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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]] [[Tennessee]] [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]] [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson County]] [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]] Nashville'' | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]] [[Tennessee, United States Genealogy|Tennessee]] [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]] [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson County]] [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]] Nashville'' | ||
=== Quick Facts | ===Quick Facts=== | ||
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. | Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home to a large number of colleges and universities. It is most notably known as a center of the music industry, earning it the nickname "Music City". | ||
<br>'''Indian names:''' | <br>'''Indian names:''' | ||
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'''Year:''' Formally incorporated as a city. {{Wikipedia|Nashville, Tennessee}} | '''Year:''' Formally incorporated as a city. {{Wikipedia|Nashville, Tennessee}} | ||
== Resources | ==Resources== | ||
=== African-American Research | ===African-American Research=== | ||
* [https://wp0.vanderbilt.edu/fndp/ Fort Negley Descendants Project from Vanderbilt University] - Oral history archive with interviews of descendants of African Americans who built and defended Fort Negley in Nashville, Tennessee. | |||
* [http://www.nashvilleslaverecords.com/ Nashville Slave and Free People of Color Database] | |||
=== | ===Archives and Libraries=== | ||
=== | ===Biography=== | ||
=== | ===Business Records and Commerce=== | ||
=== | ===Cemeteries=== | ||
=== | ===Census=== | ||
=== | ===Church Biography, History and Records=== | ||
==== | ====Baptist==== | ||
==== | ====Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints==== | ||
==== | ====Congregational==== | ||
==== | ====Episcopal==== | ||
====Methodist==== | |||
==== | =====Methodist Episcopal===== | ||
==== | ====Pentecostal==== | ||
==== | ====Presbyterian==== | ||
==== | =====Cumberland===== | ||
=== | ====Roman Catholic==== | ||
=== Directories === | ===Court Records=== | ||
===Directories=== | |||
*'''1855-1856''' - ''Nashville Business Directory for The City of Nashville and Suburbs, Vol. 2, 1855-6.'' Digital version at [http://www.donslist.net/PGHLookups/NashvilleTN1855M.htm Don's List] - free. | *'''1855-1856''' - ''Nashville Business Directory for The City of Nashville and Suburbs, Vol. 2, 1855-6.'' Digital version at [http://www.donslist.net/PGHLookups/NashvilleTN1855M.htm Don's List] - free. | ||
*'''1854-1924''' - Links to online Nashville City Directories from [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/CityDirectories.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives] - free. | |||
=== Epidemics | ===Epidemics=== | ||
=== Genealogy | ===Genealogy=== | ||
=== History === | ===History=== | ||
•African-American History of Nashville, Tennessee, 1780-1930 : Elites and Dilemmas (Lovett, 1999) <br>•Andrew Jackson Slept Here : A Guide to Historical Markers in Nashville and Davidson County (Metropolitan Historical Commission of Nashville and Davidson County, 1993)* <br>•Articles from Nashville, Tennesee Newspapers, 1800 to 1850 (Armistead, 2009)<br>•Black Community of Nashville and Davidson County, 1860-1870 (Ridley, 1982) <br>•Centennial History of Westminster Presbyterian Church : Originally Named Moore Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1873-1973 : With a Postscript Through 1978 (Harwell, 1979) <br>•Davidson County (Burns, 1989)* <br>•Davidson County, Tennessee (Nashville. Industrial Bureau, 1911?)* <br>•Historic Places in Davidson, Williamson, Maury and Giles Counties (Tennessee Historical Commission, 1921?) <br>•Historic Travellers' Rest, Nashville, Tennessee (Davis, 1976) <br>•History of Davidson County (Woods, 1946?) <br>•History of Davidson, County, Tennessee, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers (Clayton, 1971)* <br>•History of McKendree Church (Tipps, 1984) <br>•Marks, Landmarks and Markers : A Guide to the Civil War in Nashville and Davidson County (Beasley, 196?) <br>•Nashville : A Pictorial History (Adams & Christian, 1980) <br>•Nashville in the New South, 1880-1930 (Doyle, 1985) <br>•Nashville Since the 1920s (Doyle, 1985) <br>•Nashville, Then and Now 1780-1930 (Weidner, 1930) <br>•Nashville, the Occupied City : The First Seventeen Months, February 16, 1862 to June 30, 1863 (Durham, 1985) <br>•North Nashville and Germantown : Yesterday and Today (Connelly, 1982) <br>•Pioneers of Davidson County, Tennessee (Whitley, 1999)* <br> | •African-American History of Nashville, Tennessee, 1780-1930: Elites and Dilemmas (Lovett, 1999) <br>•Andrew Jackson Slept Here: A Guide to Historical Markers in Nashville and Davidson County (Metropolitan Historical Commission of Nashville and Davidson County, 1993)* <br>•Articles from Nashville, Tennesee Newspapers, 1800 to 1850 (Armistead, 2009)<br>•Black Community of Nashville and Davidson County, 1860-1870 (Ridley, 1982) <br>•Centennial History of Westminster Presbyterian Church: Originally Named Moore Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1873-1973: With a Postscript Through 1978 (Harwell, 1979) <br>•Davidson County (Burns, 1989)* <br>•Davidson County, Tennessee (Nashville. Industrial Bureau, 1911?)* <br>•Historic Places in Davidson, Williamson, Maury and Giles Counties (Tennessee Historical Commission, 1921?) <br>•Historic Travellers' Rest, Nashville, Tennessee (Davis, 1976) <br>•History of Davidson County (Woods, 1946?) <br>•History of Davidson, County, Tennessee, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers (Clayton, 1971)* <br>•History of McKendree Church (Tipps, 1984) <br>•Marks, Landmarks and Markers : A Guide to the Civil War in Nashville and Davidson County (Beasley, 196?) <br>•Nashville : A Pictorial History (Adams & Christian, 1980) <br>•Nashville in the New South, 1880-1930 (Doyle, 1985) <br>•Nashville Since the 1920s (Doyle, 1985) <br>•Nashville, Then and Now 1780-1930 (Weidner, 1930) <br>•Nashville, the Occupied City : The First Seventeen Months, February 16, 1862 to June 30, 1863 (Durham, 1985) <br>•North Nashville and Germantown : Yesterday and Today (Connelly, 1982) <br>•Pioneers of Davidson County, Tennessee (Whitley, 1999)* <br> | ||
=== Jewish History and Records | ===Jewish History and Records=== | ||
=== Land and Property | ===Land and Property=== | ||
=== Maps | ===Maps=== | ||
=== Military History and Records | ===Military History and Records=== | ||
=== Minorities | ===Minorities=== | ||
=== Newspapers | ===Newspapers=== | ||
*[http://www.tennessean.com/ The Tennessean] ~ Current Nashville daily newspaper | *[http://www.tennessean.com/ The Tennessean] ~ Current Nashville daily newspaper | ||
*[http://www.library.nashville.org/localhistory/his_lochisindexes.asp#photos The Nashville Banner] (out of print) ~ | *[http://www.library.nashville.org/localhistory/his_lochisindexes.asp#photos The Nashville Banner] (out of print) ~ searchable database of clippings. | ||
==== Genealogy | ====Genealogy==== | ||
==== Historic | ====Historic==== | ||
=== Obituaries | ===Obituaries=== | ||
Nashville City Cemetery | Nashville City Cemetery [http://www.thenashvillecitycemetery.org/obits-index.html Index to obituaries] | ||
=== Public Records | ===Public Records=== | ||
=== Schools | ===Schools=== | ||
=== Taxation | ===Taxation=== | ||
=== Town Records | ===Town Records=== | ||
=== Vital Records | ===Vital Records=== | ||
=== Websites | ===Websites=== | ||
*[http://sites.google.com/site/davidsoncounty Davidson County TNGenWeb] ~ historical records, maps, census transcriptions, research information. | *[http://sites.google.com/site/davidsoncounty Davidson County TNGenWeb] ~ historical records, maps, census transcriptions, research information. | ||
*[http://tngenweb.org TNGenWeb] | *[http://tngenweb.org TNGenWeb] ~ state and local records, maps, indexes, historical information | ||
*[http://usgwarchives.net/tn/davidson/davidson.html Davidson County Archives] | *[http://usgwarchives.net/tn/davidson/davidson.html Davidson County Archives] ~ USGenWeb Archives Project | ||
*[http://www.nashville.gov/metro_archives/ Metropolitan Nashville Archives] ~ Nashville Public Library ~ historical records. | |||
*[http://www.nashville.gov/metro_archives/ Metropolitan Nashville Archives] | *[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/ Tennessee State Library and Archives] ~ historical records | ||
*[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/ Tennessee State Library and Archives] | *[http://ldsgenealogy.com/TN/Nashville.htm Nashville Genealogy] (Tennessee Genealogy) | ||
== Societies, Libraries and Museums | ==Societies, Libraries and Museums== | ||
*Bellevue Branch Library Nashville Public Library 650 Colice Jeanne Road 615-862-5854 | *Bellevue Branch Library Nashville Public Library 650 Colice Jeanne Road 615-862-5854 | ||
*Bordeaux Branch Library Nashville Public Library 4000 Clarksville Pike 615-862-5856 | *Bordeaux Branch Library Nashville Public Library 4000 Clarksville Pike 615-862-5856 | ||
*Donelson Branch Library Nashville Public Library 2315 Lebanon Road 615-862-5859 | *Donelson Branch Library Nashville Public Library 2315 Lebanon Road 615-862-5859 | ||
*East Branch Library Nashville Public Library 206 Gallatin Road 615-862-5860 | *East Branch Library Nashville Public Library 206 Gallatin Road 615-862-5860 | ||
*Edgehill Branch Library Nashville Public Library 1409 12th Avenue, South 615-862-5861 | *Edgehill Branch Library Nashville Public Library 1409 12th Avenue, South 615-862-5861 | ||
*Edmondson Pike Branch Library Nashville Public Library 5501 Edmondson Pike 615-880-3957 | *Edmondson Pike Branch Library Nashville Public Library 5501 Edmondson Pike 615-880-3957 | ||
*Green Hills Branch Library Nashville Public Library 3701 Benham Avenue 615-862-5863 | *Green Hills Branch Library Nashville Public Library 3701 Benham Avenue 615-862-5863 | ||
*Hadley Park Branch Library Nashville Public Library 1038 28th Avenue, North 615-862-5865 | *Hadley Park Branch Library Nashville Public Library 1038 28th Avenue, North 615-862-5865 | ||
*Inglewood Branch Library Nashville Public Library 4312 Gallatin Road 615-862-5866 | *Inglewood Branch Library Nashville Public Library 4312 Gallatin Road 615-862-5866 | ||
*Library Service For Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Nashville Public Library 615 Church Street 615-862-5750 | *Library Service For Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Nashville Public Library 615 Church Street 615-862-5750 | ||
*Madison Branch Library Nashville Public Library 610 Gallatin Pike South 615-862-5868 | *Madison Branch Library Nashville Public Library 610 Gallatin Pike South 615-862-5868 | ||
*Metropolitan Archives Of Davidson County Nashville Public Library 1113 Elm Hill Pike 615-862-5880 | *Metropolitan Archives Of Davidson County Nashville Public Library 1113 Elm Hill Pike 615-862-5880 | ||
* | *Nashville Public Library 615 Church Street 615-862-5760 | ||
*North Branch Library Nashville Public Library 1001 Monroe Street 615-862-5858 | *North Branch Library Nashville Public Library 1001 Monroe Street 615-862-5858 | ||
*Richland Park Branch Library Nashville Public Library 4711 Charlotte Avenue 615-862-5870 | *Richland Park Branch Library Nashville Public Library 4711 Charlotte Avenue 615-862-5870 | ||
*Thompson Lane Branch Library Nashville Public Library 380 Thompson Lane 615-862-5873 | *Thompson Lane Branch Library Nashville Public Library 380 Thompson Lane 615-862-5873 | ||
*Watkins Park Community Library Nashville Public Library 612 17th Avenue North 615-862-5872 | *Watkins Park Community Library Nashville Public Library 612 17th Avenue North 615-862-5872 | ||
*Z. Alexander Looby Branch Library 2301 Metro Center Boulevard 615-862-5867 | *Z. Alexander Looby Branch Library 2301 Metro Center Boulevard 615-862-5867 | ||
== | ==FamilySearch Center== | ||
== References | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Davidson County, Tennessee|Nashville]] | ||
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