Decatur Genealogy (in Meigs County, TN)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Decatur are also found through the Meigs County and Tennessee pages.


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Decatur Birth Records

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

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

Decatur Cemetery Records

Adams and Brickell Cemetery Find a Grave online

Arrants Cemetery Find a Grave online

Beech Cemetery Find a Grave online

Beta Cemetery Find a Grave online

Blevins and Correll Cemetery Find a Grave online

Decatur Cemetery Find a Grave online

Eaves Cemetery Find a Grave online

Goodfield Cemetery Find a Grave online

Goodfield Cemetery Tennessee Gravestones online

Hickory Flat Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hickory Flat Cemetery Billion Graves online

Moore Cemetery Find a Grave online

Moore Cemetery Billion Graves online

Mountain View Memorial Gardens Find a Grave online

Mountain View Memorial Gardens (Stewart Cemetery) Billion Graves online

Old Goodfield Cemetery Find a Grave online

Old Goodfield Cemetery Tennessee Gravestones online

Reed Find a Grave online

Rocky Springs Cemetery Find a Grave online

Rocky Springs Cemetery Billion Graves online

Russell Find a Grave online

Shiloh Cemetery Find a Grave online

Shiloh Cemetery Billion Graves online

Tennessee Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955 Ancestry online

Walnut Grove Cemetery Find a Grave online

Decatur 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

Decatur Death Records

1908-1933 Tennessee Death Records MyHeritage online

1908-1958 Tennessee Death Records Ancestry online

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

Decatur Immigration Records

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

Decatur Land Records

1778-1927 Tennessee Early Land Registers Ancestry online

Deeds and trust deeds, 1879-1964 FamilySearch Library

Decatur Marriage Records

1780-2002 Tennessee State Marriages Ancestry online

Marriage records, 1838-1902, Meigs County, Tennessee FamilySearch Library

Marriage records, 1838-1946, 1857-1964 FamilySearch Library

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

Decatur Newspapers and Obituaries

Offline Newspapers for Decatur

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.

Meigs County Herald. (Decatur, Tenn.) 1960-1960s

Meigs County Press. (Decatur, Tenn.) 1984-1986

Meigs County Statesman. (Decatur, Tenn.) 1977-1984

Meigs Town Crier. (Decatur, Tenn.) 2001-Current

Decatur Probate Records

1779-2008 Tennessee Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Decatur School Records

Meigs County High School - Tiger Yearbook (Decatur, TN), 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956 E Yearbook online

Meigs County High School yearbooks, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1969, 1975, 1987, 1993 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Decatur Tax Records

Tax books, 1839-1863, 1872-1883, 1940-1964 FamilySearch Library



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