Grundy County, Tennessee Genealogy

United States   Tennessee    Grundy County





County Courthouse
Grundy County Courthouse P.O. Box 215 Courthouse Circle, Grundy Street Altamont, Tennessee 37301 Phone: (931) 692-3622

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

History


The county is named after U.S. Attorney General Felix Grundy (1777-1840).

Parent County
1844--Grundy County was created 29 January 1844 from Coffee and Warren Counties. County seat: Altamont

Record Loss
1853 and 1990 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Neighboring Counties

 * Coffee
 * Franklin
 * Marion
 * Sequatchie
 * Warren

Research Guides

 * Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Grundy 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.)

Cemeteries
For a list of known cemeteries in Grundy County go to ePodunk.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


 * [Killian] Killian, J. Yates. The History of the Killian Family in North Carolina. Unknown: Unknown, 1955. Available at FHL US/CAN Fiche 6019000; digital versions at Ancestry ($); and Heritage Quest Online ($).

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. 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 Grundy County.]

Periodicals
Ansearchin' News

Several genealogical articles with abstracts of records of Grundy 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.

Prisons

 * Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870, free index available online, courtesy: Tennessee State Library and Archives.

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog (FamilySearch)
 * Grundy County, TN Family History and Genealogy Message Board (Ancestry)
 * Grundy County, TN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
 * Grundy County, TNGenWeb (USGenWeb)