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Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. Hi, my name is Amanda Jowers. I will be hosting the great state of Tennessee. If you have anything you would like to add to this site email me at jowersamanda@aol.com We're looking for folks who share our dedication to putting data online and are interested in helping this project be as successful as we can make it. If you are interested joining our group as webmaster for any of our websites, view our Volunteer Information page and Email Kim. A desire to transcribe data and know-how to make a basic webpage is required. In the meantime we are very eager to accept any transcribed data you would care to contribute to be displayed on this or any of our Tennessee county sites! Type it up and send it to us and we'll take care of getting it online. (Submitters retain all copyrights)

Counties Anderson Bedford Benton Bledsoe Blount Bradley Campbell Cannon Carroll Carter Cheatham Chester Claiborne Clay Cocke Coffee Crockett Cumberland Davidson Decatur DeKalb Dickson Dyer Fayette Fentress Franklin Gibson Giles Grainger Greene Grundy Hamblen Hamilton Hancock Hardeman Hardin Hawkins Haywood Henderson Henry Hickman Houston Humphreys Jackson Jefferson Johnson Knox Lake Lauderdale Lawrence Lewis Lincoln Loudon Macon Madison Marion Marshall Maury McMinn McNairy Meigs Monroe Montgomery Moore Morgan Obion Overton Perry Pickett Polk Putnam Rhea Roane Robertson Rutherford Scott Sequatchie Sevier Shelby Smith Stewart Sullivan Sumner Tipton Trousdale Unicoi Union Van Buren Warren Washington Wayne Weakley White Williamson Wilson Many thanks to Brenda Neely for her work in getting this site up and going! Most Recent Data Added to this State Site: Facts and Trivia 1835 Pensioners in TN with VA Military Service Iraq War Casualty Update Tennessee Early Court Records View all our Tennessee Website Updates Don't want to miss an update? Join our mailing list to be notified of all our southern states' updates Sorry, but we do not have the time to perform ANY personal research for you. Thanks for understanding. In 1796, Tennessee became the sixteenth state to join the Union. It was created by taking the north and south borders of North Carolina and extending them to the Mississippi River. The word "Tennessee" comes from the Cherokee town Tanasi, which along with its neighbor town Chota was one of the most important Cherokee towns and often referred to as the capital city of the Overhill Cherokee. Tennessee is known as the "Volunteer State", a nickname it earned during the War of 1812, in which volunteer soldiers from Tennessee played a prominent role, especially during the Battle of New Orleans. The capital is Nashville and the largest city is Memphis. The state of Tennessee is geographically and constitutionally divided into three Grand Divisions: East Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, and West Tennessee. East Tennessee The Blue Ridge area lies on the eastern edge of Tennessee, bordering North Carolina. This region of Tennessee is characterized by high mountains, including the Great Smoky Mountains, the Chilhowee Mountains, the Unicoi Range, and the Iron Mountains range. Middle Tennessee To the west of East Tennessee lies the Cumberland Plateau. This area is covered with flat-topped mountains separated by sharp valleys. To the west of the Cumberland Plateau is the Highland Rim, an elevated plain that surrounds the Nashville Basin. The northern section of the Highland Rim, known for its high tobacco production, is sometimes called the Pennyroyal Plateau and is located in primarily in Southwestern Kentucky. The Nashville Basin is characterized by rich, fertile farm country and high natural wildlife diversity. West Tennessee West of the Highland Rim and Nashville Basin is the Gulf Coastal Plain, which includes the Mississippi embayment. Most of West Tennessee remained Indian land until the Chickasaw Cession of 1818, when the Chickasaw ceded their land between the Tennessee River and the Mississippi River. The portion of the Chickasaw Cession that lies in Kentucky is known as the Jackson Purchase. Visit Our National Site Genealogy Trails   Visitors to this site since March 16, 2006 Search this Site powered by FreeFind Surrounding States Alabama -- Arkansas -- Georgia Kentucky -- Mississippi -- Missouri -- North Carolina Virginia ©2007 Genealogy Trails Submitters retain all copyrights