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

History
The county is named after "Tennessee state legislator Howell L. Pickett."

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

Research Guides

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

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
Ansearchin' News

Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Pickett County, Tennessee records 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.
 * Pickett County, TN Family History and Genealogy Message Board (Ancestry)
 * Family History Library Catalog