Burned-county research in Tennessee
When the courthouse burned, rebuild identity with neighbors, newspapers, tax lists, and state substitutes.
Many Tennessee counties suffered courthouse fires or series losses. A fire removes books, not people. Rebuild with:
- Federal census FAN clubs and tax lists
- Newspapers (estate sales, legal notices)
- Church books and cemeteries
- Military pensions and federal courts
- Neighbor-county deeds and marriages
- Microfilm and catalogs at Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA)
Always log negative searches. See probate, land, and newspapers.