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James County

James County

James County was formed in 1871 from
Bradley and Hamilton counties
(Acts of Tennessee 1870-71, Chapter 66).

It was abolished in 1919 and incorporated into
Hamilton County where its records are held.

The county seat was Ooltewah.

SELECTED PUBLISHED COUNTY HISTORIES

  • *James County : A Lost County of Tennessee (Donnelly, 1983)*

 

PUBLISHED LOCAL RECORDS


  • 1880 Census, James County, Tennessee (Sistler, 1991)*
  • James County, TN Marriages, 1913-1919 (Douthat, 1986)*

 

LOCAL RECORDS ON MICROFILM 

Most James County records were destroyed by fire. A few scattered records are stored at the Hamilton County courthouse and the Chattanooga Bicentennial Library. These records have not been microfilmed.   

 

SELECTED MANUSCRIPTS MATERIAL

 

CENSUS RECORDS

  • Census on microfilm for James County:  1880, 1900-1910
  • State-wide census index:  1880
  • State-wide census index on microfilm  (Soundex):  1880,  1900-1910
  • James County census records in book form:  1880*

 

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR JAMES COUNTY

 

* Indicates this title may be borrowed on Interlibrary Loan from TSLA.

 

 

Updated October 24, 2008