McMinn County, Tennessee

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McMinn County, Tennessee Facts

When was McMinn County, TN Created?

McMinn County was founded on November 13, 1819 from Cherokee lands.

What is the County Seat of McMinn County, TN?

The County Seat of government is located in Athens also, the county government website is mcminncountytn.gov .

What counties are adjacent to McMinn County, TN?

Bordering counties are Roane County, Loudon County, Monroe County, Polk County, Bradley County and Meigs County .

McMinn County Courthouse and Government Records

McMinn County Courthouse

What genealogical records can I find in the McMinn County Courthouse?

The following information and facts indicates whatever birth, death, marriage, land, wills, and courtroom records will be in McMinn County or in the Tennessee State Library & Archives. The dates indicated below could be the first widely known documents for this county.

• McMinn County Clerk
  • Address: 5 South Hill, Suite A, Athens, TN 37303
  • Phone: 423-745-4440
  • Marriage Records: 1838
  • Probate Records: 1819
• McMinn County Register of Deeds
  • Address: P.O. Box 1074, Athens, TN 37371-1074
  • Phone: (423) 745-1232
  • Land & Deed Records: 1820
• McMinn County Clerk of Circuit Court
  • Address: 6 East Madison Avenue, Room 211, Athens, TN 37303
  • Phone: 423-745-1923
  • Chancery Court Minutes: 1844
  • Circuit Court Minutes: 1860
  • County  Court Minutes: 1819

Where can find McMinn County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?

McMinn County vital records can be found at the Tennessee Department of Health (VDH) Office of Vital Records which has copies for copies of birth certificates, marriage licenses and divorce decrees. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Tennessee for current fees and application process.

Marriage license records are available from the county clerk who issued the marriage license. Court divorce orders may be obtained from the clerk of the court that granted the divorce.

You can search online for McMinn County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for Tennessee Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificates to mail.

What McMinn County, TN census records are available?

Federal Population Schedules for McMinn County can be found for 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.

McMinn Co. Mortality Schedules can be found for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. McMinn Co. Industry and Agriculture can be obtained for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. McMinn Co. Union Veterans Schedules is available for 1890. The Slave Schedules exist for 1850 & 1860. One can find free online and printable census forms to help you with your research.

What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for McMinn County, TN?

• McMinn County Archives, 6 East Madison Ave., Athens , TN 37303; Phone: (423) 745-7634
• E. G. Fisher Public Library, 1289 Ingleside Ave., Athens, TN 37303 423-745-7782
• McMinn County Living Heritage Museum, 522 West Madison Ave., PO Box 889, Athens, TN 37371 423-745-0329
• Tennessee Wesleyan College, Merner-Pfeiffer Library, PO Box 40, Athens, TN 37371 423-746-5249

McMinn County Genealogy Resources

Where can I connect with other McMinn County, TN Researchers through message boards and forums?

https://www.archives.gov/research/census
• Tennessee Genealogy Community (plus.google.com)
• Tennessee State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• McMinn County, Tennessee Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in McMinn County
• McMinn County, Tennessee Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• Genealogical “Fact Sheets” About McMinn County (tn.gov) The purpose of these fact sheets is to help determine what sources are available for genealogical research about the people and places in McMinn County. Although this is by no means an exhaustive list of all the possible places one might search, it does cover the major publications and microfilms available at TSLA on the McMinn County.

What other genealogical resources are available in McMinn County, TN?

The following are links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources relevant to McMinn County. A majority of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Business oriented Sites, Personal Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some call for a payment. This is merely a collection which has been collected or submitted. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site over another. Feel free to suggest your own most popular McMinn County genealogy or family history affiliated sites.

McMinn Co. TN Books, Newspapers & Publications

• Tennessee Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
• Tennessee historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
• Historical Newspapers from Tennessee (1795 – 1929 ) (genealogybank.com) Rapidly find names and key phrases in over 450 million content articles, obituaries, marriage notices, birth announcements as well as other items written in over 2,800 old U.S. newspapers. Brand new articles and other content added every month!
• Tennessee Newspaper List by County and City (.state.tn.us)
• McMinn County, Tennessee Books (amazon.com)
• Search Tennessee Obituaries (1990 to current) (genealogybank.com)

McMinn Co. TN Birth, Marriage & Death Records

• Tennessee Vital Records Research Guide
• Order Hard Copies of Vital Records  (archives.com)
• Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com)

McMinn Co. TN Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

• Tennessee Real Estate Assessment Data Property Search (assessment.state.tn.us)
• McMinn County Records on Microfilm (tennessee.gov) – Order County Microfilm Inventories and Reels
• Early McMinn County Records Available on Interlibrary Loan (tennessee.gov)
• BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)

McMinn Co. TN Census Records

• Tennessee Census Records Research Guide
• McMinn County, TN Census Records Links
• McMinn County, TN Census QuickFacts

McMinn Co. TN Cemeteries & Church Records

• McMinn Co., Tennessee Graves (findagrave.com)
• McMinn County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
• McMinn Co., Tennessee Cemeteries (Internment.net)
• McMinn Co., Tennessee Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
• McMinn County, Tennessee Church Books (amazon.com)

McMinn Co. TN Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

• Create a Free Family Tree (ancestry.com)
• 1911 Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans – (tngenweb.org)
• Nichols and Related Families (nicholsgenealogy.com)

McMinn Co. TN General and History Websites

• McMinn County Tennessee (genealogytrails.com)
• McMinn County History and Culture (tennesseeencyclopedia.net)
• McMinn County, Tennessee Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
• McMinn County, Tennessee Wiki (familysearch.org)
• McMinn Co. TN Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
• Family History Library (familysearch.org)
• McMinn County – American History and Genealogy Project (usgennet.org)
• McMinn County, Tennessee (linkpendium.com)
• Cyndi’s List – United States – Tennessee – Counties – McMinn (cyndislist.com)
• McMinn Co. TNGenweb (tngenweb.org)
• McMinn County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
• McMinn Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)

McMinn Co. TN Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

• See Also Map of Tennessee Links and Information
• McMinn Co. D.O.T. County Highway Map
• 1895 McMinn County Map (livgenmi.com)

McMinn Co. TN Military Records

• Tennessee Military Records Research Guide
• Tennessee Military Records (Fold3.com) delivers access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents of the Tennessee both women and men that served. Great for McMinn County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.