Blount County, Tennessee Genealogy

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History


The county is named after Tennessee Senator William Blount (1749-1800) who played an instrumental role in the formation of the state of Tennessee.

Parent County
1795--Blount County was created 11 July 1795 from Knox County. County seat: Maryville

Record Loss
1879 and 1906 -- 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

Populated Places
Cities and Towns:

Neighboring Counties
Graham County, North Carolina 

Knox

Loudon

Monroe

Sevier

Swain County, North Carolina

Cemeteries
For a list of cemeteries in Blount county, click here

Local Histories
US GenWeb offers a "Times Past" page which has photos and histories of Blount County.

Vital Records
US GenWeb offers an alphabetical Marriage Index 1798-1858

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog
 * USGenWeb offers a Blount County, Tennesseepage.