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Washington County
The county seat is Jonesborough.
There was a fire at the Washington County courthouse in 1839.
SELECTED PUBLISHED COUNTY HISTORIES
- History of the Philadelphia Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Limestone, Tennessee, 1847-1985 (Rowan & Reeser, 1985)
- History of Washington County, Tennessee (Cox, 2001)*
- History of Washington County, Tennessee, 1988 (Watauga Association of Genealogists--Upper East Tennessee, 1988)*
- Johnson City (Haskins, 2005)
- Jonesborough : The First Century of Tennessee's First Town, 1776-1876 (Fink, 1989)
- Some Historic Landmarks of Upper East Tennessee (Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities. Washington County Chapter, 1963)
- Washington County Court, 1796-1836 (Finchum, 1959)
- Washington County Historical Association Speeches, 1987-1988 (Kozsuch, 1993)
Additional county and community histories can be found at the Bibliography of Tennessee Local History Sources: Washington County. The items in the bibliography may not all be available at TSLA.
PUBLISHED LOCAL RECORDS
- 1880 Census, Washington County, Tennessee (Sistler, 1994)*
- Abstracts of Death and Obituary Notices Garnered from Herald-Tribune [vol. 1-2 1869-1875 & 1875-1896; vol. 3-4 1896-1902 & 1902-1907] (Burns, 1967-)
- Carter Co., Tennessee, Greene Co., Tennessee, Hawkins Co., Tennessee, Johnson Co., Tennessee, Sullivan Co., Tennessee, Unicoi Co., Tennessee, Washington Co. [1891 enumeration of male voters] (Reed, 1992)
- East Tennessee tax records index [vol. 1 1778-1821; vol. 2 1822-1839; vol. 3 1840-1850]( Rasmussen, 2005)
- Inventories of Estates, 1779-1843 [3 vols. 1779-1843] (WPA, 1938-39)
- Marriage Record of Washington County, Tennessee, 1787-1840 (Grammer & Mullins, 1973)*
- Marriage Records, Volume no.1, 1838 to 1846 (WPA, 1937)
- Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions... [11 vols. 1787-1799, 1802-1817, 1819-1837] (WPA, 1937-41)
- Minutes of the Superior Court of Law & Equity of Washington County, 1791-1799 (WPA, 1941)
- Superior Court Minutes, 1791-1815 [3 vols. 1791-1815] (WPA, 1938)
- Tennesseans Before 1800 : Washington County (Fischer, 1996)*
- Tennessee Land Entries : Washington County, 1778-1796 [3 vols.] (Pruitt, 1997)*
- Tombstone Records (WPA, 19??)
- Washington County Court, 1796-1836 (Finchum, 1959)
- Washington County, Tennessee 1830 Federal Census (Heads of Family) (Streleski, 1968)
- Washington County, Tennessee, Court Minutes [2 vols. 1837-1847] (WPA, 1941)
- Washington County, Tennessee, Death Record Abstracts, 1908-1916 (Nikazy, 1994)*
- Washington County, Tennessee Deeds [vol. 1 1775-1800; vol. 2 1779-1817] (Rae, 1991-)
- Washington County, Tennessee, District Superior Court Minutes, 1793-95 (WPA, 1936)
- Washington County, Tennessee, General Index to Deeds and Mortages, vol. 1, 1779-1866 (WPA, 1940)
- Washington County, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1787-1859 (WPA, 1937)
- Washington County, Tennessee Marriages, 1780-1870 (Burgner, 1985)*
- Washington County, Tennessee, Marriages and Wills [1778-1820] (Smith & Huffine, 1961)
- Washington County, Tennessee, Records [list of taxables, 1778-1801] (McCown, 1964)*
- Washington County, Tennessee, Settlements of Estates [vol. 1 1790-1841; vol. 2 1841-1860] (WPA, 1939)
- Washington County, Tennessee Settlements of Estates, 1790-1867 (Lucas & Sheffield, 1999)*
- Washington County, Tennessee, Superior Court Docket, 1803-08, 1809 (WPA, 1936)
- Washington County, Tennessee, Superior Court Minute Book, 1800-03, Superior Court Minute 1804-08 (WPA, 1936)
- Washington County, Tennessee, Tax List, 1814-1819 (WPA, 1937)
- Washington County, Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions, Plus Genealogical Notes [3 vols.] (Bennett, 1977-)
- Washington County, Tennessee, Will Book, vol. 1, 1779-1858 (WPA, 1937)
- Washington County, Tennessee Wills, 1777-1872 (Burgner, 1983)
LOCAL RECORDS ON MICROFILM
An inventory of microfilmed Washington County records is available on our web site. Individual reels of microfilm may also be purchased.
Earliest records include:
- marriages from 1787
- wills from 1779
- deed index from 1783
- chancery court minutes from 1836
- county court minutes from 1778
- circuit court minutes from 1809
- tax books from 1778
The following reels are available on interlibrary loan from TSLA:
- Deed Index -- 1783-1900 (#174, 1 reel)*
- Estate Settlements -- 1796-1871 (#156, 1 reel)*
- Insolvent Estates & Estate Inventories -- 1852-1867 (#113, 1 reel)*
- Inventories of estates -- 1856-1888 (#114, 1 reel)*
- Marriage records -- 1787-1891 (#123, 1 reel)*
- McCown's WPA misc. record book -- 1778-1900 (#128, 1 reel)*
- Wills -- 1779-1889 (#169, 1 reel)*
- WPA Records, Washington County (Record Group #107, Roll 85, 1 reel). Roll includes Superior Court Minutes Book (1793-1795), Superior Court Minutes Book, Book A & B (1791-1804), Superior Court Minutes Book, vol. 3 (1804-1815), Superior Court Minutes Book (1800-1803), Superior Court Minutes Book (1804-1808), Superior Court Docket (1803-1809), Minutes of the Superior Court of Law & Equity (1791-1799), Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, Minutes, vol. 1 (1778-1785), Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, Minutes (1798-1799) and Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, Minutes (1802-1817).*
NEWSPAPERS ON MICROFILM
Newspapers were published in Johnson City, Jonesborough, Limestone and Washington College. Scattered early issues are available from 1819, and a complete run begins in 1943. Microfilms are loaned to Tennessee libraries. Individual reels may also be purchased. An Inventory of Newspapers on Microfilm at TSLA is available on our web site.
CENSUS RECORDS
- Census on microfilm for Washington County: 1830-1880, 1900-1930
- State-wide census index: 1830-1880
- State-wide census index on microfilm (Soundex): 1880, 1900-1930
- Washington County census records in book form: 1830, 1880
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY
* Indicates this title may be borrowed on Interlibrary Loan from TSLA.
Updated January 8, 2009
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