Roane County, Tennessee:
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Projects

• Appalachian American Genealogy  Consolidated genealogical information for 83 mountain counties in GA, TN, NC and SC
• Harriman, TN & Roane Co Genealogy 
• Roane County Genealogy Trails, Tennessee      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Roane County, Tennessee      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Roane County, TN Family History Project 

Adjacent counties

• Anderson County, TN  to the northeast
• Cumberland County, TN  to the west
• Knox County, TN  to the east
• Loudon County, TN  to the southeast
• McMinn County, TN  to the south
• Meigs County, TN  to the southwest
• Morgan County, TN  to the north
• Rhea County, TN  to the southwest

Bible Records

• Roane County Bibles      (Source: USGenWeb Tennessee Archives)

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Roane Co, Tennessee, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Roane County Biographies      (Source: USGenWeb Tennessee Archives)
• Roane County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Roane County GEDCOM Index 
• Tennessee General Assemblymen From Roane County      (Source: The Roane County Heritage Commission)

Blogs

• tn type  a roane county, tennessee genealogy blog & website

Cemeteries (11)

Census Records and Indexes (29)

Court and Legal Records (10)

Estate Records

• Roane County Wills      (Source: USGenWeb Tennessee Archives)
• Roane County Wills Recorded in the Deed Books      (Source: The Roane County Heritage Commission)
• Tennessee Probate Court Books  1795-1927     (Source: Family History Library)

Ethnic

• African American Coal Miner  Information Center

History

• The Appalachian Quarterly      (Source: Wayback Machine)     ($)
• The History of Roane County, Tennessee, 1801-1870      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• National Register of Historic Places 
• Roane County      (Source: Wikipedia)
• Roane County Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Roane County History      (Source: The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture)
• Roane County History      (Source: USGenWeb Tennessee Archives)

• Churches and Other Religious Institutions

  • Primitive Baptist Churches  Church and Family History Assistance     (Source: The Primitive Baptist Library of Carthage)

• Tornados, Blizzards, Floods, World's Fairs and other events

  • Harriman and Oakdale, TN Emory Valley Flood, Mar 1902      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Harriman Hosiery Mills Strike of 1933-34      (Source: The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture)
  • Harriman, TN Apartment House Fire, Aug 1983      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Harriman, TN Train Accident, May 1898      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Olive Springs, TN Summer Resort Burns, Apr 1905      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Rhea, Roane, Robertson and Rutherford County Tornadoes      (Source: The Tornado Project)
  • Roane County Storms      (Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
  • Rockwood, TN Deadly Mine Explosion, Oct 1926      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Rockwood, TN Mule Accident, Oct 1906      (Source: GenDisasters)

Introduction and Guides (12)

Land Records

• Roane County Deeds      (Source: USGenWeb Tennessee Archives)
• Roane County Land Records-Vol. A 1801-1808  index     (Source: Strictly by Name)
• Roane County Land Records-Vol. B 1805-1808  index     (Source: Strictly by Name)
• Roane County Land Records-Vol. C 1808-1812  index     (Source: Strictly by Name)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Bibliography of Tennessee Local History Sources: Roane County      (Source: Tennessee State Library & Archives)
• Family History Library Holdings      (Source: Family History Library)
• Fort Southwest Point 
• PERiodical Source Index Search  Roane County, Tennessee     (Source: PERiodical Source Index)
• Roane County Libraries      (Source: Public Libraries Library Directory)
• Roane County Records on Microfilm      (Source: Tennessee State Library & Archives)
• USGenWeb Archives      (Source: USGenWeb)

Lookups

• Roane County Books      (Source: Books-We-Own)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• easterntennesseefamily  FAMILY OF EASTERN TENNESSEE     (Source: Yahoo! Groups)
• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• Roane County Genealogy Queries      (Source: CousinConnect.com)
• Roane County, TN Club      (Source: GenCircles)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• ETN-L The eastern 3rd Grand Division of the state of Tennessee as well as the lost State of Franklin

  • ETN-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • ETN-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • ETN-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• ETN-OZ-L The eastern 3rd Grand Division of the state of Tennessee as well as the lost State of Franklin

  • ETN-OZ-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • ETN-OZ-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • ETN-OZ-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• SWVA-NETN-SEKY-CHAT-L The area covered by a 150 mile radius around Bristol Virginia/Tennessee. This area covers southwest Virginia, northeast Tennessee, southeast Kentucky, and northwestern North Carolina

  • SWVA-NETN-SEKY-CHAT-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • SWVA-NETN-SEKY-CHAT-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • SWVA-NETN-SEKY-CHAT-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• TNROANE-L Roane County genealogy

  • TNROANE-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • TNROANE-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • TNROANE-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (14)

Military Records and Histories (29)

Miscellaneous Data (13)

Newspaper Records

• Abstracts from Tennessee Newspapers      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Chronicling America  Roane County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Rockwood Times      (Source: USGenWeb)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Kingston, Tennessee Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• Roane County News  Recent obituaries
• Roane County News      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Roane County Obituaries      (Source: USGenWeb Tennessee Archives)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Historical Postcards of Roane County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Roane County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Roane County Image Index      (Source: USGenWeb Tennessee Archives)
• Roane County Images      (Source: Nostalgiaville)
• Roane County Poorhouse Pictures      (Source: The Poorhouse Story)
• Tennessee--Roane County.  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)

School Records and Histories

• Harriman City School 
• Kingston School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Rockwood School 

Slaves, slave owners, and slavery in general - information

• 1850 Slave Schedules  Roane County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• 1860 Slave Schedules      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Roane County      (Source: Sankofagen Wiki)
• United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850  Roane County     (Source: Family History Library)

Societies

• The Avery Trace Chapter  Harriman     (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)
• East Tennessee Historical Society 
• Oliver Springs Historical Society 
• The Roane County Heritage Commission 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (189)

Tax Lists

• Roane County Tax Records      (Source: USGenWeb Tennessee Archives)

Transportation and Industry (14)

Vital Records (15)

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