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pretty map of Tennessee, showing general location of Hamblen County

	Hamblen County, formed in 1870, is located in East Tennessee, one of the state's three Grand Divisions. It was named in honor of Hezekiah Hamblen (1775-1854).
	In area, it is the third smallest county in the state. It ranks 20th in population.
	Morristown is the county seat. It is one of only two cities which can boast of "overhead sidewalks".
	Hamblen County is bordered by the counties of Grainger, Hawkins, Greene, Cocke, and Jefferson. See a map of East TN Counties.

	History
	History of Hamblen County Family Histories Hayslope, First House in Russellville Hamblen County Archives Davy Crockett Tavern Rose Center National Register of Historic Places in Hamblen Co Formation of TN Counties Index to Goodspeed Histories of Tennessee Tennessee Blue Book Online (see Sect. VI) A History of TN Selected Historic Sites Origin of County Names ETHS First Families of Tennessee ETHS Civil War Families of TN Calvin McClung Historical Collection TNGenWeb Tennesseans in The Revolutionary War TNGenWeb Special Projects	Civil War Links: Hamblen County Civil War Pages Russellville in the Civil War Confederate Pension Applications at TSLA Civil War Tennessee Rosters TNGenWeb Confederate (TN) Military Rosters TNGenWeb Tennessee Confederate 'Compiled Military Service Records' TNGenWeb Tennessee Union 'Compiled Military Service Records' TNGenWeb Virtual Military Cemetery TNGenWeb TN Civil War Obituary Database TNGenWeb Photos of Our Soldiers
	*Records and Documents*
	Hamblen County Archives Hamblen County Cemeteries Tombstone Transcription Project for Hamblen Hamblen County Obituaries NEW > TVA Cemetery Relocation Project NEW > WPA Photos Morristown High School 1968 Itakha National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) TN Vital Records US Vital Records	Family Histories Heritage Quest Sources for Purchase Census Links 1880 Hamblen County Census Images 1930 Hamblen County Census, Partial Index USGenWeb Census Project - Tennessee Hamblen County USGenWeb Census Project USGenWeb Census Project Beginner's guide to the U.S. Censuses
	*TSLA*
	Tennessee State Library and Archives History and Genealogy Recent Additions to the TSLA Services Provided by Mail Hamblen County Genealogical Fact Sheet Bibliography of Tennessee Local History Sources for Hamblen County Inventory of Hamblen County Records on Microfilm Tennessee County Historians Form for ordering federal census records, land grants, vital records (birth & death), county records (marriage, probate, county court minutes, circuit court minutes, chancery court minutes, deeds) and newspaper articles. Form for ordering federal census indexes & transcriptions; land grant index; telephone books; city directories; and county record indexes for marriages and probate records.	Military Records Confederate Pension Applications TN WWI Veterans Form for ordering military information Vital Records Death, marriage and divorce records for 1956 are available Hamblen Co. Partial Death Records Index 1914-1925 A-K Hamblen Co. Partial Death Records Index 1914-1925 L-Z Partial Index to TN Death Records 1914-1925 Index to TN Death Records 1908-1912 New Project: Statewide Index to Tennessee Death Records (1914-1919) Morristown City Directories available (F444.M59A19) for: 1942, 1949, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1990, 1992 TSLA's Links to Other Sites
	*Searches*
	People willing to do Hamblen County Lookups Search this Hamblen Site Hamblen County Digital Library USGenWeb Surname Search Social Security Death Index Interactive Search - Rootsweb Social Security Death Index Search - Ancestry.com	LDS Family Search Ellis Island Passenger Search RootsWeb Civil War Tennessee Rosters Native American Links African American Links
	*Query Boards and Mailing Lists*
	Hamblen County Mailing List (hosted by RootsWeb) Hamblen County Genealogy Discussion Board (holsted by GenForum) Hamblen County Query Board (hosted by TnGenWeb)
	*Genealogical/Historical Organizations*
	Hamblen County Genealogical Society The East Tennessee Historical Society East TN Development District, Historic Preservation Tennessee Genealogical Society Tennessee Historical Society TN Historical Commission Additional Historical Links Historic Morristown Foundation	Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Genealogy Tennessee state and chapter list United Daughters of the Confederacy^® Tennessee Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Tennessee Division National Genealogical Society
	*Hamblen Today*	Click here for Forecast
	WordIQ's Definition of Hamblen County Hamblen County at Wikipedia QuickFacts from the U.S. Census Bureau Selected Statistical Info from TN.gov TN Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations Map of Hamblen County and Statistics Motel Listing for Morristown Restaurant Listing for Morristown Citizen Tribune Online (newspaper) State of Tennessee's Hamblen County Page Tennessee Blue Book Online Selected Historic Sites	Hamblen County Government Hamblen County Board of Education Hamblen County Extension Office Hamblen County Clerk Morristown Chamber of Commerce Morristown City Hall Downtown Morristown Association Morristown-Hamblen Library Official Website of Morristown-Hamblen Library Official Website of Rose Center and Council for the Arts Official Website of Crockett Tavern Museum
	National Register of Historic Places in Hamblen County Terry Farm designated as Tennessee Century Farm

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Hamblen County Genealogical Society

Hamblen County Genealogical Society

The HCGS meets on the first Thursday of every month at 1:00 PM in the Morristown-Hamblen Library.

Dues:

$15.00 per calendar year, which includes 4 issues of the "Hamblen Heritage" newsletter. Members joining mid-year or later receive back issues of the newsletter for that year.
Each issue has 24 pages of Hamblen County records, happenings, and other items of interest.

Contact:

Grace McGinnis
phone: 423-586-6410
Hamblen County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 1213
Morristown, TN 37816-1213

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Carole Thomason,
Hamblen County Coordinator
carolet1@earthlink.net

Connie Burkett,
TNGenWeb State Coordinator

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