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| County & Host/s | Date Formed | Parent County *See Below |
County Seat |
|
Anderson Brenda Foster & Renee Scarbrough |
1801 | Knox Grainger |
Clinton |
| Bedford Jane Crowley & Charles Reeves |
1807 | Rutherford Indian Lands |
Shelbyville |
| Benton
Betty Brooks & John Barton |
1835 | Humphreys | Camden |
|
Bledsoe Nancy Cole |
1807 | Roane Indian Lands |
Pikeville |
|
Blount Taneya Koonce |
1795 | Knox | Maryville |
|
Bradley Clay Hooper |
1836 | Indian Lands | Cleveland |
| Campbell Suzanne M. Pratt |
1806 | Anderson Claiborne |
Jacksboro |
|
Cannon Jess Lewis |
1836 | Rutherford Smith Warren |
Woodbury |
|
Carroll Connie Burkett & Betty Brooks |
1821 1822 |
Indian Lands | Huntingdon |
| Carter Dawn Peters |
1796 | Washington | Elizabethton |
| Cheatham Courtney Tompkins, Lisa Tinch & Greg Poole |
1856 | Davidson Dickson Montgomery Robertson |
Ashland City |
| Chester Stephen Hughes |
1879 | Hardeman Henderson McNairy Madison |
Henderson |
|
Claiborne
Margie Daniels |
1801 | Grainger Hawkins |
Tazewell |
| Clay Jane Crowley & Charles Reeves |
1870 | Jackson Overton |
Celina |
|
Cocke
Sharon McCormack & Joyce Reece | 1797 | Jefferson | Newport |
| Coffee Jess Lewis |
1836 | Bedford Franklin Warren |
Manchester |
|
Crockett Natalie Huntley |
1871 | Dyer Gibson Haywood Madison |
Alamo |
| Cumberland Mike Boniol |
1855 1856 |
Bledsoe Fentress Morgan, Putnam Rhea, White |
Crossville |
| Davidson
Richard White |
1783 | Cumberland District of North Carolina Washington County |
Nashville |
|
Decatur Jerry L. Butler |
1845 1846 |
Perry | Decaturville |
| DeKalb
Athol Foster |
1837 1838 |
Cannon, Jackson Warren, White |
Smithville |
|
Dickson Mollie Simpson & Cher Adams |
1803 | Montgomery Robertson |
Charlotte |
|
Dyer
Natalie Huntley |
1823 | Indian Lands | Dyersburg |
|
Fayette Rose Anne Cunningham |
1824 | Indian Lands | Somerville |
| Fentress
Tami Ramsey |
1823 | Morgan Overton White |
Jamestown |
| Franklin Judy Henley Phillips |
1807 | Rutherford Indian Lands |
Winchester |
|
Gibson
Connie Burkett |
1823 | Indian Lands | Trenton |
| Giles Paulette Carpenter |
1809 1810 |
Indian Lands | Pulaski |
| Grainger Mike St. Clair |
1796 | Hawkins Knox |
Rutledge |
| Greene Nola Duffy |
1783 | Washington | Greeneville |
| Grundy
Annette Bame Peebles |
1844 | Coffee Franklin Warren |
Altamont |
|
Hamblen
Carole Thomason |
1870 | Jefferson Grainger Greene |
Morristown |
| Hamilton Tim Stowell |
1819 | Rhea Indian Lands |
Dallas (1820-40) Chattanooga (1840-present) |
|
Hancock Carol Turner |
1844 | Hawkins Claiborne |
Sneedville |
| Hardeman Susie Grant |
1823 | Hardin Indian Lands |
Bolivar (known as Big Hatchie before 1824) |
| Hardin Robert D.H. Grimes & Jerry W. Murphy |
1819 1820 |
Indian Lands | Hardinsville (1820-30) Savannah (1830-date) |
| Hawkins Ms. Jackie Robinson McDonald |
1786 | Sullivan | Rogersville |
| Haywood Jim Ackerman & Debbie Sterbinsky |
1823 | Indian Lands | Brownsville |
| Henderson David Taylor |
1821 | Indian Lands | Lexington |
| Henry
Jeffrey Kemp |
1821 | Indian Lands | Paris |
|
Hickman
Sam Sneed and Jackie Wood |
1807 | Dickson | Vernon (1810-22) Centerville (1822-date) |
|
Houston Susan Knight Gore |
1871 | Stewart Humphreys Dickson Montgomery |
Arlington (1872-78) Erin (1878-date) |
| Humphreys
Mollie Simpson |
1809 | Stewart | Reynoldsburg (1812-36) Waverly (1836-date) |
| Jackson Jane Crowley & Charles Reeves |
1801 | Smith Indian Lands |
Fort Blount (1802-06) Williamsburg (1806-1819) Gainesboro (1819-date) |
| James Tim Stowell |
1871 (abolished in 1920; records transferred to Hamilton County) |
Bradley Hamilton |
Ooltewah |
|
Jefferson
Billie McNamara |
1792 | Hawkins Greene |
Dandridge |
|
Johnson
Carol Turner |
1836 | Carter | Mountain City (known as Taylorsville pre-Civil War) |
|
Knox Rose-Anne Cunningham Bray & Billie R. McNamara |
1792 | Greene Hawkins |
Knoxville |
| Lake Leslie Moore |
1870 | Obion | Tiptonville |
| Lauderdale
Connie Burkett |
1835 | Haywood Dyer Tipton |
Ripley |
|
Lawrence Reita Burress |
1817 | Hickman Indian Lands |
Lawrenceburg |
| Lewis
Cheryl Zelek |
1843 1844 |
Hickman Lawrence Maury Wayne |
Gordon (1844-48) Newberry (1848-97) Hohenwald (1897-date) |
| Lincoln
George Waller |
1809 | Bedford | Fayetteville |
| Loudon
Suzanne Pratt |
1870 | Blount Monroe Roane McMinn |
Loudon |
|
Macon Shelta Shrum & Barbara Hutchinson |
1842 | Smith Sumner |
Lafayette |
|
Madison Melissa McNair |
1821 | Indian Lands | Jackson |
| Marion Nonie Webb |
1817 | Indian Lands | Cheekville (1818-20) Jasper (1820-date) |
|
Marshall
Paulette Carpenter |
1836 | Bedford Giles Lincoln Maury |
Lewisburg |
| Maury
Paulette Carpenter |
1807 | Williamson Indian Lands |
Columbia |
|
McMinn Edith Croft Ward & Sam Sneed |
1819 | Indian Lands | Calhoun (1820-23) Athens (1823-date) |
|
McNairy Jeffrey Kemp |
1823 | Hardin | Purdy (1824-90) Selmer (1890-date) |
| Meigs Kay Griffin Snow |
1836 | Rhea | Decatur |
|
Monroe Joy Locke, Edith Ward & Cory Mills |
1819 | Indian Lands | Morganton (1820-22) Madisonville (1822-date) |
|
Montgomery Frances Osburn |
1796 | Tennessee (abolished in 1796) |
Clarksville |
| Moore John Parkes |
1871 | Bedford Franklin Lincoln |
Lynchburg |
| Morgan Julie Cromwell |
1817 | Roane Anderson |
Montgomery (1818-70) Wartburg (1870-date) |
| Obion Betty Brooks |
1823 | Indian Lands | Troy (1824-1890) Union City (1890-date) |
| Overton Tami Ramsey |
1806 | Jackson Indian Lands |
Monroe (1810-35) Livingston (1835-date) |
|
Perry Janet Monnin |
1819 | Humphreys Hickman |
Perryville (1821-46) Bethel (Harrisburg) (1846-48) Linden (1848-date) |
| Pickett Tami Ramsey |
1879 | Fentress Overton |
Smyrna (1881-82) Byrdstown (1882-date) |
| Polk Joyce Reece |
1839 | Bradley McMinn |
Benton |
|
Putnam Charles Reeves, Jr. |
1842 (abolished and re-established 1854) |
Fentress Jackson Overton Smith White |
Cookeville |
| Rhea Teresa Barley & Nancy Cole |
1807 | Roane | Dayton |
|
Roane Jamey McLoughlin |
1801 | Knox Indian Lands |
Kingston |
| Robertson Jerald "Jerry" Wilson |
1796 | Tennessee Sumner |
Springfield |
| Rutherford Ken Byers | 1803 | Davidson Williamson Wilson |
Murfreesboro |
| Scott Tim West |
1849 | Anderson Campbell Fentress Morgan |
Huntsville |
| Sequatchie Melissa McNair |
1857 | Hamilton Marion Warren |
Dunlap |
|
Sevier Rachel King |
1794 | Jefferson | Sevierville |
|
Shelby Rose-Anne Cunningham Bray |
1819 | Indian Lands | Memphis |
|
Smith Charles Gregory |
1799 | Sumner Indian Lands |
Carthage |
|
Stewart Jan Philpot, Jim Long & Cher Adams | 1803 | Montgomery | Dover |
| Sullivan Steven H Gilley & Butch Hicks |
1779 | Washington | Blountville |
| Sumner Diane Payne |
1786 | Davidson | Gallatin |
|
Tipton Fred Smoot |
1823 | Indian Lands | Covington |
|
Trousdale Ladye Jane Hunter |
1870 | Macon Smith Sumner Wilson |
Hartsville |
|
Unicoi Beth Bradford-Pytel |
1875 | Carter Washington |
Erwin |
|
Union Thomas Cooke & Fred Smoot |
1850 | Anderson Campbell Claiborne Grainger Knox |
Maynardville |
|
Van Buren Ladye Jane Hunter |
1840 | White Warren |
Spencer |
|
Warren Lady Jane Hunter, Betty Moore Majors, Fred Smoot & the Warren County Genealogical Association |
1807 1808 |
White Jackson Smith Indian Lands |
McMinnville |
|
Washington Betty Jane Hylton & Margaret Hougland |
1777 | Washington District, North Carolina |
Jonesborough |
| Wayne Edgar D. Byler & Jerry W. Murphy |
1817 | Hickman | Waynesboro |
|
Weakley Mary Carol Schrupp |
1823 | Indian Lands | Dresden |
| White Sandy Keathley |
1806 | Jackson Smith |
Sparta |
|
Williamson Noel C. Matthews |
1799 | Davidson | Franklin |
| Wilson Dee Pavey |
1799 | Sumner | Lebanon |
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