Anderson County, Tennessee Genealogy


 * This article is about a middle Tennessee county. For other uses, see Anderson.

United States   Tennessee    Anderson County





County Courthouse
Anderson County Courthouse 100 North Main St. Clinton, Tennessee 37716-3615 (865) 457-6228

Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm

History


The county is named after Tennessee Senator Joseph Anderson (1757-1837).

Parent County
1801--Anderson County was created 6 November 1801 from Knox and Grainger Counties. County seat: Clinton

Populated Places
Cities and Towns:

Research Guides

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

Cemeteries
For a list of Anderson County cemeteries, click here.

Anderson Co. TN Cemetery Records, part of the TNGenWeb Cemetery Database, lists many cemeteries in Anderson County, often with indexes and transcripts of the burials.

Census
1820 - Lost

Court
Court records began in 1801.

Family Histories
General


 * Wilson, Marshall A. Families of Norris Reservoir Area. Clinton, Tennessee: Pellissippi Genealogical and Historical Society, 1986. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8935 D2w.

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, con- tinuing 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.

Bibliography


 * [Boyd] Bradford, Carol Hall. The Boyd Family History: The Descendants of John Boyd and Mary Elizabeth Leath, from Anderson County to Putnam County, TN. Cokeville, Tenn.: C.H. Bradford, 2003. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 B692bch.
 * [Jones] Roberts, Snyder E. Genealogical Work Papers on Three Prominent Jones Families of Anderson &amp; Roane Counties, TN. n.p.: S.E. Roberts, 1987. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 A1 no. 7364.
 * [Portwood] Duermyer, Louis Ansel. Notes on the family of Page and Ann Portwood. Wilmington, Del.: Unknown, 1949. Available at FHL US/CAN Film 873447 Item 3; and online at Heritage Quest Online ($).
 * [Ridenour] Ridenour, James. The Ridenour Families of Union County, Tennessee, 1850-1930. Maynardville, Tenn.: Union County Historical Society (Tennessee), [2004?]. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8935 D2r.

Land
Land records began in 1802. The original Anderson County Deed Books are held at the County Courthouse. The Tennessee State Library and Archives microfilmed Deed Books A to LZ (1802-1893) and Trust Deed Books 1 to 2 (1882-1892) in the 1970s. Copies of their microfilms are also available at the Family History Library: FHL US/CAN Films 979338-979355.

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 Tennessee State Library and Archives 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 Tennessee State Library and Archives; another version is available at World Vital Records.

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 Anderson County.]

Periodicals
Ansearchin' News

Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Anderson 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.

East Tennessee Roots

Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Anderson 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

Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Anderson 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.

Prisons

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

Probate
Probate records began in 1827.

Taxation

 * [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.]
 * [1802] Petracek, Ruth. "Early Records of Anderson Co., Tennessee: 1802 Tax Record," The Mountain Empire Genealogical Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Fall 1983):158-160. FHL US/CAN Book 975 D25m v. 2 (1983).
 * [1802, 1805] Curtis, Mary Barnett. Early East Tennessee Tax Lists. Fort Worth, Texas: Arrow Printing Company, 1964. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4c. [Includes 1802 and 1805 tax lists.]
 * [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 1805 tax list.]

Birth Records
Birth records began in 1881

Marriage Records
Marriage records began in 1838

Death Records
Death records began in 1891

Family History Centers
Clinch River Tennessee 111 Executive Park Dr Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Telephone: 865-494-8170 Hours: Sunday 9am-10am, 1pm-2pm, Wednesday7-9pm

Oak Ridge Tennessee 140 S Jefferson Circle Oak Ridge Anderson, Tennessee, United States Telephone: 865-483-6401 Hours: Wed 9 am-1pm, 6pm-8pm These are not mailing addresses. Due to limited staff, Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries.

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog