Blount County, Tennessee Genealogy

United States Tennessee  Blount County East Tennessee county in the Great Smoky Mountains region. Established 1795. From 1784 to 1788, this land was claimed by the abortive, and short-lived State of Franklin.







Quick Dates
Blount County's civil records start the following years:

County Courthouse
Blount County Courthouse 345 Court St. Maryville, TN 37804-5906 Phone: 1-865-273-5800

Blount County Clerk Marriage and Probate records

Blount County Register of Deeds Land Records dating back to the early 1700's

Blount County Clerk of Circuit Court Court Records

All the above are at the same address and phone number as the County Courthouse.

Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

History


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

North Carolina first organized the land that would eventually become Blount County as part of Washington District in 1776, then as part of Washington County in 1777, and then as part of Greene County in 1783.

In August 1784 delegates of three western North Carolina counties, Washington, Sullivan, and Greene (all now in Tennessee), declared their Independence from North Carolina because of perceived neglect, and misuse by North Carolina’s legislature. By May 1785 they had petitioned to be admitted to the United States as the new State of Franklin. The Franklin statehood request was denied. In 1786 the Franklin legislature created several new counties including Blount (all in present-day Tennessee). By 1789 Franklin's hopes of statehood had faded.

However, in 1789 North Carolina ratified the Constitution, was admitted the union, and ceded her westernmost counties to the United States. The United States used them to form the Southwest Territory. The new counties created by the Franklin government were not recognized by North Carolina, the Southwest Territory, or by Tennessee. When they were reconstituted, no mention was made of their Franklin predecessor county governments. The Southwest Territory reconstituted Blount County, albeit with significantly redrawn borders, in 1795 from part of its Knox County.

In 1796 the Southwest Territory, and the land of all these counties became part of the new State of Tennessee.

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

A very small portion of Blount county was originally in Jefferson County. See the research and maps of René Jordan in the East Tennessee Historical Society's Tennessee Ancestors for details.

County Pronunciation

 * 1) Hear it spoken (female)
 * 2) Hear it spoken (male)

Boundary Changes
"Rotating Formation Tennessee County Boundary Maps" (1777-1985) may be viewed for free at the My Tennessee Genealogy website. They rely on AniMap 3.0 software.

Record Loss
1879 and 1906 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.


 * Lost censuses: 1810, 1820, 1890

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
 * When the Records are Gone in Arlene Eakle's Tennessee Genealogy Blog

Populated Places
For a list of locations in this county and information about each location online, through some helpful websites, please click on Populated Places Table for Blount County

Neighboring Counties

 * Graham County, North Carolina
 * Knox
 * Loudon
 * Monroe
 * Sevier
 * Swain County, North Carolina

Getting Started
Use the free Search for Surnames at Mountain Press's website to quickly search a variety of published Blount County biography, cemetery, census, church, court, land, probate, school, and tax records. To determine which books are being searched, or to search each publication's index individually, click here. You are now equipped with a checklist of books to pull off the shelves at a genealogy library, or a wish list for your personal book collection.

Research Guides

 * Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Blount County, courtesy: TSLA. (Identifies published county histories, published local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.)

African American
United States African Americans Tennessee African Americans

Cemeteries
Tennessee cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.

The Tennessee Cemeteries page provides explanations of the following online resources:

Published Blount County cemetery records:

Census
1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population censuses of Blount County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Tennessee Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than nationwide online indexes.

See Tennessee Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.

See Blount County, TN census assignments, including links to transcribed files. [The USGenWeb Census Project®]

1800 - Lost, but a substitute is available, see Taxation.

1810 - Lost, but a substitute is available:


 * Sherrill, Charles A. The Reconstructed 1810 Census of Tennessee: 33,000 Long-lost Records from Tax Lists, Court Minutes, Church Records, Wills, Deeds and Other Sources. Mt. Juliet, Tenn.: C.A. Sherrill, 2001. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1810.

1820 - Lost

1820 Manufactures

The original manufactures schedules for the Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee are kept at NARA, Washington, D.C. FHL copies: FHL US/CAN Films 1024517-1024518.

The following book is a useful aid for finding the original records. A free online index, provided by Lineages, which cites the original document numbers, will help researchers determine if this resource can be of assistance:


 * National Archives. Indexes to Manufactures Census of 1820. 1920; reprint, Knightstown, Ind.: Bookmark, 1977. FHL US/CAN Book 973 X2m 1820; digital version at Lineages. [Covers this county.]

These records have also been abstracted:


 * 1820 Census of Manufactures: Blount County, East Tennessee Roots, Vol. 6, No. 3 :116. For availability, see Periodicals.

1830


 * Sistler, Byron H. 1830 Census, East Tennessee. Evanston, Ill.: n.p., 1969. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2p 1830.

1840 Revolutionary War Pensioners


 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. FHL US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FHL US/CAN Film 2321. 1841 edition digitized by the U.S. Census Bureau and Google books et. al. [See Tennessee, Eastern District, Blount County on page 152.]

1850


 * Robinstein, Joyce. "Blount, TN 1850 Federal Census," [Includes every-name index] available online, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.

1860


 * Templin, David H. and Cherel Bolin Henderson. 1860 Population Schedule of the United States Census, Blount County, Tennessee. Maryville, Tenn.: n.p., 1981. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8885 X2t.

1870


 * Brown, Kenneth A. and Mary Ruth H. Brown. United States Census of 1870 for Blount County, Tennessee. Maryville, Tenn.: Printers, Inc., [198-?]. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8885 X2br.

1880


 * Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. 1880 Census - Tennessee: Transcription for Blount County. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 198-?. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8885 X2s 1980.

1890 - Lost, but substitutes are available:


 * Reed, Sue S. Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-one Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891, as Provided for by an Act of General Assembly of Tennessee, Passed January 15, 1891, and Approved January 22, 1891. 8 vols. Houston, Texas: S.S. Reed, 1989. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2r v. 1 1891. [Blount County is included in Vol. 1.]
 * Sistler, Byron H. and Barbara Sistler. 1890 Civil War Veterans Census, Tennessee. Evanston, Ill.: Byron Sister and Associates, 1978. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1890.

Church
Methodist

Holston Conference Office P.O. Box 850 Alcoa, TN 37701 Telephone: 866-690-4080 Fax:865-690-3162

DNA
DNA has been collected from men claiming descent from the following Blount County residents. Attempts have not been made to verify the lineages of those tested.

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

The Will E. Parham papers are kept at the Blount County Library Reference Section. Parham was a professional genealogist in the late 1800s and early 1900s. There is a card file by last name. Loose leaf by family name. There are also family files from other people who have added information.

Gordon Aronhime (1911-1983) collected information on hundreds of Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee pioneers. His note cards, which reference more than 4,000 early settlers of the Holston-Clinch River area and East Tennessee (1770s-1790s), are held at the Library of Virginia. The cards have been digitized and made available online.

As of August 2010, a query for persons born in Blount, Tennessee at World Connect, results in more than 85,000 entries.


 * East Tennessee Historical Society. First Families of Tennessee: A Register of Early Settlers and Their Present-day Descendants. Knoxville, Tenn.: East Tennessee Historical Society, 2000. 976.8 H2 [Identifies families that had settled in Tennessee before it achieved statehood in 1796.]
 * Edwards, Olga Jones and Izora Waters Frizzell. The "Connection" in East Tennessee. 1969; reprint, Johnson City, Tenn.: Overmountain Press, 1978. 976.8885 D2e 1978
 * Shields, A. Randolph. The Families of Cades Cove, 1821-1936. Maryville, Tenn.: A.R. Shields, 1988. 976.8883 D2s
 * Thomas, Jane Kizer. Our Ancestry Society: Family Records of Members of Blount County, Tennessee, Genealogical and Historical Society. Maryville, Tenn.: Blount County, Tennessee, Genealogical and Historical Society, 1988. 976.8885 D2o
 * Vincent, Don. 800 Missouri Families. 5 vols. Seattle, Wash.: n.p., 1988-1990. 977.8 D2v [Includes Missouri settlers with Blount County, Tennessee origins.]

Bibliography


 * [Abbott] McCarter, Elizabeth Davis. The Records of Rev. Absalom A. Abbott and Descendants. MSS.; microfilmed reproduction: 1035780 Item 2
 * [Abbott] Lansford, Delores Caylor. Abbott Family History. Orange Park, Fla.: P &amp; D Publications, 1993. 929.273 Ab22L 1993
 * [Alexander] Alexander, Hazel Vance and Betty Louise Blankenship Murr. Early Alexanders and Cloyd's Creek, Blount County, Tennessee. [Greenback, Tenn.]: H.V. Alexander, 1991. 929.273 AL26am
 * [Alexander] Smith, Jonathan K.T. Adam Rankin Alexander: A Life Sketch. Jackson, Tenn.: J.K.T. Smith, 1992. 921.73 A1 no. 709
 * [Allen] Goddard, Margaret E. Annals of an Allen Family in Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Indiana, Minnesota and Iowa. 2 vols. Cottonwood, Ariz.: M. Goddard, 1985. 929.273 AL53gm
 * [Anthony] Gillespie, Lillian Anthony. The Cades Cove Anthonys and Their Descendants. [Longview, Texas: L.A. Gillespie], 1989. 929.273 An86gL
 * [Bell] Buland, Geraldine Joy Brown. Silas Bell of Wayne County, Kentucky (1787-186-): Blount and Monroe Counties, Tennessee; Murray County, Georgia; Titus County, Texas [and] Sons and Daughters to Dade and Lawrence Counties, Missouri; Pawnee County, Oklahoma; and Fayette County, Texas: Allied Lines [of] Aley, Byerly, Carter, Hall, Harrell, Loy, Mashburn, Wilson. Sepulpa, Oklahoma: Buland, Geraldine Joy Brown, 1978. 929.273 B413f
 * [Bell] Foster, Craig L. George Bell of Blount and Washington Counties, Tennessee and His Descendants through His Two Sons, John B. and Samuel S. Bell. Layton, Utah: C.L. Foster, 1992. 929.273 B413fcL
 * [Bell] Bell, Eldon Raymond. Bells History: of Shenandoah Valley, VA and Knox County, TN. Springdale, Ala.: E.R. Bell, 1994. 929.273 B413ber
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 * [Biard] Smith, Maud Biard. The Biard Family. Paris, Texas: M.B. Smith, 1954. 1033942 Item 8; digital version at Family History Archives.
 * [Black] Darby, Mary Black and John S. Black Family Association. John S. Black, the Texas Colonist: and His Descendants. n.p.: Hermon M. Black, 19--?. 1318333 Item 4
 * [Blair] Blair, Charles Robert. Some Descendents of John and Elizabeth (Snider) Blair of Miller's Cove, Blount County, Tennessee. Knoxville, Tenn.: C.R. Blair, 1990. 929.273 B575bc
 * [Blair] Parker, Raymond R. and Blair Society for Genealogical Research. Proceedings of the Tennessee Blair Seminar: Sponsored by the Blair Society for Genealogical Research, June 26, 1993. [Brownsburg, Ind.: Blair Society for Genealogical Research], 1995. 929.273 B575pr
 * [Blisard] Blisard, Stafford and Ila R. Scoggins. The Blisard - Blissard Family. Clarksville, Texas: Bertha L. Gable, 1990. 929.273 A1 no. 7570
 * [Boyd] Boyd: Family Records. MSS., Larkin Edwards Room, Shreveport Memorial Library, Shreveport, La. Microfilmed reproduction: Access Services Window 2243264 Item 1
 * [Burd] Burd, Maurice L. Missouri Burds. 2 vols. Jefferson City, Missouri: M.L. Burd, 1984-1997. 929.273 B893bm pt. 1; digital versions at Family History Archives: Part 1 and Part 2.
 * [Campbell] Martin, Mahala M. Campbell--Martin Family History and Genealogical Data, 1774-1915. Typescript. Microfilmed in 1986. 1321077 Item 34
 * [Cartwright] Kwasha, Connie Cartwright. Cartwrights of the Southern United States. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1996. 929.273 C249k
 * [Caylor] Lansford, Delores Caylor. Caylor Family History. Orange Park, Fla.: P &amp; D Publications, 1993. 929.273 C318L
 * [Cooper] Cooper, Homer C. Cooper, McKemy, Ferrell/Farrell, Wooddell, Gothard, Wilson &amp; Patton Families: of Augusta &amp; Rockbridge Counties, Virginia; York &amp; Adams Counties, Pennsylvania; Blount, Knox &amp; Roane Counties, Tennessee; Pocahontas, Gilmer &amp; Ritchie Counties, West Virginia; Wayne County, Kentucky; Vigo &amp; Sullivan Counties, Indiana, York County, South Carolina. Athens, Ga.: H.C. Cooper, 1969. 1454579 Item 11
 * [Costner] Costner, Herbert L. Our Costner Ancestors. Seattle, Wash.: H.L. Costner, 1998. 929.273 C824ch
 * [Davis] Maull, Flora Davis. Genealogical Notebook of Flora Davis Maull. Princeton, N.J.: F.D. Maull, 1985. 929.273 D292m
 * [Duncan] Curtis, Oscar F. Research File: Duncan and Allied Families. MSS.; microfilmed reproduction: 1638369 Item 9
 * [Duncan] Curtis, Oscar F. Miscellaneous Genealogical Material. MSS.; microfilmed reproduction: 1638365 Item 5
 * [Duncan] Hardin, Daisy Olive Duncan and Walter G. Duncan. Duncan Family History. n.p.: n.p., 1930. 929.273 D912da
 * [Duncan] Crawford, John Calvin. John Duncan of Blount County, Tennessee and His Descendants. 1959. 929.273 D912c
 * [Duncan] Hardin, Daisy Olive Duncan, Walter G. Duncan, Bessa Duncan Stuckman, and Adina Faye Miller Rice. The Duncan Family. Plymouth, Michigan: A.F.M. Rice, 1983. 929.273 D912da 1983
 * [Dunlap] Dunlap, Marian Ray. Dunlap Family Favorite Recipes and Family History. Leawood, Kansas: Circulation Service Inc., 1968-1990. 929.273 D921du
 * [Dunlap] Dunlap, Marian Ray. A Family History and Descendants of Adam Dunlap, Sr.: With Roots in Blount County, Tennessee. Effingham, Ill.: M. Dunlap, 1989. 929.273 D921d
 * [Edington] Moore, Louise E. Edington Family History: Blount County, Tennessee Branch. 2 vols. Palm Bay, Fla.: L. Moore, 1986. 1597568 Item 18
 * [Emert] Reagan, Donald B. Smoky Mountain Clans. 3 vols. Knoxville, Tenn.: D.B. Reagan, 1978-1983. 929.273R22b 1978 [The Reagan family is discussed in Vol. 1.]
 * [Ewing] Miner, W. Avery. One Branch of the Ewing Family: (Descendants of Samuel H. Ewing and Catherine Spence, Newton Campbell Ewing Branch). Waco, Texas: W.A. Miner, 1990. 929.273 Ew56s
 * [Giddens] Woodall-Ivey, Emily. Giddens Family History: Genesis Four, We Begat. Humble, Texas: Ja-Bar, 1985. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 G36i.
 * [Gillespie] Gillespie, Lillian Anthony and John Porter Gillespie. The Gillespys from Scotland to Blount County. [Longview, Texas: L.A. Gillespie, 1994?]. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 G412gL.
 * [Gillespie] Austin, Helen Cook. The Ancestry and Some Descendants of James Richard Gillespie: Blount County, Tennessee, 1799; Lawrence County, Alabama, 1849. Decatur, Ala.: Ryan Crest Studio Pub. and Genealogy Organization, 2003. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 G412ah.
 * [Grant] Peterson, Verna Lea Lunceford, Zula Frances Lunceford Shoffner and Edward B. Shoffner. Our Family Heritage. Republic, Missouri: S. Grant, 198-?. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 G767p.
 * [Greer] Hart, Charles Coffin. Joseph Hart and His Descendants. St. Louis, Mo.: R.P. Studley &amp; Co., 1901. FHL US/CAN Film 928166 Item 4.
 * [Greer] Torrence, Robert M. Gregor, MacGregor, MacGhee, Magruder, Grierson, Grier, Greer: A History of the Origin of the Above Families and Many of Their Descendants. Typescript, Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Penn. Microfilmed in 1966. FHL US/CAN Film 517154 Item 4.
 * [Hart] Hart, Charles Coffin. Joseph Hart and His Descendants. St. Louis, Mo.: R.P. Studley &amp; Co., 1901. FHL US/CAN Film 928166 Item 4.
 * [Henry] Henry Genealogy, 1751-1950. Pedigree Charts. FHL US/CAN Film 1573699 Item 95.
 * [Henry] Descendants of James and Samuel Henry, Revolutionary War Soldiers. Knoxville, Tenn.: Padd Letter Service, 1962. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 H396d.
 * [Henry] Dawson, Aurelia Cate et al. Our East Tennessee Kinsmen: Cate, Henry and Related Families. Seaford, Delaware: A.C. Dawson, 1962. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 C282d.
 * [Hogue] Hogue, Delos W. A History of the Hogue Family. Typescript, Family Records Collection, Princeton Public Library, Princeton, Ind., Hogu. Microfilmed in 1986. FHL US/CAN Film 1435482.
 * [Hogue] Arnett, Earl F. The Ancestors of James M. Hogue (of Texas). 4 vols. Columbus, Ohio: E.F. Arnett, 1983-. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 H679ae ff. [FHL has acquired Volumes 1 and 4.]
 * [Huskey] Reagan, Donald B. Smoky Mountain Clans. 3 vols. Knoxville, Tenn.: D.B. Reagan, 1978-1983. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273R22b 1978. [The Huskey family is discussed in Vol. 1.]
 * [Jordan] Jordon, John Harvey and Jack G. Fulson. A Limited Record/Account of the Ancestry of John Harvey Jordon: Jordon/Ponder and Related Families. Houston, Texas: J.H. Jordan, 1987. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 J767j.
 * [Keeble] Dockter, Albert W. William Keeble of Blount County, Tennessee. Westminster, Md.: Heritage Books, 2007. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 K241d.
 * [Keen] Westfall, Reta Keene. Father's Grandparents: Their Ancestors and Following Generations. [Cottage Grove, Oregon]: R.K. Westfall, 198-?. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 K251w.
 * [Kennedy] Edmands, Israel Robinson. Family Treasures in Mother's Attic. [Franklin, Texas]: I.R. Edmands, 1984. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 K381e.
 * [Kinnamon] Kinnamon, Wilma Bogart. Ancestors and Descendants of John Brice Kinnamon and Nora Idella Anderson: "Life on the Mountain Road." n.p.: W.B. Kinnamon, 2000. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 K622kw.
 * [Lawson] Lawson, Fred Raulston. The Lawsons of East Tennessee. Decatur, Ga.: Looking Glass Books, 1999. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 L444Lf.
 * [Lewis] Burkett, Kathryn Lewis and Sheila Pollard Lewis. The Descendants of Thomas and Ann Lee Lewis: A Quaker Family of Blount Co., Tennessee. [Carthage, Ill.]: K. Burkett, 1989. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 L588b.
 * [McInturff] Montgomery, Johnnie Esther. McInturff Families: Traced from Blount County, Tennessee. Maryville, Tenn.: Montgomery, Hugh, 1977. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 M189q.
 * [Minnis] Austin, Elizabeth and Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry. Minnis Family of Ireland and America. Chillicothe, Missouri: E.P. Ellsberry, 1913. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 M666b; digital version at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Morton] Morgan, Donna Morton. The Lookout Mountain Mortons and Their Descendants: Plus Ancestors and Relatives from York Co., Pennsylvania; Mechklenburg Co., North Carolina; Blount Co., Tennessee; and Wacker Co., Georgia, 1731-1989. Baltimore, Md.: Gateway Press, 1989. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 M821mL.
 * [Mulvany] Kilmer, Phyllis B. and H.A. Kilmer. Mulvany Migration in N. America from the Land of the Shamrock. Clovis, N.M.: P.B. &amp; H.A. Kilmer, 1983; Lubbock, Texas: Craftsman Printers. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 M919kp.
 * [Newman] LaRue, Naomi Louise Wolf. David Cambell Newman (1828-1911) and His Family Tree. Billings, Montana: Mrs. J.N. LaRue, 1976. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 N463r.
 * [Noble] Coler, Jack. Our Noble and Trantham Lineage. Rogers, Ark.: J. Coler, 1988. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 N665c.
 * [Reagan] Ford, Sarah Kirkland, Mrs. R.J. Findley, and Daughters of the American Revolution. Aaron Burleson Chapter (Longview, Texas). A History of the Reagan (Ragan, Regan) and Related Families, 1734-1948. Typescript, National Library of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, D.C. FHL US/CAN Film 873452 Item 1.
 * [Reagan] Reagan, Donald B. Smoky Mountain Clans. 3 vols. Knoxville, Tenn.: D.B. Reagan, 1978-1983. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273R22b 1978. [The Reagan family is discussed in Vol. 1.]
 * [Reagan] Cooper, Betty Dean Hamby. Tennessee Roots. 5 vols. Cottonwood, Calif.: B.D.H. Cooper, 1987. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 H995c v. 1 ff.
 * [Rogers] Dallas, Zella Rogers, Eureatha Rogers Lourens and John Keith Lourens. Families of Dallas, Lourens, Rogers and Some of Their Relatives. 4 vols. Enon, Ohio: J.K. Lourens, 1984; Seattle, Wash.: Writers Publishing Service Company. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 D161d ff.
 * [Saffell] Saffell, Lester Franklin and Opal Irene Carns Saffell. Saffell Families, United States of America, 1732-1978. Renton, Washington: L.F. and O.I.C. Saffell, 1978. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273Sa17a. McClung Historical Collection in Knoxville, Tennessee also has a copy.
 * [Scrivner] Langan, Patti. Bushrod Scrivner, 1816-1888: His Ancestors and His Descendants: The Scrivener/Scrivner Family from 1650 to 2007. Eugene, Oregon: P. Langan, 2007. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 Scr39L; digital version at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Shields] Shields, A. Randolph. The Descendants of Robert and Margaret Emmert Shields of Cades Cove, Tennessee. Maryville, Tenn.: A.R. Shields, 1986. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 Sh61sa.
 * [Simerly] Simerly, Frank. Simerly, Simmerly, Zimerly, Zimmerle, Zimmerli. 2 vols. La Canada, Calif.: F. Simerly, 198-?-1993. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 Si45s ff.
 * [Snider] Snider, Frank. Descendants of Thomas Snider. Springfield, Missouri: F. Snider, 2004. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 Sn32sf; digital version at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Sparks] Bidlack, Russell E. Russell E. Bidlack Genealogical Collection. MSS.; available on film at FHL.
 * [Starkey] Lansford, Delores Caylor. Starkey Family History. Orange Park, Fla.: P &amp; D Publications, 1992. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 St28L.
 * [Sturgis] Collins, Gerald Edward. The Descendants of Daniel Bartlett Sturgis (1811-1897). Silver Spring, Maryland: G.E. Collins, 2002. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 St96cg; digital version at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Tallent] Tallent, Seth and William J. Tallent. Family History of the Rhea County Tallents. n.p.: S. &amp; W.J. Tallent, 1975. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 T145ts.
 * [Tedford] Detty, Victor Charles. A Tedford Family History. Carlisle, PA: The author: 1956. Available at FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 T228d; digital version at Heritage Quest Online. ($).
 * [Teel] Cooter, Muriel Tell. Our Teel Kin: With Brief Sketches of Related Families Teal, Tiel, Diehl, Thiel, Johnson a[n]d Moore Families. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: M.T. Cooter, 1990. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 T229c.
 * [Thompson] McMaster, Phyllis Olewine. Thompsons of Early Blount County, Tennessee. Albany, Oregon: P.D. McMaster, 1990. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 T371mp.
 * [Thornbury] Hill, Clara M. John Thornbury in Tennessee and Alabama. [Belen, New Mexico]: C.M. Hill, 1996. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 T393hi.
 * [Wallace] Eggum, Barbara Russell. Wallace Family History. Typescript. FHL US/CAN Film 564125 Item 9.
 * [Weir] Edwards, Olga Jones and JoAnn Wear Spore. From Here and There to the White House: Weir/Wear Families. [Tucson, Ariz.]: J. Spore, 1990. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 W433e.
 * [Wilson] Wilson, Newton Allen. Wilson, Rutherman, Woodburn, McElhattan, 1790-1980: Genealogies and Working Papers, Indexed. [St. Petersburg, Fla.: N.A. Wilson, 1981?]. FHL US/CAN Fiche 6330686-6330688.
 * [Wilson] Wilson, Newton Allen. Wilson Family Records, 1766-1983. St. Petersburg, Fla.: N.A. Wilson, 1983. FHL US/CAN Fiche 6331399.
 * [Wilson] Kelsey, Mary Randolph Wilson, James Cook Wilson and Louise Kirk. Robert Wilson, 1750-1826 of Blount County, Tennessee: Some of His Descendents and Related Families Including Gould, Brooks, Huson, Shearer, Stribling. Houston, Texas: M. Kelsey, 1987. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 W691k.
 * [Woods] Stein, Nancy Hawlick et al. Documenting "Joseph Woods (1745-1835) and His Lineal Descendants": Mary (Hamilton) Woods, Wife and Mother of Children, Albermarle Co. VA; Blount Co. TN; Gibson and Warrick Co., IN; Rockbridge Co., VA: 1909 Edition Compiled by Mary Ann Eliza Woods Hudelson, Melville S. Woods &amp; Robert Archer Woods. Buffalo Grove, Ill.: N.H. Stein, 2002. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 W864s.
 * [Wyly] Smith, Jonathan K.T. The Wyly Saga. Memphis, Tenn.: Panmoor Press, 1981. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 W979s.
 * [Yearout] Anderson, Allen. History and Descendants of the Yearout Family Tree. 1967?. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 Y32a.
 * [Young] Stein, Carl F. Some Descendents of James Pickens Young 1815: of Polk, Rhea, Hamilton, Blount, &amp; Knox Counties, Tenn., Cherokee, &amp; Gaston Counties, North Carolina. Family Group Sheets. FHL US/CAN Film 2055385 Item 2.

Immigration
During the War of 1812, American officials reported finding a total of 19 British aliens, many of whom had families, living in Blount County.

Land
The original Blount County Deed Books are held at the County Courthouse. In 1971, TSLA microfilmed Deed Books 1 to HH (1794-1881) and corresponding indexes. FHL copies: FHL US/CAN Films 888879-888889.

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 TSLA 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 TSLA; another version is available at World Vital Records.

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


 * Blount County Tennessee History 1795 - 1995 Free lookups available!
 * Wilson, Samuel Tydale. A Century of Maryville College, 1819-1919. Maryville, Tennessee: Directors of Maryville College, 1916. Free digital copy.

Maps

 * [1795] Creekmore, Pollyanna. Early East Tennessee Taxpayers. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1980. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4cp and Silas Emmett Lucas's Revised Index FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4cp index. [Includes 1795 map of Blount County and East Tennessee.]
 * [1795] Reeves, Charles A. Blount County [Tennessee] - Created July 11, 1795 from Knox County. Published 2000. Purchase at ReevesMaps.com; website includes a scaled-down version of the map.
 * [1926] U.S. Geological Survey. Proposed Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Originally published 1926. Purchase at ReevesMaps.com; website includes a scaled-down version of the map.
 * [1934] U.S. Park Service. Preliminary Base Map, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Originally published 1934. Purchase at ReevesMaps.com; website includes a scaled-down version of the map.

Military
Revolutionary War

The following Blount County Revolutionary War records are available online through TNGenWeb:


 * 1) 1835 Pension Roll
 * 2) 1852 Rejected or Suspended Pensions

Additional resources include:


 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. FHL US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FHL US/CAN Film 2321. 1841 edition digitized by the U.S. Census Bureau and Google books et. al. [See Tennessee, Eastern District, Blount County on page 152.]
 * One Hundred Soldiers of American Revolution, Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin, Vol. 16, No. 2 (1987).
 * Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." Digital version at Ancestry ($). Tennessee entries abstracted online at Tennesseans in the Revolutionary War, courtesy: TNGenWeb.
 * Revolutionary Soldiers, Reflector, Vol. 18, No. 4 (Dec. 1976).
 * Revolutionary War Soldiers, Tennessee Rifleman, Vol. 31, No. 2 (Spring 1990).
 * Revolutionary War Soldiers and Patriots, Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan. 1977).
 * Soldiers of Blount (100), Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine, Vol. 110, No. 6 (Jul. 1976).

War of 1812


 * Embry, Hermione D. "War of 1812 - Tennessee Pensioners on List - January 2, 1883," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 7, No. 1 (Jan. 1960):13-16. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a v. 7 (1960); digital version at journal website. [Includes Bledsoe County pensioners (p. 14).]
 * Blount county soldiers who served in the War of 1812. Courtesy: TNGenWeb

Civil War


 * Tennesseans in the Civil War Published by the Civil War Centennial Commission, Nashville, TN 1987. Free lookups available!

Newspapers
Many Tennessee newspapers are filmed and available at TSLA. Most of these newspapers may be accessed by interlibrary loan to libraries within Tennessee, although there are some newspapers which are not available in or outside of Tennessee. For further information regarding interlibrary loan policies and newspapers not available for interlibrary loan click here. For a list of newspapers available at the archives for Blount County click on the following city:


 * Maryville

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 Blount County.]

Periodicals
Tap into the minds of local experts. Editors of genealogical periodicals publish unique sources that researchers who are new to their area would not likely discover. This type of material may be found in local, regional, or statewide genealogical society journals. The following periodicals cover this county:


 * Ansearchin' News
 * Genealogical articles with abstracts of records of Blount 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.
 * The Blount Journal
 * Publication of the Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society began in 1985 and is still in print. Tables of contents are available online. Purchase back issues through the society. The Family History Library has acquired most volumes FHL US/CAN Book 976.8885 B2b. The Blount Journal is indexed in the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI).
 * East Tennessee Roots
 * Genealogical articles with abstracts of Blount County, Tennessee records have been published in East Tennessee Roots (10 vols.). A subject index to these 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.
 * The Pellissippian
 * Genealogical articles with abstracts of Blount County, Tennessee records were published in the The Pellissippian (25 vols., 1980-2004), the quarterly of the Pellissippi Genealogical and Historical Society. The society has posted tables of contents for all 25 volumes on their website. They also have back issues available for purchase. The Family History Library has acquired the first 20 volumes FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 D25p.
 * Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter
 * Genealogical articles with abstracts of Blount County, Tennessee records were published in the Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter (33 vols., 1977-2007), the journal of the Smoky Mountain Historical Society. Tables of contents for most issues are available online. Back issues are available for purchase. The Family History Library has acquired a complete collection FHL US/CAN Book 976.889 B2s, as well as Journal Contents and Index of Names: 1977 thru 1996 FHL US/CAN Book 976.889 B2s index. The newsletter is indexed in the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI).
 * Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin
 * Genealogical articles with abstracts of Blount County, Tennessee records have been published in the Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin (39+ vols., 1972-present), the journal of the Watauga Association of Genealogists. The organization has posted tables of contents for most volumes on their website. Back issues are available for purchase.The Family History Library has a complete collection FHL US/CAN Books 976.897 B2w, including Margaret W. Hougland and Betty Jane Hylton's Bulletin Subject Index: The First Thirty Years, 1972-2001 (Johnson City, Tenn.: Watauga Association of Genealogists, 2002) FHL US/CAN Book 976.897 B2w index 1972-2001.

Prisons
Learn if your Blount County ancestors went to prison!


 * Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850, free index available online, courtesy: TSLA.
 * Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870, free index available online, courtesy: TSLA.

Probate
Most of the early original Blount County Will Books were destroyed. In 1869, all known records not lost in a fire were transcribed. In 1971, TSLA microfilmed the 1869 transcript and the records that were left. FHL copies: FHL US/CAN Films 888877-888878.

The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Blount County probate records. They offer a research service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Here are the indexes:


 * 1) Wills Vol. 1: 1795-1869

The following Blount County probate records have been abstracted and/or indexed:


 * [1795-1861] Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Tennessee Wills &amp; Administrations 1779-1861. Nashville, Tenn. Byron Sistler &amp; Associates, Inc., 1990. FHL US/CAN 976.8 P22s. [Includes an index to this county's wills.] Free Lookups Available!

Taxation
The original Blount County Tax Books are held at the County Courthouse. TSLA microfilmed Tax Books 1845-1856 (Roll 482), and 1864-1900 (Rolls 482-488). FHL has copies of 1845-1846 and 1864-1867: FHL US/CAN Film 888892.

The following Blount County tax records, stored at various archives, have been abstracted:


 * [1800-1801] Curtis, Mary Barnett. Early East Tennessee Tax Lists: A Compiled List of Residents of the Area Covered in 22 East Tennessee Counties for which there is (sic) No Census Records Prior to 1830. Fort Worth, Texas: Arrow Printing, 1964. []. [Includes 1800-1801 tax lists.]
 * [1800-1801, 1805] Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Early Tennessee Tax Lists. Evanston, Ill.: B. &amp; B. Sistler, 1977. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4s. [Includes 1800-1801 and 1805 tax lists.]
 * [1801] Creekmore, Pollyanna. Early East Tennessee Taxpayers. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1980. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4cp and Silas Emmett Lucas's Revised Index FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4cp index. [Includes 1801 tax list.]
 * [1803] "Unpaid Taxes - 1803" [Blount, Cocke, Sevier Cos.], Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter, Vol. 10, No. 3 (1984):6-8. FHL US/CAN Book 976.889 B2s v. 10-11 (1984-1985). For further access, see Periodicals; digital version at TNGenWeb - Blount County, Tennessee Blog (14 March 2009 post); digital version by Duay O'Neil, at Sevier County, Tennessee, Genealogy &amp; History. [Abstract of The Knoxville Gazette, Aug. 8, 1803.]
 * [1805] "Blount County, Tennessee Free Taxable Inhabitants 1805," Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Winter 1973):7-16. FHL US/CAN Book 976.897 B2w v. 2. For further access, see Periodicals. [Source: TSLA records; no index.]
 * [1805] Tax List, 1805, The Blount Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1 (May 1986). FHL US/CAN Book 976.8885 B2b v. 1-2. For further access, see Periodicals.
 * [1808] Delinquent Tax Records, 1808, The Blount Journal, Vol. 1, Nos. 1-2 (Nov. 1985). FHL US/CAN Book 976.8885 B2b v. 1-2. For further access, see Periodicals.
 * [1808] "A list of those who returned their taxable polls and property at May term 1808," The Blount Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1 (Spring 1993):17. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8885 B2b v. 9. For further access, see Periodicals. [Source: Blount County Court Minutes, May 1808, p. 278.]
 * [1814] "Direct Federal Tax-Delinquent Property Owners Listed for 1814," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 43, No. 3 (Fall 1996):115-120. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a v. 43. For further access, see Periodicals. [Includes Blount County.]
 * [1834] "Blount County Civil Districts - 1834," "Blount County Civil Districts - 1993," "The Civil Districts of Blount County," The Blount Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1 (Spring 1993):1-11. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8885 B2b v. 9. For further access, see Periodicals. [The third article is a transcript of Blount County Court Minutes, 1814-1843, Microfilm #103, Blount County Public Library, 2nd series on the reel, pp. 98-102 by Jane Kizer Thomas.]
 * [1836] Douthat, James L. Blount County, Tennessee, 1836 Tennessee Civil Districts and Tax Lists. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 1993. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8885 R4d 1836; online: free surname index and purchase details.
 * [1840] "Land On Top of Old Smoky Sold for Taxes in 1840," [Blount County] Ansearchin' News, Vol. 44, No. 4 (Winter 1997):23. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a v. 44. For further access, see Periodicals.
 * [1844] Foster-Blevins, Alice. "Blount County, TN - Census - Poll Tax, 2 Jan 1844," available online, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.

Marriage
The following Blount County marriage records have been abstracted and/or indexed:


 * [1795-1870] Lucas, Silas Emmett and Ella Lee Sheffield. 35,000 Tennessee Marriage Records and Bonds 1783-1870. 3 vols. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1981. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 V2t v. 1 ff. [Abstracts include names of brides, grooms, bondsmen, marriage bond dates, and officiators for weddings in this county for the roughly specified years. Marriage data taken from an index card file at the TSLA. Authors do not specify whether or not the card index completely indexes this county's marriages.]
 * [1795-1865] Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Early East Tennessee Marriages. 2 vols. Nashville, Tenn.: Byron Sistler &amp; Associates, Inc., 1987. FHL US/CAN 976.8 V2s v. 1. [Indexes names of brides and grooms, and marriage dates for weddings in this county for the specified years.] Free Lookups Available!
 * [1798-1858] Blount County, Tennessee Marriage Index 1798-1858, available online, courtesy: USGenWeb.
 * Lucas, Silas Emmett. Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers 1794-1851. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 V2L.

Divorce
In 1940 and 1941, W.P.A. workers pinpointed the location of Blount County divorce papers in diverse manuscript collections, see:


 * W.P.A. Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: The Tennessee Historical Records Survey, 1941. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 A3gp.

Deaths

 * Blount County Death Records Database - covers 1800s to 1960 deaths from local newspapers and funeral home records. Available from the Blount County, TNGenWeb site.

For deaths of Methodists in Blount County between the 1830s and the 1920s, try:


 * Smith, Jonathan K.T. Genealogical Abstracts from Reported Deaths, the Nashville Christian Advocate. [1847-1914] 10 vols. [Jackson, Tenn.]: J.K.T. Smith, 1997-2003. FHL US/CAN Books 976.855/N1 V48s 1847-1851 ff; digital versions at David Donahue Memorial: Tennessee Records Repository. [Website expands upon the publications and includes deaths from the 1830s, 1840s, 1910s and 1920s.]

Societies and Libraries
Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society PO Box 4986 Maryville, TN 37802-4986

East Tennessee Historical Society 601 S. Gay St. P.O. Box 1629 Knoxville, TN 37901-1629 Phone: 1-865-215-8824 E-mail: eths@east-tennessee-history.org

Blount County Public Library 508 N. Cusick St. Maryville, TN 37804 Phone: 1-865-977-1142 Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Fri. and Sat. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sun. 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Genealogy and Local History section has an 800+ volume collection containing "books on genealogy and local history to be used within the Library. Microfilm of local newspapers, court records and census schedules are available for photocopying. Records on CD-ROM from the Latter Day Saints are also available for use." (per website)

Mary E. Tippitt Memorial Library 120 Tiger Drive Townsend, TN 37882 Phone: 1-865-448-1441 Fax: 1-865-448-1875 E-mail: metmlib@yahoo.com Hours: Mon. and Tues. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Wed. 12 p.m.-6 p.m. Thurs. and Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Contains the Townsend collection which includes local interest items and genealogical sources. (per website)

Web Sites

 * Blount County, Tennessee (American Local History Network &amp; Tennessee Local History Network) Resources to help you place your ancestors within the context of their local history.
 * Blount County, TN Family History and Genealogy Message Board (Ancestry)
 * Blount County, TN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
 * Blount County, TN Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)
 * Blount County, TNGenWeb (USGenWeb)
 * Blount County, TN History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (MyTennesseeGenealogy)
 * Family History Library Catalog (FamilySearch)
 * Mailing List: TNBLOUNT-L (Blount County, Tennessee List) (RootsWeb)
 * Mailing List: ETN-L (East Tennessee List) (RootsWeb)
 * Mailing List: ETN-OZ-L (East Tennessee Migrants to Ozarks Region List) (RootsWeb)
 * Mailing List: FRANKLIN-STATE-L (State of Franklin 1784-1788 List) (RootsWeb)
 * Mailing List: SE-TN-L (Southeast Tennessee List) (RootsWeb)
 * Mailing List: UPPEREASTTN-L (Upper East Tennessee List) (RootsWeb)
 * Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest Compiled Genealogies of Local Families