The Shelby County Register of Deeds provides an online index of Tennessee deaths that spans 1949-2009. The index is partial and does not contain every death. Information in the index includes name of decedent, date of death, age at death, county of death, county of residence, marital status, gender, race
The Tennessee State Library & Archives created an index of deaths across the state from 1914-1932. Information in the index includes decedent, county of death, year of death, and the death certificate number. To access the index, click here.
The Tennessee State Library & Archives created an index of deaths across the state from 1908-1912. Information in the index includes decedent, county of death, year of death, and the death certificate number. To access the list, click here.
The Athens Post was a newspaper of neighboring Monroe County. The Monroe County TNGenWeb page contains a list of names extracted from articles between 1855-1868 about someone’s death. Individuals from Blount County are included. To access the list, click here.
FamilySearch, the genealogy branch of the Church of Latter-Day Saints provides a database of burial records from the state of Tennessee. More than 11,000 entries are from Blount County. To access the database, click on the image below.
I copied the following index to make it easier to know if a person of interest is mentioned in the book. The deeds in this book are held on microfilm at the Tennessee State Library. Please contact them for more information on how to order a copy of the deed.
The following are some of the churches in Blount County Alcoa-Way Church Louisville Allegheny Church Tallassee Armona Baptist Church Louisville Baker Creek Church Binfield Beech Grove Church Louisville Bethel Chapel Townsend Bethel Church Wildwood Bethlehem Church Wildwood Bible Baptist Church Maryville Big Springs Presbyterian Church Binfield Binfield Methodist Church Binfield
On the Ancestry mailing list for Blount County, Caleb Tefetter shared the following article from the August 11, 1911 issue of the Maryville Enterprise. This is just one of three articles he posted. Visit the forum for more details! Maryville Enterprise, Friday, August 11, 1911, Page 1: “Logan’s Chapel—A Sketch. A Historical
Census records for Blount Co. are available from 1830 to 1930. To learn more about the census records and the questions asked each year, check the FamilySearch Research Wiki for additional information. 1830 – Blount County census 1840 – free search online via FamilySearch; index only – no images 1850 – Blount County
The following is a list (may not be exhaustive) of cemeteries in the county. If the name of the cemetery is hyperlinked you can view more information, including burial listings when available (some are partial lists only). If you have additional information to share, please contact me. Alleghany Missionary