Houston County, Tennessee Genealogy

United States   Tennessee    Houston County





County Courthouse
Houston County Courthouse P.O. Box 388 100 Main Street Erin, Tennessee 37061 Phone: (931) 289-3141

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

History


The county is named after Sam Houston (1793-1863), Governor of Tennessee and later of Texas.

Parent County
1871--Houston County was created 23 January 1871 from Dickson, Humphreys, and Stewart Counties. County seat: Erin

From 1788 to 1796 people living in what is now part of Houston County were in extinct Tennessee County. Their records for that period are now found in Robertson County, Tennessee.

Neighboring Counties

 * Benton
 * Dickson
 * Humphreys
 * Montgomery
 * Stewart

Research Guides

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

Census

 * Bush, Marisa, ed.. Houston County, Tennessee Census, 1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Available at Ancestry ($)

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


 * [Knight] Garrett, Jill Knight. Knight Cousins. [Columbia, TN: Unknown, 1967. Available at FHL US/CAN Film 928090; digital version at Heritage Quest Online ($).

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 Houston County.]

Periodicals
The River Counties

Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Houston County, Tennessee records were published in The River Counties Quarterly, (14 vols.) edited by Jill K. Garrett. The Family History Library has a complete collection FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2rc.

Societies and Libraries
Houston County Historical Society c/o Nina Finley P.O. Box 401 Erin, Tennessee 37061

Houston County Public Library PO Box 183 Erin, Tennessee 37061-0183 Telephone: (931) 289-3858

Web Sites

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