Cumberland County Research Helps
Libraries with Genealogical Resources
Art Circle Public Library
306 East First Street
Crossville, TN 38555
Telephone: 931-484-6790
Fax: 931-456-9729
The Art Circle Public Library has a good collection of local history and family
books in the reference department. They also have Cumberland County census records,
local newspapers, and the older courthouse records on microfilm. Margo Brown
is also a contact person in the genealogy section. She welcomes family information
(pedigree charts, family group sheets, etc.) for inclusion in the family files.
Click here to search the on-line card catalog to find books and periodicals in the Art Circle Public Library and other Tennessee Public Libraries on the internet.
LDS Family History Centers
Family History Center
Genesis Road
Crossville, Tennessee 38555
Directions to the FHC: Located on Genesis Rd. between Crossville and I-40.
Phone: 931-484-2507
Hours: Tu. 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. and 5 P.M. to 8 P.M.; Sat. 9:00 A.M.-12:00
P.M. CDT
To Schedule time on the computer, call 931-484-2507. Visit their family search archive on-line at http://www.familysearch.org/
Click here to search the LDS Family History Catalog for microfilm, books, etc. found in Salt Lake City.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY GENEALOGY RESOURCES
Census Information
Dates available on microfilm: 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910,1920, 1930. These can be found on microfilm at the Art Circle Public Library in Crossville, at the Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville and at other libraries having interest in genealogy. All of the Cumberland County census records have been transcribed by Carol Ramsburg. They are available for purchase by contacting her. The Ordering information link is found on the main page of this website.
1860 CENSUS
A transcription of the 1860 census can be found in the book "Cumberland County's First One Hundred Years" by Helen Bullard & Joseph Marshall Krechniak.
1870 CENSUS
A transcription of the 1870 census was published by Patricia B. Kirkeminde in 1980. It can be found in some libraries.
1880 CENSUS
A transcription of the 1880 census was published by Byron & Sistler. It can be found in some libraries. The LDS has the 1880 census for the entire country on their website at: www.familysearch.org .
1900 CENSUS
A transcription of the 1900 census can be found in the book "Facts, Folks, and Photos of Cumberland County,Tennessee" compiled by Barbara B. Parsons. This book is out of print but can be found in some libraries.
1920 CENSUS
The 1920 census for Cumberland County is available from the Cumberland County main page of this website.
SOURCES OF GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION
[LDS numbers indicate locations of materials in the Family History Libraries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]
Genealogical and Historical Notes from Crossville, Tennessee
Newspapers, Volume 1, 1878-1899, transcribed by Michael W. Boniol, 1995.
[LDS US/CAN Book Area; US/CAN Film Area]
The Way It Was, Crossville-Cumberland County, by Bryan Stanley, 1983. (a pictorial history).
Cumberland County, Tennessee, by W. Calvin Dickinson, 1992.
1880 Census, Cumberland County, TN, transcribed by Byron H. and
Samuel D. Sistler
[LDS: US/CAN Book Area 976.875 x2s; US/CAN Film Area 1698001]
Cemetery Records, Neverfail, Cumberland County, TN, Compiled by
Genealogical Committee of the LDS Church
[LDS: US/CAN Film Area 00021116 item 32]
Cumberland County Cemetery Records; includes some adjoining
counties; 1984. Betty A. Nail Castillo
[LDS: US/CAN Book Area 976.875 V3c]
Cattle Marks and Brands, Cumberland County, TN, 1905-1955
[LDS: US/CAN Film Area 1012517]
Marriage Records of Cumberland County, Vol. 1-4, 1905-1952
[LDS: US/CAN Film Area 1012519]
Cumberland County, TN Entry Taker's Book, 1856-1904
[LDS: US/CAN Film Area 1012524]
Cumberland County Deed Index Books, 1854-1939; Vol. A-C
[LDS: US/CAN Film Area 0590305]
Cumberland County Deed Books A-D, 1854-1868
[LDS: US/CAN Film Area 0590306]
Cumberland County Deed Books E-F, 1868-1876
[LDS: US/CAN Film Area 0590307]
Cumberland County Deed Books G-H, 1875-1884
[LDS: US/CAN Film Area 0590308]
Cumberland County Index to Misc. Land Records, 1871-1968; Vol. A-C
[LDS: US/CAN Film Area 1012525]
Cumberland County Misc. Land Records, Vol. A-B
[LDS: US/CAN Film Area 1012526]
Cumberland County Oil, Gas, and Mining Leases
[LDS: US/CAN Film Area 1012527]
Cumberland County Plat Books, 1939-1968
[LDS: US/CAN Film Area 1012527, items 2-5]
Cumberland County Surveyor's Books, 1857-1896
[LDS: US/CAN Film Area 1012527, item 6]
Cumberland County Entry Taker's Book, 1856-1891, prepared by
the Historical Records Project
[LDS: US/CAN Film Area 0024626 item 2]
Cumberland County Journal, 1856-1860, prepared by the
Historical Records Project
[LDS: US/CAN Film Area 0024626
1860 Census of Cumberland County, Tennessee, transcribed by
Patricia B. Kirkminde
[LDS: US/CAN Book Area 976.875x2ki\ US/CAN Film Area 6048708]
1870 Census of Cumberland County, Tennessee, transcribed by
Patricia B. Kirkminde
[LDS: US/CAN Book Area 976.875x2k\ US/CAN Film Area 6087957]
Cumberland County's First 100 Years, by Helen Bullard and
Joseph Marshall Krechniak
[LDS: US/CAN Book Area 976.875H2K]
Marriage Records of Cumberland County, Vol. I, 1905-1962,
transcribed by Jan M. Reed and Loreda W. Davis.
[LDS: US/CAN Book Area 976.875V2M]
Oak Hill Cemetery Records, Cumberland County, Tennessee, compiled
by the Genealogical Committee of the LDS Church
[LDS: US/CAN Film Area 0002116 item 30]
Facts, Folks and Photos of Cumberland County, Tennessee, Cumberland
County Historical and Genealogical Society copyright 1988.
[LDS: US/CAN Book Area 976.875H2P]
Plat Book, Cumberland County, TN, 1856-1897, prepared by the
Historical Records Commission
[LDS: US/CAN Film Area 0024626, item 1]
A Short History of Cumberland County, Kiwanis Club of Crab
Orchard, Tennessee
[LDS: US/CAN Book Area 976.875H2S]
Cumberland County Chancery Court Minute Books, Vol. E-F, 1897-1909
[LDS: US/CAN Film Area 1012515]
Probate Records of Cumberland County, Tennessee
Will Books 1-3 1904-1969
[LDS: US/CAN Film Area 1012523]
Adm. Letters, Vol. 1-(2) 1905-1967
[LDS: US/CAN Film Area 1012518]
Adm. Bonds vol. 1-2, 1907-1969\Conservators Bonds & Letters,vol.
1-2, 1957-1969; Executor's Bonds & Letters, Vol. 1-2, 1907-1969
[LDS: US/CAN Film Area 1012516
Cumberland County, Tennessee Guardian's Bonds & Letters, v. 1,
1-2,1905-1969
[LDS: US/CAN Film Area 1012517 items 1-3]
Cumberland County, Tennessee Administrator's Settlements
v.1-3,1907-1969
[LDS: US/CAN Film Area 1012521]
Cumberland County, Tennessee Guardian's Settlements, v.1-4,
1906-1961
[LDS: US/CAN Film Area 1012522]
Cumberland County Court Quarterly Minutes, Vol. 1-2, 1905-1916
[LDS: US/CAN Film Area 1012520]
Cumberland County Vital Statistics, Death Records 1914-1925 by
Edna Wiefering
[LDS: US/CAN Book Area 976.875V2w]
Crossville Newspapers by Patricia B. Kirkminde v.1, 1878-1888;
v.2 1888-1895
[LDS: US/CAN Book Area 976.8B3K]
Sexton and Cemetery Records, Crossville, TN, copied by the
Genealogical Committee of the LDS Church
[LDS: US/CAN Film Area 0182811 item 1]
Cumberland County, Tennessee WWI Selective Service System Draft
Registration Cards,1917-1918
[LDS: US/CAN Film Area 1852931]
Grassy Cove, Tennessee Baptist Church Records, Historical Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, Nashville, TN (on microfilm)
Grassy Cove, TN Presbyterian Church Records, 1906-1945,Presbyterian Church of the U.S.A. Archives, Philadelphia.
Records of Grassy Cove Academy 1884-1904, Presbyterian Church of the U.S.A. Archives, Philadelphia.
Grassy Cove Methodist Church 1803-1982, by Lola D. Ford, 1982.
Tales of the Civil War, by Stella Mowbray Harvey, 1963.
And This is Grassy Cove, by Cora Stratton and Nettie Stratton, 1938.
Thy Loving Children Still, History and Memories of Pleasant Hill Academy, by Iris Webb Glebe, 1983.
Lasting Memories, A Pictorial History of Cumberland County,Tennessee, published by the Crossville Chronicle, 1996.
A Tapestry of Cumberland County - Woven in Words and Pictures, by Helen Derrick and Carolyn Hedgecoth, 1996.
SOME ARTICLES IN PERIODICALS OF GENEALOGICAL INTEREST TO CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Boniol, John D. "The Old Walton Road." Tennessee Historical Quarterly, 30 (Winter 1971), pp. 402-412.
Boniol, Michael W., "Grassy Cove Baptist Church Records, Cumberland County, Tennessee, Tennessee Ancestors, 12 (April 1996), pp. 7-10.
Boniol, Michael W., "Genealogical Notes From the Crossville Times,"Upper Cumberland Researcher, Vol. XIX, (Fall 1994), pp. 22-25.
Boniol, Michael W., "Minutes of the Cumberland County Board of Education, July 25, 1919," Upper Cumberland Researcher, Vol. XIX,(Fall 1994), pp. 25-27.
Boniol, Michael W., "Hale's Chapel School Records," Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association Bulletin, Vol. XVIII, (Fall 1993), pp. 21-22.
Castillo, Betty, "Excerpts From the Crossville Times & Chronicle Cumberland County, Tennessee, Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association Bulletin, Vol. XVII, (Summer 1992), pp. 85-86.
GENEALOGICAL SUPPORT GROUPS / SOCIETIES
Upper Cumberland Genealogical Support Group
This group meets in the public meeting building next door to the Art Circle Public Library, Crossville, Tennessee on the first and third Mondays of each month (excluding holidays) from 6:00P.M.-8:00 P.M. No dues, officers or publications. Accept queries: Yes. Send SASE for reply. Charge for making copies.
Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association (UCGA)
P. O. Box 575
Cookeville, TN 38503-0575
Meetings: Second Saturday each month at 2 p.m. central time at the Putnam County
Library; 50 E Broad St.; Cookeville, TN. A quarterly publication is sent to
members. This publication sometimes includes information related to Cumberland
County.
Newspapers
Crossville Chronicle 312 South Main Street Crossville, TN 38555
Web site:
http:\\www.Crossville-Chronicle.com
This web site includes local present day obituaries.
The Art Circle Public Library and the Tennessee State Library and Archives have Crossville, TN newspapers on microfilm from 1878 to the present. It should be noted that some of the early papers are missing.
Funeral Homes
Bilbrey Funeral Home 204 E. Adams Street Crossville, Tennessee 38555 Telephone: 931-484-6119 Records begin in 1937
Hood Funeral Home 2371 Hwy. 127 S Crossville, TN 38555 Telephone: 931-484-8437 Records begin in 1977
Crossville Memorial Funeral Home Hwy. 127 North Crossville, Tennessee 38555 Telephone: 931-456-0047 Records begin in 1990's
Microfilmed Public Records: Tennessee State Library and Archives Microfilms of Cumberland County Records:
CIRCUIT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE RECORDS:
Civil Minute Books 1907-1969
Criminal Minute Books 1905-1969
CLERK AND MASTER'S OFFICE RECORDS:
Minute Books 1897-1968
Chambers Minute Books, 1943-1969
COUNTY COURT CLERK'S OFFICE
Bonds, Administrators, Executors, Guardians 1905-1969
Cattle Marks and Brands 1905-1955
Insanity Proceedings 1947-1969
Letters, Administrators 1905-1967
Marriage Records, 1905-1969
Quarterly Court Minutes, 1905-1969
Quorum Court Minutes, 1912-1969
Physicians' Registers 1905-1952
Optometry Register 1909-1933
Nurses' Register 1938-1962
Settlement Books, Administrators 1907-1969
Settlement Books, Guardians 1906-1969
Will Books 1904-1969
REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICE
Deed Index Books October 1854-1969
Deed Books October 1854-1969
Entry Taker's Book 1856-1904
Military Discharge Records 1920-1969
Miscellaneous Records, Index Books, Trust Deeds, Leases, Charters,etc. June 1871-1968
Oil and Gas Leases 1939-1951
Plat Books 1939-1968
Surveyor's Book 1857-1896
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE
Board of Education Minutes 1914-1969
TRUSTEE'S OFFICE
Tax Books 1904-1968