A subject index to this publication's articles is available online. Surname indexes to Volumes 9 and 10 are also available online. The Family History Library has collected most issues of East Tennessee Roots FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 D25e.

Private Papers

 * Diary and Scrapbook of Catherine (Kate) Livingston, 1857-1868, Hamblen County, Tennessee. Typescript, Tennessee State Library, Nashville, Tenn. FHL US/CAN Film 24670 Item 3.

Taxation
The original Hamblen County Tax Books 1877-1889 (gaps) are held at the County Courthouse. In the 1970s, the Tennessee State Library and Archives microfilmed these records. A copy of their film is also available at the Family History Library: FHL US/CAN Film 969637.

Vital Records

 * Williams, Marguerite White and Hamblen County Genealogical Society. Death Records of Hamblen County, Tennessee, 1902-1950. Morristown, Tenn.: Hamblen County Genealogical Society, 1995. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8923 V2h.

Family History Centers
Morristown Tennessee  6301 Hiawatha Rd Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee, United States Telephone: 423-586-0901 Hours: Wed 6pm-8:30pm;

This is not a mailing address. Due to limited staff, Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries.

Web Sites

 * Hamblen County, TN Family History and Genealogy Message Board (Ancestry)
 * Family History Library Catalog