Carter County, Tennessee Genealogy
Guide to Carter County, Tennessee ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
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County Information
Description
Carter County was named for General Landon Carter, the son of John Carter of Virginia, who was "chairman of the court" of the first majority-rule system of American democracy, known as the Watauga Association of 1772. The county is located in the northeastern area of the state.[2]
County Courthouse
Carter County Courthouse
801 E Elk Avenue
Elizabethton, TN 37643
Carter County Website
County Clerk Phone: 423-542-1814
Clerk of Circuit Court 900 E Elk Ave Ste 906, Phone: 423-542-1835
County Clerk has probate records from 1800.
Chancery and Circuit Court has divorce and court records.
Register of Deeds has land record.[3]
Carter County, Tennessee Record Dates
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1881 | 1790 | 1881 | 1804 | 1795 | 1800 | 1810 |
Record Loss
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1933 Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.[5]
For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see:
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Boundary Changes
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Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[7]
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Neighboring Counties
History Timeline
Additional Information
The county is named after Landon Carter (1710-1778), Speaker of the State of Franklin senate.[8]
The land of Carter County was first organized by the State of Franklin in March 1786 from part of Washington County under the name Wayne (old).[9] Wayne seems to have included at least the present area of Carter and Johnson Counties. However, the Franklin statehood effort collapsed by 1789. Wayne (old) County existed only briefly, its legality is questionable, and little trace remains. It was not recognized by the subsequent North Carolina, Southwest Territory, or Tennessee governments.
In 1796 the first county reconstituted by the new State of Tennessee was Franklin's Wayne (old) County, only it was called Carter County.[10]Now the land on which the lost county of Wayne (old) County was located is known as Carter County and Johnson.[11]
East Tennessee county established in 1796. Originally part of the pioneer Watauga Settlements, from 1785 to 1789, this land was also claimed by the abortive, short-lived State of Franklin.[12]
Resources
Bible Records
Biographies
Business, Commerce, and Occupations
- East Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1778 to 1911. 2000. By Alan N. Miller. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield Company. FS Library US/CAN 976.8 U2m. Online at MyHeritage ($). Includes Carter County.
- Medical Licenses 1889-1928. Southeastern Genealogy ($)
Cemeteries
| See Tennessee Cemeteries for more information. | |
Census Records
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1800 | 4,813 | — |
| 1810 | 4,190 | −12.9% |
| 1820 | 4,835 | 15.4% |
| 1830 | 6,414 | 32.7% |
| 1840 | 5,372 | −16.2% |
| 1850 | 6,296 | 17.2% |
| 1860 | 7,124 | 13.2% |
| 1870 | 7,909 | 11.0% |
| 1880 | 10,019 | 26.7% |
| 1890 | 13,389 | 33.6% |
| 1900 | 16,688 | 24.6% |
| 1910 | 19,838 | 18.9% |
| 1920 | 21,488 | 8.3% |
| 1930 | 29,223 | 36.0% |
| 1940 | 35,127 | 20.2% |
| 1950 | 42,432 | 20.8% |
| 1960 | 41,578 | −2.0% |
| 1970 | 42,575 | 2.4% |
| 1980 | 50,205 | 17.9% |
| 1990 | 51,505 | 2.6% |
| 2000 | 56,742 | 10.2% |
| 2010 | 57,424 | 1.2% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 federal population censuses of Carter County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Tennessee Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than nationwide online indexes.
See Tennessee Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.
See Carter County, TN census assignments, including links to transcribed files. The USGenWeb Census Project®
Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891 - Ancestry ($)
Lost
1800 Lost, but a substitute is available, see Carter.
1810 Lost, but a substitute is available:
- Sherrill, Charles A. The Reconstructed 1810 Census of Tennessee: 33,000 Long-lost Records from Tax Lists, Court Minutes, Church Records, Wills, Deeds and Other Sources. Mt. Juliet, Tenn.: C.A. Sherrill, 2001. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1810.
1820 Lost[13]
1810-1891
- 1810-1891 Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891 at Ancestry $
1820 Manufactures
The original manufactures schedules for the Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee are kept at the National Archives, Washington, D.C. FS Library copies: FS Library US/CAN Films 1024517-1024518.
These records have also been abstracted:
- National Archives. Indexes to Manufactures Census of 1820. 1920; reprint, Knightstown, Ind.: Bookmark, 1977. FS Library US/CAN Book 973 X2m 1820.
1820 Census of Manufactures
- 1820 Census of Manufactures: Carter County, East Tennessee Roots, Vol. 7, No. 3 ():114. For availability, see Carter.
1830
- Sistler, Byron H. 1830 Census, East Tennessee. Evanston, Ill.: n.p., 1969. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 X2p 1830.
1840 Revolutionary War Pensioners
- A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. FS Library US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FS Library US/CAN Film 2321. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($). See Tennessee, Eastern District, Carter County on page 152.
1850
- Bishop, Brenda C. 1850 Census, Carter County, Tennessee. Elizabethton, Tenn.: B.C. Bishop, 1988. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8984 X2bb 1850.
1860
- Bishop, Brenda C. 1860 Census, Tennessee, Carter County Transcription. Elizabethton, Tenn.: B.C. Bishop, 1985. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8984 X2ct.
1880
- Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. 1880 Census - Tennessee: Transcription for Carter County. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 198-?. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8984 X2s 1880.
1890 Lost, but substitutes are available:
- Reed, Sue S. Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-one Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891, as Provided for by an Act of General Assembly of Tennessee, Passed January 15, 1891, and Approved January 22, 1891. 8 vols. Houston, Texas: S.S. Reed, 1989. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 X2r v. 7 1891. Carter County is included in Vol. 7.
- Sistler, Byron H. and Barbara Sistler. 1890 Civil War Veterans Census, Tennessee. Evanston, Ill.: Byron Sister and Associates, 1978. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1890.
1891 Voters
- Tennessee Enumeration of Male Voters 1891 at Ancestry $
Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Church records include baptisms, marriages and burials, as well as information about family members and clues about family migration.For additional information about church records, religions, and religious archives in Tennessee, see Tennessee Church Records.
Baptist
- Sinking Creek. Typescript of church minutes (1783-1879) is available online.
Carter County Church Records
- - FamilySearch Catalog - Carter County Church Records
- If the records you need are not through the FamilySearch Library, contact the church(es) in the area where your ancestor lived.Two sites that give information about churches in Carter County are:
- - List of Carter County churches with addresses and phone numbers (Yellowbook)
- - List of Carter County churches (TN HomeTownLocator)
- In 1936, a helpful guide to early Carter County church records was published by the Works Project Administration. [14]Use this guide to locate which church records exist and where they were housed in 1936. The Tennessee State Library and Archives has filmed some of these records. To locate which records are available at the TSLA, go to the appropriate "county fact sheet" on the TSLA Web site and scroll down to "selected manuscript material". All filmed church records at the TSLA for Carter county are listed.
Court Records
Law and Legislation
- Tennessee State Library and Archives, Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850: Index to Names. January 25, 2005. In addition to creating new laws, legislative acts were often required to obtain a divorce, grant legitimacy to a child, or for appointments to or grant payments for public service. The TSLA has created an index to names that appear in these acts covering the years 1796 to 1850. Online searchable index at TSLA.
Directories
- 1970-2024 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, coverage may vary
Emigration and Immigration
During the War of 1812, American officials reported finding a total of 3 British aliens, some of whom had families, living in Carter County. This information was found in:
- Kenneth Scott. British Aliens in the United States During the War of 1812. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979, 372-378 (see East Tennessee). FS Library US/CAN 973 W4s; digital version at Ancestry ($)
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
Funeral Homes
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Genealogies
More than 30 genealogies have been published about Carter County families. For more information visit Carter County, Tennessee Compiled Genealogies.
Gordon Aronhime (1911-1983) collected information on hundreds of Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee pioneers. His note cards, which reference more than 4,000 early settlers of the Holston-Clinch River area and East Tennessee (1770s-1790s), are held at the Library of Virginia. The cards have been digitized and made available online.[15]
Guardianship
Land and Property Records
Deeds
The original Carter County Deed Books are held at the [[Carter County, Tennessee Genealogy#Courthouse|Courthouse]. In the 1970s, the TSLA microfilmed Deed Books A to T (1796-1884), indexes, and Trust Deed Book 1874-1892. Copies of their microfilms are also available at the FamilySearch Library: FS Library US/CAN Films 847620-847627, 464080 Item 2, 1011383.
- McIver, Mary. Abstracts of Carter County, Tennessee Deeds, 1796-1825. Privately published, 1985. LC 84-90648
- See Southeastern Genealogy ($) for Deeds Book A, 1796-1806; Book B, 1806-1815; Book C, 1814-1825; Book D, 1825-1836; Book E, 1836-1841; Book F, 1837-1838; Book G, 1838-1841; Book H, 1838-1840; Book J, 1841-1843; Book K, 1843-1847; Book M, 1851-1854; Book N, 1854-1859; Book O, 1858-1866
Local Land Entries Issued by North Carolina
The original Carter County land entries issued by North Carolina are kept at the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh. On their website, users can bring up a list of land entries issued in Carter County, both before and after it became a part of the state of Tennessee. Years covered: 1801-1820.
Instructions:
- Follow this link to conduct a "Call Number Search" using the MARS Catalog on their site.
- Using the pull down window, change "Call Numbers starting" to "A MarsID matching."
- Type 12.14.1 (Windows Vista users may need to include a period after the last digit, for example 12.14.1.) and click Search. This is the specific MarsID for Carter County.
- Click on the entry that is returned: "Tennessee, Carter County."
- In the window that pops up, click Show List of Child Records and a list of Carter County land entries will be produced. Browse to find abstracts of the original records.[16]
N.B. You can also search by name through the Basic Search, but it lacks soundex capabilities.
- Land Entries, Districts 1-13; Land Entries 1824-1828; 1828-1887; Land Surveys 1822-1849; 1824-1828;1849 -1923 Southeastern Genealogy ($)
Online Land Indexes and Records
- Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
Local Histories
- Carter County History Book Committee. Carter County, Tennessee, and its People, 1796-1993. Elizabethton TN: Carter County Book Committee, PO Box 176, Elizabethton, TN, 1993. LC 93-60910
- Co-operative Town Company of Tennessee. The New Co-Operative Town of Tennessee. Knoxville, Tennessee, 1890. Free digital copy.
- Depew, Michael and Lanette. Images of America. Elizabethton [Tennessee]. Charleston SC: Arcadia Pub., 2004. A pictorial history of Elizabethton, Tennessee.
- Nave, Robert T. A History of the Iron Industry in Carter County to 1860. Privately published: RT Nave, 509 Woodhaven Dr., Johnson City, TN 37604, 1998. Also includes iron works in now Johnson County.
- Turner, Francis Marion. Life of General John Sevier New York: The Neale Publishing Co., 1910. Free digital copy.
Maps and Gazetteers
for more resources
- Maps of Tennessee (1777-1985)
- 1796 Reeves, Charles A. Carter County [Tennessee] - Created April 1796 from Washington County. Published 2000. ReevesMaps.com includes a scaled-down version of the map.
- FamilySearch Places: Cities and Towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
Migration
Military Records
Revolutionary War
The following Carter County Revolutionary War records are available online through TNGenWeb:
Additional resources include:
- A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. FS Library US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FS Library US/CAN Film 2321. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($). See Tennessee, Eastern District, Carter County on page 152.
- "Carter County Tennessee -- Pensioners 1835," available online at TNGenWeb.
- Census of Pensioners, 1840, Eastern District (sel.), Sullivan County Genealogical Society Journal, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Spring 2004).
- Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." Digital version at Ancestry ($). Tennessee entries abstracted online at Tennesseans in the Revolutionary War, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Includes veterans from this county; Tennessee section begins on page 381.
- Rejected or Suspended Rev. War Pensions, June 7, 1832, Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin, Vol. 36, No. 1 (2007).
- Watauga Story, Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine, Vol. 108, No. 2 (Feb. 1974).
War of 1812
- Embry, Hermione D. "War of 1812 - Tennessee Pensioners on List - January 2, 1883," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 7, No. 1 (Jan. 1960):13-16; Vol. 7, No. 2 (Apr. 1960):40-45. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a v. 7 (1960); digital version at journal website. [Includes Carter County pensioners 7(1):16, 7(2):40.]
Civil War
- 1861-1865 Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1861-1865 Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
- 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
- 1891-1965 Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- Civil War Research Database
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
Regiments. Men in Carter County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (part of a large regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Carter County:
Confederate Soldiers
- 1st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Carter's) - CSA - Company M.
- 59th Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry (Cooke's) (Eakin's 1st Battalion) - CSA - Company C.
Union Soldiers
- 8th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry - Companies E and F.
- 13th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry - Companies A, B, C, G, H, L and M.
Additional sources for Civil War soldiers from Carter County:
- History of the Thirteenth Regiment, Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry, U. S. A ... By Samuel W. Scott and Samuel P Angel, has information, including some biographies of Carter County people. Available at FS Library. Online at: Internet Archive.
- USGenWeb Archives, Carter County Tennessee Archives, (accessed 30 Jan 2012). Civil War Records.
- Tennessee State Library and Archives, Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications: Carter County. Includes soldier's name, county, pension #, unit or widow.
- United States Pension Bureau, List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883: Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for ... (Washington Printing Office; 1883), (accessed 30 Jan 2012). Online at Internet Archive. Carter County, page 323-324.
Naturalization and Citizenship
Newspapers
Many Tennessee newspapers are filmed and available at the TSLA. Most of these newspapers may be accessed by interlibrary loan to libraries within Tennessee, although there are some newspapers which are not available in or outside of Tennessee. TSLA interlibrary loan policies.
- Click Elizabethton For a list of newspapers available at the archives for Carter County.
- 1908-1925 - Nikazy, Eddie M. Abstracts of Tennessee Death Records for Carter County, Tennessee, 1908-1925. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1992. FS Library US/CAN;Book 976.8984 V4ne.
- Nikazy, Eddie M. Carter County, Tennessee Death, Record Abstracts, 1926-1934. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1994. FS Library;US/CAN;Book 976.8984 V4n.
For deaths of Methodists in Carter County between the 1830s and the 1920s, try:
- 1847-1914 - Smith, Jonathan K.T. Genealogical Abstracts from Reported Deaths, the Nashville Christian Advocate. [1847-1914] 10 vols. [Jackson, Tenn.]: J.K.T. Smith, 1997-2003. FS Library;US/CAN;Books 976.855/N1 V48s 1847-1851 ff; digital versions at David Donahue Memorial: Tennessee Records Repository. Website expands upon the publications and includes deaths from the 1830s, 1840s, 1910s and 1920s.
- 1800s-Current Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)
Obituaries
Other Records
Prisons
- 1831-1850 Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850 at Tennessee State Library and Archives
- 1851-1870 Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870 at Tennessee State Library and Archives
Periodicals
Genealogical periodicals can contain unique sources and can be local, regional, or statewide. The following periodicals cover this county:
- Ansearchin' News: Quarterly magazine of the Tennessee Genealogical Society. For a keyword search, go to the county index. Read previous issues on their website; FS Library Book 976.8 B2a.
- East Tennessee Roots: Published by East Tennessee Roots The table of contents for some issues are available on their website; FS Library Book 976.8 D25e.
- Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin: Published by Watauga Association of Genealogists. The table of contents for some issues are found on their website; FS Library US/CAN Books 976.897 B2w; Bulletin Subject Index: The First Thirty Years, 1972-2001 (Johnson City, Tenn.: Watauga Association of Genealogists, 2002) FS Library Book 976.897 B2w index 1972-2001.
Probate Records
Loose probate files exist at the Carter covering the years 1796 to 1915. They were microfilmed by GSU in 1999: FS Library Films 2117645-2117646, 2117648.
Online Land Indexes and Records
- 1779-2008 Tennessee Wills and Probate Records 1779-2008 at Ancestry $
- 1794-1970 Carter County portion of Tennessee, Probate Court Books, 1795-1927 at FamilySearch - images only; handwritten indexes may be found at the front or back of some volumes.- How to Use this Collection
- 1794-1830 Images of Carter County Wills 1794-1830. Southeastern Genealogy ($)
- 1794-1830 Index to Wills 1794-1830; Index to Wills before 1860. Southeastern Genealogy ($)
- 1797-1850; 1850-1920; 1920-1937 SourtheasternGenealogy.com Images of Wills ($)
- 1836-1872; 1886-1932 Wills 1836-72; Wills 1886-1932 at Southeastern Genealogy ($)
- 1865-1876 Administrator Bonds 1865-1876 at Southeastern Genealogy ($)
- 1856-1909 Settlements of Administrators and Guardians 1879-1909; Settlements of Administrators, Guardians, Bonds, Bastardy 1856-1899; Insolvent Estates 1836-1872 at Southeastern Genealogy ($)
- 1876-1954 Bonds 1876-1924; 1878-1954; Administrators Bonds 1924-1938; Executors Bonds 1954-1969 at Southeastern Genealogy ($)
- 1839-1855 Images of Inventories and Estates 1839-1855 at Southeastern Genealogy ($)
Book Abstracts or Indexes
- 1794-1861 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Tennessee Wills & Administrations 1779-1861. Nashville, Tenn. Byron Sistler & Associates, Inc., 1990. FS Library US/CAN 976.8 P22s. Includes an index to this county's probate records.
Online Probate Records
- Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
School Records
Social Security Records
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
Tax Records
TSLA microfilmed the original Carter County Tax Books 1860-1880 (gaps) in 1971. FS Library copies: FS Library US/CAN Film 1011384.
Book Abstracts and Indexes
- 1796 Taxpayers, 1796, East Tennessee Historical Society Publications. Knoxville TN: 1958. Vol. - Iss. 30.
- 1796 Creekmore, Pollyanna. Early East Tennessee Taxpayers. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1980. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 R4cp and Silas Emmett Lucas's Revised Index FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 R4cp index. Includes 1796 tax list.
- 1796, 1798 Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Early Tennessee Tax Lists. Evanston, Ill.: B. & B. Sistler, 1977. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 R4s. Includes 1796 and 1798 tax lists.
- 1796, 1798 Curtis, Mary Barnett. Early East Tennessee Tax Lists. Fort Worth, Texas: Arrow Printing Company, 1964. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 R4c. Includes 1796 and 1798 tax lists.
- 1798-1798 Tax List, Carter County, East Tennessee Roots, Vol. 9, No. 4. For possible FS Library and online access, as well as indexes, see Carter. Includes digital images of the original source.
- 1799 Tax List, 1799, Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin. Johnson City TN: Summer 1972. Vol. 1 Iss. 2.
- 1834 Tax List, 1834, Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin. Johnson City TN: 1979. Vol. 8 Iss. 1-2; 2000. Vol. 29 Iss. 2; 2001. Vol. 30 Iss. 1.
- 1836 Douthat, James L. Carter County, Tennessee, 1836 Tennessee, Civil Districts and Tax Lists. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 1993. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8984 R4d; Mountain Press provides online surname list.
- 1874-1877 - Nathaniel Edens Hyder Tax Collection Journal Excerpts, 1874-1877, Distr. 1-4, Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin. Johnson City TN: 2007. Vol. 36 Iss. 1.
- Tax Digests, Land Entries, Districts 1-13; Land Entries 1824-1828; 1828-1887; Land Surveys 1822-1849; 1824-1828; 1849 -1923 Southeastern Genealogy ($)
Vital Records
Birth
Online Records
- 1828-1939 Tennessee Births and Christenings 1828-1939 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
- 1869-1909 Tennessee Delayed Birth Records 1869-1909 at Ancestry $
- 1881-1885 - Carter County Birth Index 1881-1885. Batch C710181 at FamilySearch[17]
- 1908-1912 Tennessee, Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- Births & Deaths 1881-1912 Southeastern Genealogy ($)
Marriage
Online Indexes and Records
- 1625-1966 Tennessee, United States Marriages at Findmypast
- 1780-2002 Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002 at Ancestry $
- 1780-2002 Tennessee State Marriage Index 1780-2002 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
- 1790-1962 Tennessee County Marriages, 1790-1950 - at FamilySearch. index & images. Covers all counties in Tennessee.- How to Use this Collection
- 1796-1950 Tennessee Marriages 1796-1950 (Indexes only) at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
- 1838-1888 Tennessee Civil Marriages, 1838-1888 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1851-1900 Tennessee Marriages 1851-1900 at Ancestry $
- Marriages-1790-1820; 1820-1829; 1830-39; 1840-1850; 1887-1892 (and index); 1896-1900 (and index); Southeastern Genealogy ($)
- 1980-2014 Marriage Records Index 1980-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index
Book Abstracts and Indexes
- 1796-1825 - "Carter County, TN - VITALS - Marriages, 1796 - 1825," available online,
- 1796-1876 - Early East Tennessee Marriages. 2 vols. FS Library US/CAN 976.8 V2s v. 1.
Death
Online Records
- 1874-1955 Tennessee Deaths and Burials 1874-1955 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
- 1881-1912 - Births & Deaths 1881-1912 Southeastern Genealogy ($)
- 1908-1933 Tennessee Deaths, 1908 - 1933 at MyHeritage ($) — index
- 1908-1958 Tennessee Death Records 1908 - 1958 at Ancestry $
- 1908-1912 Tennessee Death Records 1908-1912 at Tennessee State Library & Archives - index
- 1914-1933 Tennessee Death Records 1914-1933 at Tennessee State Library & Archives - index
- 1914-1966 Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
- 1949-2014 Death Records Index 1949-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index
Divorce
Online Records
- 1796-1850 Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850 at Tennessee State Library & Archives - index
- 1980-2014 Divorce Records Index 1980-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index
Online Titles
- W.P.A. Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: The Tennessee Historical Records Survey, 1941. FamilySearch Digital Library.
Research Facilities
Archives
Listed below are archives in Carter County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Tennessee Archives and Libraries.
Archives of Appalachia
East Tennessee State University
Sherrod Library, 4th floor
P.O. Box 70295
Johnson City, TN 37614
Phone: 423-439-4338
Website
Houses nearly 18 million manuscripts, 56,000 sound recordings, and 250,000 still and moving images.
FamilySearch Centers
FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
- Boone North Carolina FamilySearch Center
- Johnson City/Watauga/Gray Tennessee FamilySearch Center
- Kingsport Tennessee FamilySearch Center
- Ashe County Public Library - North Carolina - an affiliate library.
- Johnson City Public Library - an affiliate library.
- Watauga County Library - North Carolina - an affiliate library.
Libraries
Listed below are libraries in Carter County. For state-wide library facilities, see Tennessee Archives and Libraries.
Elizabethton/Carter County Public Library
201 N. Sycamore St.
Elizabethton, TN 37643
Phone: 423-547-6360
Fax: 423-542-1510
Website
Facebook
The Paty-McCellan-Dungan Archives Room has records, city directories, county records, local history books.
Charles C. Sherrod Library
East Tennessee State University
P.O. Box 70665
Johnson City, TN 37614
Phone: 423-439-4307
Website
The Sherrod Library has genealogical information concerning the East Tennessee Region.
Museums
Societies
Listed below are societies in Carter County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Tennessee Societies.
Websites
- Carter County, TN Family History and Genealogy Message Board (Ancestry)
- Carter County, TN Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Carter County, TN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
- Carter County, TNGenWeb (USGenWeb)
- FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
Research Guides
Research Guides
- Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Carter County, courtesy: TSLA. (Identifies published county histories, published local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.)
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tennessee.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Carter County, Tennessee" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_County,_Tennessee, accessed 17 Dec 2018
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tennessee.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tennessee.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Lost Records: Courthouse Fires and Disasters in Tennessee in Tennessee State Library and Archives in Tennessee Secretary of State (accessed 13 March 2016).
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tennessee.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Carter County, Tennessee," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_County,_Tennessee, accessed DATE.
- ↑ "List of counties in Tennessee," Wikipedia.
- ↑ “State of Franklin” in The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture at http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=F061 (accessed 27 June 2010).
- ↑ Robert M. McBride, "Lost Counties of Tennessee," East Tennessee Historical Society's Publications 38 (1966): 5-6.
- ↑ Iamvered (Wikipedia User), The Eight Counties of the State of Franklin, circa 1786 at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:8FranklinCounties.png (accessed 27 June 2010).
- ↑ J. Mark Lowe, "The Land Grant Processes of North Carolina and Tennessee," Lecture, Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference, Knoxville, Tenn., August 21, 2010.
- ↑ Curtis, Mary Barnett. Early East Tennessee tax lists. (Fort Worth, Texas : Arrow Print., c1964.) FS Catalog book 976.8 R4c; At various libraries (WorldCat).
- ↑ WPA. Guide to Church Vital Statistics in Tennessee. Nashville: Tennessee State Planning Commission, 1942. FS Catalog 976.8 K23w
- ↑ "Original Virginia Records Imaged and Indexed Online," Arlene Eakle's Virginia Genealogy Blog, 12 October 2008.
- ↑ J. Mark Lowe, "The Land Grant Processes of North Carolina and Tennessee," Lecture, Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference, Knoxville, Tenn., August 21, 2010.
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/6/60/Igitennesseea.pdf.