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Monroe County, Tennessee
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Monroe County, Tennessee Facts
When was Monroe County, TN Created?
Monroe County was founded on November 13, 1819 from lands formerly belonging to the Overhill Cherokees.
What is the County Seat of Monroe County, TN?
The County Seat of government is located in Madisonville also, the county government website is www.monroegovernment.org .
What counties are adjacent to Monroe County, TN?
Bordering counties are Loudon County, Blount County, Graham County, NC, Cherokee County, NC, Polk County and McMinn County .
Monroe County Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Monroe County Courthouse?
The following information and facts indicates whatever birth, death, marriage, land, wills, and courtroom records will be in Monroe County or in the Tennessee State Library & Archives. The dates indicated below could be the first widely known documents for this county.
- Monroe County Clerk
- Address: 103 College Street, Suite 1, Madisonville, TN 37354
- Phone: (423) 442-2220
- Marriage Records: 1838
- Probate Records: 1836
- Monroe County Register of Deeds
- Address: 103 College Street Suite 4, Madisonville, TN 37354
- Phone: (423) 442-2440
- Land & Deed Records: 1820
- Monroe County Clerk of Circuit Court
- Address: 105 College Street, Suite 103, Madisonville, TN 37354
- Phone: 423-442-2396
- Chancery Court Minutes: 1832
- Circuit Court Minutes: 1827
- County Court Minutes: 1858
Where can find Monroe County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Monroe County vital records can be found at the Monroe County Health Department, 3469 New Highway 68, Madisonville, TN 37354; (423) 442-3993 , issues birth certificates and death certificates
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.
Tennessee Department of Health (VDH) Office of Vital Records 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.
You can search online for Monroe 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.
- Tennessee Vital Records Research Guide
- Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com)
What Monroe County, TN census records are available?
Federal Population Schedules for Monroe County can be found for 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Monroe Co. Mortality Schedules can be found for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Monroe Co. Industry and Agriculture can be obtained for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Monroe 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 Monroe County, TN?
- Monroe County Archives, 105 College Street, Madisonville , TN 37354; Phone: (615) 442-3981
- Madisonville Public Library, 884 Englewood Road Suite A, Madisonville, TN 37354 423-442-4085
- Sweetwater Public Library, 210 Mayes Avenue, Sweetwater, TN 37874 423-337-5274
- Vonore Historical Society, c/o Vonore Public Library, 611 Church Street, Vonore, TN 37885 423-884-6729
Monroe County Genealogy Resources
Where can I connect with other Monroe 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)
- Monroe County, Tennessee Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Monroe County
- Monroe County, Tennessee Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- Genealogical “Fact Sheets” About Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County.
What other genealogical resources are available in Monroe County, TN?
The following are links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources relevant to Monroe 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 Monroe County genealogy or family history affiliated sites.
Monroe 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)
- Monroe County, Tennessee Books (amazon.com)
- Search Tennessee Obituaries (1990 to current) (genealogybank.com)
Monroe Co. TN Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- Tennessee Real Estate Assessment Data Property Search (assessment.state.tn.us)
- Monroe County Records on Microfilm (tennessee.gov) – Order County Microfilm Inventories and Reels
- Early Monroe County Records Available on Interlibrary Loan (tennessee.gov)
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)
Monroe Co. TN Cemeteries & Church Records
- Monroe Co., Tennessee Graves (findagrave.com)
- Monroe County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Monroe Co., Tennessee Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Monroe Co., Tennessee Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Monroe County, Tennessee Church Books (amazon.com)
Monroe 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)
Monroe Co. TN General and History Websites
- Monroe County Tennessee (genealogytrails.com)
- Monroe County History and Culture (tennesseeencyclopedia.net)
- Monroe County, Tennessee Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Monroe County, Tennessee Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Monroe Co. TN Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Monroe County – American History and Genealogy Project (usgennet.org)
- Monroe County, Tennessee (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Tennessee – Counties – Monroe (cyndislist.com)
- Monroe Co. TNGenweb (tngenweb.org)
- Monroe County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Monroe Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Monroe Co. TN Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Tennessee Links and Information
- Monroe Co. D.O.T. County Highway Map
- 1895 Monroe County Map (livgenmi.com)
Monroe 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 Monroe County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.