Campbell County, Tennessee Genealogy

Guide to Campbell County, Tennessee ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The county is named after Arthur Campbell (1743-1811), a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses who negotiated Indian treaties. The County is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Campbell County Courthouse 590 Main St Jacksboro, TN 37757 Campbell County Website Phone: 423-562-3864 County Clerk 590 Main St, Phone: 423-562-4985 Circuit Court Clerk P.O. Box 26, 570 Main St, Phone: 423-562-0296 Register of Deeds P.O. Box 26, 570 Main St, Phone: 423-562-3864 County Clerk has marriage records from 1838. Register of Deeds has land records. County Pronunciation


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

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties

 * Anderson
 * Claiborne
 * McCreary County, Kentucky
 * Scott
 * Union
 * Whitley County, Kentucky

Business, Commerce, and 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. . Digital version at World Vital Records ($). Purchase at Genealogical.com. [Includes Campbell County.]
 * Tennesse Bureau of Agriculture, Statistics and Mines. Coal Mines and Mining--Tennessee. Nashville, Tennessee: A.B. Travel, 1883. Free digital copy.

Cemeteries

 * Free Cemetery lookups for Valley View, Baird, Warren Memorial Gardens, Stanfill, Elk Fork Church, Terry Creek, Lawson, and Red Cut Cemetery. (all in Elk Valley, TN) Also, lookups in the Walden cemetery located on Lick Creek on Walden Lane in La Follette, Tennessee

Census Records
1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 federal population censuses of Campbell 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 Campbell County, TN census assignments, including links to transcribed files. The USGenWeb Census Project®

Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891 -  Ancestry ($)

1810 Lost


 * 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..

1810-1891


 * Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891 at Ancestry $

1820 Lost


 * Lost

1820 Manufactures


 * The original manufactures schedules for the Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee are kept at NARA, Washington, D.C. FHL copies:.

These records have also been abstracted:


 * National Archives. Indexes to Manufactures Census of 1820. 1920; reprint, Knightstown, Ind.: Bookmark, 1977..
 * 1820 Census of Manufactures: Campbell County, East Tennessee Roots, Vol. 7, No. 4 :168. For availability, see Campbell.

1830


 * Sistler, Byron H. 1830 Census, East Tennessee. Evanston, Ill.: n.p., 1969..
 * Gibson, Laura. "1830 Campbell County Tennessee Census," available online through USGenWeb Archives.
 * S-K Publications. "Campbell County, TN 1830 Census Index," available online through USGenWeb Archives.

1840


 * S-K Publications. "Campbell County, TN 1840 Census Index," available online through USGenWeb Archives.

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. . 1841 edition digitized by the U.S. Census Bureau and Google books et. al. See Tennessee, Eastern District, Campbell County on page 152.

1850


 * Lemasters, Paul W. 1850 Census, Campbell County, Tennessee. Huntsville, Tenn.: Scott County Historical Society (Tennessee), 1987..
 * S-K Publications. "Campbell County, TN 1850 Census Index," available online through USGenWeb Archives.

1860


 * Freeman, Mitzi P. "1860 Campbell County Tennessee Census," (4 parts) available online through USGenWeb Archives. Source: NARA Microfilm M653 - R1240.

1870


 * Anderson, Sandra and Rick Chambers. "1870 Campbell County Census," (14 Districts) available online through USGenWeb Archives. Source: NARA Microfilm M593 - R1516.

1880


 * Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. 1880 Census - Tennessee: Transcription for Campbell County. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 198-?..

1890 Lost


 * Lost, but substitutes are available:
 * Anderson, Sandra. "1890 Campbell County Veteran's Census," available online through USGenWeb Archives.
 * 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. . Campbell County is included in Vol. 6.
 * Sistler, Byron H. and Barbara Sistler. 1890 Civil War Veterans Census, Tennessee. Evanston, Ill.: Byron Sister and Associates, 1978..

1891


 * Tennessee Enumeration of Male Voters 1891 at Ancestry $

1910


 * Collins, Betty VanOver. 1910 Campbell Co., Tn. Federal Census. 2 vols. Knoxville, Tenn.: B.V. Collins, 2004?. ff.

1920


 * Collins, Betty VanOver. 1920 Campbell Co., Tn. Federal Census. 2 vols. Knoxville, Tenn.: B.V. Collins, 2004?. ff.

1930


 * Collins, Betty VanOver. Campbell Co., Tn. Federal Census, 1930. Knoxville, Tenn.: B.J.V. Collins, 2004?..

Court Records
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.

Genealogies
General As of August 2010, a query for persons born in Campbell, Tennessee at World Connect, results in more than 50,000 entries.


 * Peters, Genevieve E. Know Your Relatives. Arlington, VA: G.E. Peters], 1953. Available at FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 Sh23p; FHL US/CAN Film 875369; digital version at Heritage Quest Online ($). Discusses the Albright, Efland, Gibbs, Graves, Loy, Miller, Sharp, Snodderly, and Tillman families.
 * Wilson, Marshall A. Families of Norris Reservoir Area. Clinton, Tennessee: Pellissippi Genealogical and Historical Society, 1986..


 * Norris Dam on the Clinch River in Eastern Tennessee was a project of the Tennessee Valley Authority in the 1930s. Nearly 3,000 families, totalling almost 14,000 persons, were required to vacate land that was to be inundated by the resulting reservoir. In connection with the removal of families and gravesites, Mr. Wilson, a TVA official, collected historical and genealogical information about Norris Valley residents; he presents information about 75 of those families, along with a brief chronology of the area. Each family record begins with the name of a father and the name of that man's father, continuing through other ancestors of the direct male line back to the earliest one known. Families represented by ten or more male heads of household include Agee, Carden, Hatmaker, Irwin, Longmire, Miller, Rice, and Sharp.


 * Thomas, Marlene C. Some extractions from the Scott County newspapers regarding Nicks Creek, Campbell County, TN Available at the

Bibliography


 * Ausmus - Ausmus, Harry Lee. Ausmus Family History, 1711-1962. Johnson City, TN: H.L. Ausmus, 1963. Available at FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 Au72a; digital version at Heritage Quest Online ($).
 * Burge - Byrge, Neal The Descendants of William "Billy" Burge (Byrge). Other surnames frequently found in the book are:Adkins, Anderson, Brown, Bunch, Burchfield, Byrge, Carroll, Cross, Crowley, Daugherty, Davis, Duncan, Farmer, Griffith, Hammonds, Hatfield, Hopson, Jeffers, Jones, Kennedy, Lay, Lively, Lowe, Marlow, McGhee, McKamey, Miller, Patterson, Phillips, Reed, Roe, Rowe, Seiber, Smith, Tackett, Ward, West, Wilson, Wishoun, and Wright. Free Lookups Available!
 * Moad - Moad, Ethel R. The History of the Moads and the Stanleys. 1935. 1994 reprint: FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 A1 no. 8070.
 * Murray - Murray, J.L. Ancestry of James S. Murray of Campbell County, Tennessee and the Wasson Family of Rhea County, Tennessee. MSS., microfilmed in 1983..
 * Stanley - Moad, Ethel R. The History of the Moads and the Stanleys. 1935. 1994 reprint: FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 A1 no. 8070.

Land and Property Records
The original Campbell County Deed Books are held at the Campbell. The TSLA microfilmed Deed Books D to 30 (1820-1894), Land Entry Books A to F (1806-1834, 1837, 1868), Entry Taker Book A (1824-1902), and Trust Deed Books A to D (1852-1877, 1886-1894). Copies of their microfilms are also available at the Family History Library:.

The organization Strictly By Name provides online indexes to early Campbell County land records. They offer a research service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:


 * 1) Deed Book A: 1806-1810
 * 2) Deed Book B: 1810-1816
 * 3) Deed Book E: 1826-1831
 * 4) Deed Book F: 1831-1834

Local Histories

 * Marshall, L. McGhee and Jackson, Melba Caryville through the years and Caryville and more (books about Caryville, Tennessee and local areas) Action Print., 1988. Free lookups available.
 * McDonald, Dr. Miller Campbell County, Tennessee USA: A History of Places, Faces, Happenings, Traditions, and Things, Vols 1, 2, &amp; 3. County Services Syndicate. Free lookups available. (These books are not indexed)

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 1777-1985 - Maps of Tennessee (1777-1985)
 * 1832 Creekmore, Pollyanna. Early East Tennessee Taxpayers. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1980. and Silas Emmett Lucas's Revised Index . Includes 1832 map of the county.

Military Records
Revolutionary War The following Campbell County Revolutionary War records are available online through TNGenWeb:


 * 1835 Pension Roll
 * 1852 Rejected or Suspended Pensions
 * Bogan, Dallas County's Revolutionary War Vets Listed. Includes a list of Campbell county residents who served as Revolutionary War soldiers and received pensions for their service.
 * Campbell County Military - American Revolution 1775-1883. Includes some abstracts of pension applications.

The 1840 Census of Pensioners has been abstracted multiple times:


 * 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. . 1841 edition digitized by the U.S. Census Bureau and Google books et. al. See Tennessee, Eastern District, Campbell County on page 152.
 * Revolutionary and Military Pensioners, 1840, Ansearchin' News, Vol. 34, No. 4 (Winter 1987). Available online, for access see Periodicals.

Additional resources include:


 * 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 (TNGenWeb).
 * Pensions, Revolutionary War and War of 1812, Campbell Countian, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Summer 1993).

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. ; digital version at journal website. Includes Campbell County pensioners (p. 15).
 * Collier, Leslie (transcribed by) Campbell County in the War of 1812 at TNGenWeb
 * Campbell County Military - War of 1812. Includes Veterans from Campbell County as well as historical information. (TNGenWeb).
 * Pensions, Revolutionary War and War of 1812, Campbell Countian, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Summer 1993).

Civil War


 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1891-1965 - at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * Civl War Research Database
 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System

Union Soldiers


 * 6th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - Company F.
 * 9th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry - Company L.

Additional sources for Civil War soldiers from Campbell County:


 * TNGenWeb, Campbell County, Military, Civil War, (accessed 30 Jan 2012). A variety of resources, including Civil War Veteran Index, transcrition of the 1890 Census, Pension Applications, Union Military Rosters, etc.
 * USGenWeb Archives, Campbell County Tennessee Archives. Civil War Pensions.
 * Tennessee State Library and Archives, Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications: Campbell County,. Includes soldier's name, county, pension #, unit or widow.
 * United States Pension Bureau, List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883: Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for ... (Washington Printing Office; 1883). Online at Internet Archive. Campbell County, page 321.

Newspapers
Many Tennessee newspapers are filmed and available at the 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 Campbell County click on the following cities or towns:


 * Jacksboro
 * Jellico
 * LaFollette

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


 * 1847-1914 - 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. 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.

The following Campbell County newspaper abstracts have been published:


 * Thomas, Marlene C. Some Extractions from the Scott County Newspapers Regarding Nicks Creek, Campbell County, Tennessee. Digital version at

Prisons

 * 1831-1850 Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850 at Tennessee State Library and Archives


 * 1851-1879 Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870 at Tennessee State Library and Archives

Periodicals

 * Ansearchin' News: Quarterly magazine of the Tennessee Genealogical Society. For a keyword search, go to the county index. Read previous issues on their website;


 * Campbell Countian: Available through the Campbell County Historical Society. Indexed in the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI).


 * East Tennessee Roots: Published by East Tennessee Roots The table of contents for some issues are available on their website;.


 * The Pellissippian: Published by the Anderson County Historical Society (formerly called, Pellissippi Genealogical and Historical Society). The table of contents for some issues are available on their website..

Probate Records
Many of the original Campbell County Will Books were destroyed. In the 1970s, TSLA microfilmed extant probate records covering the years 1806 to 1911. Their microfilms include administrator's bonds, guardians' settlements, inventories, a will book, estate book, and land records. FHL copies:.

Online Records


 * 1779-2008 - Tennessee Wills and Probate Records 1779-2008 at Ancestry $
 * 1807-1880 - Campbell County portion of at FamilySearch - images only; handwritten indexes may be found at the front or back of some volumes.- How to Use this Collection
 * The organization Strictly By Name provides online indexes to early Campbell County probate records. They offer a research service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes: Probate Records (County or Chancery Court) Estate Book: 1806-1841

Book abstracts and indexes


 * 1806-1861 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Tennessee Wills &amp; Administrations 1779-1861. Nashville, Tenn. Byron Sistler &amp; Associates, Inc., 1990. . Includes an index to this county's probate records. Free Lookups Available!

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.


 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records
Book abstracts and indexes


 * 1814 - "Direct Federal Tax-Delinquent Property Owners Listed for 1814," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 43, No. 3(Fall 1996):115-120. For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Campbell. Includes Campbell County.
 * 1818 Taxpayers, 1818, East Tennessee Historical Society Publications. Knoxville TN: 1964. Vol. - Iss. 36.
 * 1818 Creekmore, Pollyanna. Early East Tennessee Taxpayers. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1980. and Silas Emmett Lucas's Revised Index . Includes 1818 tax list. A digital version of this source is available online for Campbell County through TNGenWeb.
 * 1818, 1823 Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Early Tennessee Tax Lists. Evanston, Ill.: B. &amp; B. Sistler, 1977. Includes 1818 and 1823 tax lists.
 * 1818, 1823 Curtis, Mary Barnett. Early East Tennessee Tax Lists. Fort Worth, Texas: Arrow Printing Company, 1964. . Includes 1818 and 1823 tax lists.
 * 1818 Tax Return Lists, 1818, Scott County Historical Society Newsletter. Huntsville TN: Fall 1985. Vol. 3 Iss. 1.
 * 1820 Tax List, 1820, Campbell Countian. LaFollette TN: Winter 1992. Vol. 3 Iss. 2.
 * 1836 Douthat, James L. 1836 Campbell County, Tennessee, 1836 Tennessee Civil Districts and Tax Lists. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 1993. ; online: surname index and purchase details.
 * 1838 Tax List, 1838, Campbell Countian. LaFollette TN: Summer 1991. Vol. 2 Iss. 1; Winter 1992. Vol. 2 Iss. 2; Spring 1992. Vol. 2 Iss. 3.
 * 1838 Tax List Excerpt, 1838, Scott County Historical Society Newsletter. Huntsville TN: Summer 1993. Vol. 10 Iss. 4.
 * 1838 - Anderson, Sandra. "1838 Campbell County Tax Records," available online through TNGenWeb. Also available online through USGenWeb Archives. Source: Early Tennessee Tax Records, Campbell County 1838-1839 Microfilm.
 * 1838-1839 - Lemasters, Paul W. Campbell County, TN Tax Lists, 1838-9. Purchase at Campbell County Historical Society website.
 * 1839 Chambers, Rick and Sandra Anderson. "1839 Tax Records," available online through TNGenWeb.
 * 1849 Tax List, 1849, Campbell Countian. LaFollette TN: Winter 1995. Vol. 5 Iss. 1; Apr 1995. Vol. 6 Iss. 1; Jul 1995. Vol. 6 Iss. 2; Oct 1995. Vol. 6 Iss. 3; Jan 1996. Vol. 6 Iss. 4; Apr 1996. Vol. 7 Iss. 1; Jul 1996. Vol. 7 Iss. 2; Oct 1996. Vol. 7 Iss. 3; Jan 1997. Vol. 7 Iss. 4; Apr 1997. Vol. 8 Iss. 1; Jul 1997. Vol. 8 Iss. 2; Oct 1997. Vol. 8 Iss. 3; Jan 1998. Vol. 8 Iss. 4.
 * 1850 Tax List, 1850, Campbell Countian. LaFollette TN: Jan 2001. Vol. 11 Iss. 4; Apr 2001. Vol. 12 Iss. 1; Jul 2001. Vol. 12 Iss. 2; Oct 2001. Vol. 12 Iss. 3; Jan 2002. Vol. 12 Iss. 4; Apr 2002. Vol. 13 Iss. 1; Jul 2002. Vol. 13 Iss. 2; Oct 2002. Vol. 13 Iss. 3; Jan 2003. Vol. 13 Iss. 4; Apr 2003. Vol. 14 Iss. 1; Jul 2003. Vol. 14 Iss. 2.
 * 1860 Tax List, 1860, Campbell Countian. LaFollette TN: Jan 2006. Vol. 16 Iss. 4; Apr 2006. Vol. 17 Iss. 1; Jul 2006. Vol. 17 Iss. 2; Oct 2006. Vol. 17 Iss. 3; Jan 2007. Vol. 17 Iss. 4; Apr 2007. Vol. 18 Iss. 1.
 * 1890 Anderson, Sandra. "1890 Tax Records," available online through TNGenWeb. Also available online through USGenWeb Archives. Source: Campbell Trustee Tax Duplicates, Volume Jan 1889 - Dec 1898, Roll #48.
 * 1895 Chambers, Rick. "Campbell County, TN, 1895 Tax Records," available online through TNGenWeb. Also available online (4 parts) through USGenWeb Archives. Source: Campbell Trustee Tax Duplicates, Volume Jan 1889 - Dec 1898, Roll #48.

Birth
Online Records


 * 1828-1939 - at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * 1869-1909 - Tennessee Delayed Birth Records 1869-1909 at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1912 - at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection

Marriage
Online Records


 * 1625-1966 - Tennessee, United States Marriages at FindMyPast ($)
 * 1780-2002 - at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * 1780-2002 - Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002 at Ancestry $
 * 1790-1962 - - at FamilySearch. index and images. Covers all counties in Tennessee.- How to Use this Collection
 * 1796-1950 - (Indexes only) at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * 1838-1888 - at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * 1851-1900 - Tennessee Marriages 1851-1900 at Ancestry $
 * 1980-2014 Marriage Records Index 1980-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index

Book Abstracts and Index


 * 1794-1851 - Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers 1794-1851..
 * 1838-1881 - Early East Tennessee Marriages. 2 vols. . Free Lookups Available!
 * 1838-1889 - Campbell County, Tennessee Marriges 1838-1889. Free Lookups Available!
 * 1838-1894 - Campbell County Marriage Index 1838-1894 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Death
The death certificates for Campbell County for the years 1908-1912 have been transcribed and are online with the Campbell County TNGenWeb site. Online Records


 * 1874-1955 -  at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * 1908-1933 Tennessee Deaths, 1908 - 1933 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1908-1958 - Tennessee Death Records 1908-1958 at Ancestry $
 * 1908-1912 Tennessee Death Records 1908-1912 at Tennessee State Library & Archives - index
 * 1914-1933 Tennessee Death Records 1914-1933 at Tennessee State Library & Archives - index
 * 1914-1966 - at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * 1926-1935 - Campbell County, Tennessee Vital Statistics 1926-1935 and Campbell County, Tennessee Vital Statistics 1936-1946. Free lookups available
 * 1949-2014 Death Records Index 1949-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index

Divorce

 * 1796 - 1850 Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850 at Tennessee State Library & Archives - index
 * 1980-2014 Divorce Records Index 1980-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index
 * W.P.A. Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: The Tennessee Historical Records Survey, 1941. FamilySearch Digital Library; - Inventory stating where divorce records are housed.

Family History Centers

 * La Follette Tennessee Family History Center

Libraries
Jacksboro Public Library 585 Main St. Suite 201 Jacksboro, TN 37757 Phone: 423-562-3675 Website

LaFollette Public Library 201 South Tennessee Ave. LaFollette, TN 37766 Phone: 423-562-5154 Fax: 423-562-0013 Facebook Website

Campbell County Historical Museum and Library Genealogy and Local History Collection 160 East Central Avenue LaFollette, TN 37766 Phone: 423-566-3581 E-mail: darcon1997@aol.com Website

Societies
Campbell County Historical Society 235 East Central Ave. LaFollette, TN 37766 Phone: 423-566-3581 Website

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

Websites

 * Campbell County, TN Family History and Genealogy Message Board (Ancestry)
 * Campbell County, TN Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Campbell County, TNGenWeb (USGenWeb) - county website, transcriptions and resources at the local level.
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

Research Guides
Research Guides


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