Athens Genealogy (in McMinn County, TN)

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Athens Birth Records

Tennessee, Birth Records, 1908-1920 Tennessee State Library and Archives

Tennessee, Birth Records, 1921-present Tennessee Vital Records Office

Athens Cemetery Records

Cedar Grove Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cedar Grove Cemetery Billion Graves online

Cedar Springs Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cedar Springs Cemetery Billion Graves online

Cemetery records with photos FamilySearch Library

Clearwater Baptist Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cohoby Cemetery Find a Grave online

First Bible Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hammonds Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lane Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lawson Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lewis Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mashburn Cemetery Find a Grave online

Matlock Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mayfield Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

McMahan Calvary Baptist Find a Grave online

McMinn County Cemetery Find a Grave online

McMinn Memory Gardens Find a Grave online

Mount Cumberland Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mount Cumberland Cemetery Find a Grave online

New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Billion Graves online

Pine Grove Cemetery Find a Grave online

Prigmore Cemetery Find a Grave online

Reynolds Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Pauls Episcopal Church Columbarium Find a Grave online

Sewee Church of God Cemetery Find a Grave online

Sullins Cemetery Find a Grave online

Tennessee Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955 Ancestry online

Tranquility Methodist Cemetery Find a Grave online

Union Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery Billion Graves online

Valley Road Baptist Find a Grave online

Athens Census Records

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Athens Church Records

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A History of the First Baptist Church of Athens, Tennessee FamilySearch Library

A history of Keith Memorial United Methodist Church, 1824-1984 FamilySearch Library

A history of Mars Hill Presbyterian Church FamilySearch Library

Church records (microform) 1871-1904, First Baptist Church (Athens, Tenn.). Archive Grid

Church records, 1824-1939 (Baptist Church (Athens, Tennessee)) FamilySearch Library

Church register, ca. 1890-1912 (Mt. Zion Methodist Episcopal Church (Athens, Tennessee)) FamilySearch Library

First Baptist Church, 1871-1904 (included in U.S., Southern Baptist Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Mars Hill Presbyterian Church, Baptisms and Deaths, 1869-1884 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

The legacy of New Hopewell Baptist Church, Co. Rd. 121, McMinn Co., Athens, TN, eighteen hundred twenty-four to nineteen hundred ninety-eight WorldCat

Athens City Directories

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Athens 1995 City Directory Historic Map Works online

Athens 1995 City Directory (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Athens 1996 City Directory Historic Map Works online

Athens 1996 City Directory (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Athens 1997 City Directory Historic Map Works online

Athens 1997 City Directory (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Athens 1998 City Directory Historic Map Works online

Athens 1998 City Directory (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Athens 1999 City Directory Historic Map Works online

Athens 1999 City Directory (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Athens City Directory 1953 MyHeritage online

Athens City Directory 1957 MyHeritage online

Athens and Etowah 1993 City Directory Historic Map Works online

Athens and Etowah 1993 City Directory (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Athens and Etowah 1994 City Directory Historic Map Works online

Athens and Etowah 1994 City Directory (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Athens, TN; 1941, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1960 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Athens, Tennessee, City Directory, 1941 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Athens, Tennessee, City Directory, 1949 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Athens, Tennessee, City Directory, 1953 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Athens, Tennessee, City Directory, 1957 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Athens, Tennessee, City Directory, 1960 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Athens Death Records

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1908-1933 Tennessee Death Records MyHeritage online

1908-1958 Tennessee Death Records Ancestry online

Bordwine Funeral Home death index 1969-December 31, 2004. WorldCat

Evans Funeral Home death index 1914-1955. WorldCat

Jerry E. Smith Funeral Home death index, 1964-December 31, 2004. WorldCat

Quisenberry Funeral Home death index, 1931-1954. WorldCat

Quisenberry-Laycock-Hobbs, 521 N. Jackson Street, Athens, Tennessee death index, 1955-December 31, 2004. WorldCat

Tennessee Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955 Ancestry online

Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1970 Tennessee State Library and Archives

Tennessee, Death Records, 1971-present Tennessee Vital Records Office

Athens Immigration Records

Index to Naturalization Records of the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1888-1955 Ancestry online

Athens Land Records

1778-1927 Tennessee Early Land Registers Ancestry online

Deeds, 1820-1900; deed index, 1893-1927 FamilySearch Library

Athens Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee, 1902 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee, 1907 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee, 1917 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee, 1925 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee, May 1887 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee, May 1897 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee, September 1892 Library of Congress online

Athens Marriage Records

1780-2002 Tennessee State Marriages Ancestry online

Marriages, 1838-1953 FamilySearch Library

McMinn County, Tennessee, marriage records, 1838-1934 FamilySearch Library

Tennessee Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

Tennessee Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1838-1970 Tennessee State Library and Archives

Athens Newspapers and Obituaries

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Abstracts from the Athens Weekly Post, 1869 FamilySearch Library

Athens Post 1849-1894 Newspapers.com online

Athens Semi-Weekly Post 1920-1920 Newspapers.com online

Athens post (Athens, Tenn.) (from Oct. 12, 1849 to Dec. 25, 1874) MyHeritage online

Athens post 10/12/1849 to 12/25/1874 Genealogy Bank online

Athens press (Tennessee) 1960-1963 FamilySearch Library

Daily Post-Athenian 03/28/2009 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Daily post Athenian (Tennessee) 1931-1959 FamilySearch Library

Hiwasse Patriot 1839-1841 Newspapers.com online

Tennessee, McMinn County newspapers FamilySearch Library

The Athens post. (Athens, Tenn.) (from Oct. 12, 1849 to Dec. 25, 1874) Chronicling America online

Offline Newspapers for Athens

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Athenian. (Athens, Tenn.) 1882-1929

Athens Courier. (Athens, Ten[N].) 1830s-1840s

Athens News. (Athens, Tenn.) 1892-1890s

Athens Post. (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917

Athens Press. (Athens, Tenn.) 1960-1962

Athens Republican. (Athens, Tenn.) 1867-1869

Athens Semi-Weekly Post. (Athens, Tenn.) 1919-1929

Athens Union Post. (Athens, Tenn.) 1863-1860s

Daily Post-Athenian and Weekly Post-Athenian. (Athens, Tenn.) 1933-1939

Daily Post-Athenian. (Athens, Tenn.) 1931-1933

Daily Post-Athenian. (Athens, Tenn.) 1939-Current

Mcminn Citizen. (Athens, Tenn.) 1899-1900s

Mcminn County Sentinel. (Athens, Tenn.) 1906-1900s

Mcminn News-Herald. (Athens, Tenn.) 1969-1970

News. (Athens, Tenn.) 1874-1877

Post-Athenian. (Athens, Tenn.) 1929-1933

Tennessee Journal. (Athens [Tenn.]) 1833-1838

Tri-Weekly Post. (Athens, Tenn.) 1917-1919

Athens Probate Records

1779-2008 Tennessee Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Athens School Records

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Athens School of the University of Chattanooga yearbooks, 1921, 1924 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Fairview Christian High School yearbook, 1979 Classmates online

Fairview Christian High School yearbook, 1979 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Fairview Christian High School yearbook, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

McMinn County High School yearbook, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

McMinn County High School yearbook, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2005 Classmates online

McMinn County High School yearbook, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2005 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Tennessee Wesleyan College - Nocatula Yearbook (Athens, TN), 1921, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 E Yearbook online

Tennessee Wesleyan College yearbooks, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Tennessee Wesleyan College, Kowena, 1921 Internet Archive online

Athens Tax Records

Tax books, (1829-1832, 1872, 1875-1898), 1829-1898 FamilySearch Library



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