Full issues of Ancestry magazine for the period January, 1994, through April, 2010, are available for reading at Google Books. There is a search function for either a single issue or all issues. You can also add the issues to … Continue reading →
Grainger County is in the northeastern part of Tennessee (surrounded by present day Union, Claiborne, Hancock, Hawkins, Hamblen, Jefferson, and Knox counties). After its creation in 1796, Grainger County became a frequent destination, both permanent and temporary, for pioneers heading … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →In researching, your Webmistress has often wondered about many of the given names that seem to have made their way through many Grainger County families. They don’t appear to be biblical or to be married-in surnames. Most of them don’t … Continue reading →
This handout was developed for school teachers by the TN State Library & Archives, but it is equally excellent for everyday use by family and local historians. Click to view the PDF file.
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Continue reading →Today marks a new era in the history of Grainger county. Dirt was broken for the Morristown and Cumberland Gap railroad which starts at Morristown and intersects with the Knoxville and Cumberland Gap and Louisville railroad at Luttrell. Early this … Continue reading →
The following table contains the 21 residents of Grainger county who were incarcerated in the Tennessee State Penitentiary during the period 1831 (its opening) and 1850. The roster is part of Record Group 25 at the Tennessee State Library and … Continue reading →
The following table contains all post offices known to exist in present-day Grainger, Claiborne, and Union counties through 1971. Grainger County’s list contains 90, some appearing more than once under similar names. Claiborne County’s list contains 104, and Union County’s … Continue reading →
The office of sheriff is one of the county offices established by article VII, section 1 of the Constitution of Tennessee, and it is regulated by the general statutes found in title 8, chapter 8 of Tennessee Code Annotated. The … Continue reading →
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