Pickett County, Tennessee Genealogy

United States   Tennessee    Pickett County





County Courthouse
Pickett County Courthouse P.O. Box 5 1 Courthouse Square Byrdstown, Tennessee 38549 Phone: (931) 864-3359

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

Parent County
1879--Pickett County was established 27 February 1879 from Overton and Fentress Counties. Early records may be found under Overton and Fentress Counties. County seat: Byrdstown

Record Loss
1934--Fire damaged records

Neighboring Counties

 * Clay
 * Clinton County, Kentucky
 * Fentress
 * McCreary County, Kentucky
 * Overton
 * Scott
 * Wayne County, Kentucky

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
Several genealogical articles with abstracts of records of Pickett 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.

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